diff --git a/apps/outreach-worker/src/workflows/match-grants.ts b/apps/outreach-worker/src/workflows/match-grants.ts
index 8d2a5ba..f26dee5 100644
--- a/apps/outreach-worker/src/workflows/match-grants.ts
+++ b/apps/outreach-worker/src/workflows/match-grants.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import type { NodePgDatabase } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres';
 
 export type OutreachDb = NodePgDatabase<typeof schema>;
 
-const CANDIDATE_ORG_LIMIT = 500;
+const CANDIDATE_ORG_LIMIT = 2_000;
 const GRANTS_PER_ORG = 50;
 const MIN_DAYS_TO_DEADLINE = 21;
 const MIN_AWARD_CEILING = 10_000;
diff --git a/packages/outreach-core/src/orgs/queries/list-match-candidate-orgs.server.ts b/packages/outreach-core/src/orgs/queries/list-match-candidate-orgs.server.ts
index 7bfc41f..977f17f 100644
--- a/packages/outreach-core/src/orgs/queries/list-match-candidate-orgs.server.ts
+++ b/packages/outreach-core/src/orgs/queries/list-match-candidate-orgs.server.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ export async function serverListMatchCandidateOrgs(
           isNull(schema.orgs.nteeCode),
           sql`${schema.orgs.nteeCode} NOT LIKE 'T%'`,
         ),
+        // Definitive grantmaker check: an org that files a 990-PF IS a
+        // private foundation, whatever its NTEE code says (many carry
+        // E/S codes or none). The funders table is exactly that roster.
+        sql`NOT EXISTS (
+          SELECT 1 FROM funders f WHERE f.ein = ${schema.orgs.ein}
+        )`,
       ),
     )
     .limit(limit);