# Funder

Funder / sponsor of a [Grant](/developer-documentation/pass-core/model/grant.md).

| Field    | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| id\*     | String | Autogenerated identifier of object                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| name\*   | String | Funder name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| url      | String | Funder URL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| localKey | String | Local key assigned to the funder within the researcher's institution to support matching between PASS and a local system. The value is in the form of : `domain:type:value`. For a funder at JHU, an example would be`"johnshopkins.edu:funder:8675309"` |

| Relationship | Type   | Target                                                       | Description                       |
| ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
| policy       | To One | [Policy](/developer-documentation/pass-core/model/policy.md) | Policy associated with the Funder |

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