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Foundation and Grant Resources: A Short Title List of Selected (Print) Reference Sources Available in the Main Reading Room General Directories Title
Call Number
Frequency
Annual Register of Grant Support
AS911.A2 A67 HV97.A3 C63
Annual Annual
Corporate and Foundation Grants
HG4028.C6 C66
Annual (Ceased)
Corporate Foundation Profiles
HV97.A3 C64
Irregular
Corporate Giving Directory
HV97.A3 T29
Annual
Directory of Corporate and Foundation Givers
HG4028.C6 D567
Annual
Directory of Research Grants
LB2338.D57
Annual
Foundation Directory
AS911.A2 F65
Annual
Foundation Giving Foundation Grants Index
HV85.F68 AS911.A2 F66
Annual Annual
Foundation Grants to Individuals
LB2336.F598
Biennial
Foundation 1000
HV97.F65 F67a Annual
Foundation Reporter Foundation Yearbook
HV97.A3 T323 HV85.F684
Annual Annual
Fulbright Scholar Program, Grants for Faculty and Professionals
LB2283.F83
Annual
Grants Register
LB2338.G7
Annual
Grant Seekers Guide: Funding Sourcebook
HV97.A3 G73
Irregular
Guide to Greater Washington DC Grantmakers
HV99.W29 D44 Irregular
Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers and Donors
HV97.A3 G84
Annual
International Foundation Directory National Directory of Grantmaking Public Charities
HV7.I56 HV85.N37
Irregular Irregular
World Guide to Foundations
AS911.A2 W59 1998
Corporate 500: Directory of Corporate Philanthropy
Source: Library of Congress, Main Reading Room ~ http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/grants/general.html
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HOW TO FIND A NONPROFIT RESOURCE CENTER NEAR YOU: a) www.idealist.org - click on Resources for Nonprofit Managers and then on Nonprofit Support Organizations, then search by Country or State. b) www.foundationcenter.org - The Foundation Center website provides links to their own nonprofit resource centers located in some U.S. major metropolitan areas. USING THE NONPROFIT RESOURCE CENTER LIBRARY: Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center’s grant directory publications Foundation Directory Online database Chronicle of Philanthropy Similar agency newsletters and annual reports Local sources – community foundations ONLINE SEARCHING: a) www.foundationcenter.org This site allows you to search by name for basic financial and contact information on close to 100,000 private, corporate and community foundations in the U.S. The site includes where to find the cooperating library collections and a list of the titles in the collection. Also on the site are listings of state and local grant directories that profile many smaller, locally based funders. Check out the links to useful nonprofit Internet sites and to a wealth of funding and grant writing resources. b) www.philanthropy.com This is the site for the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Subscribers to the journal have more access to articles and functions in grant searching, and you can subscribe to their Guide to Grants which list all grants they have tracked in their publications, but non-subscribers can look for current grant opportunities. Go to Features – Deadlines on the left sidebar and perform your search by subject area for open grant opportunities. c) www.nozasearch.com NOZA Search is an easy to use website that boasts 1.3 million foundations in its database. There is no cost to set up an account and search charitable foundations. Once logged in, select charitable foundations. The basic search is by Name or Cause. When searching by name, if you know the name of the foundation, put that in. If you don’t, then use the terms Foundation, Family Foundation, Trust or Family Trust. Then select “more options” and add your state and recipient city. Then, search by cause. Save the results in list format as you will see more information that way. Use the results to research the funders of interest on the Foundation Center’s website (above) or in a Google or BING search. Also check out their 990s to evaluate the match to your organization. You can do this through the NOZA site, through the Foundation Center site or through Guidestar (below). d) www.fundsnetservices.com Easily navigated site offering funding opportunities arranged by types of grants. Also links to grant writing resources, books on fundraising and more.
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e) www.grants.gov This is the comprehensive online source to finding federal government grants. Information on over 1,000 grant programs is provided covering all federal agencies that offer grant opportunities. Apply for your DUNS number here and register for their email grant alerts. f) http://www.ca.gov/grants.html At this site you can check for all grants coming through the State of California. The available grant programs are organized by category. Don’t forget to scroll through the links on the left sidebar. Lots of information there as well. g) http://www.givingforum.org/s_forum/index.asp At this site you can find the contact for your local or regional association of grant makers. Click on Locate Your Regional Association in the Take Action sidebar. From there, do a look up by state. If the association has a website there is usually a connection to their list of members. h) http://classic.cof.org/locator/ Use this site from the Council of Foundations to search for a community foundation in your neighborhood. i) www2.guidestar.org or www.guidestar.org Guidestar is an important site for nonprofit organizations in many ways. Make sure you visit this site and check out your opportunities to post information about your agency. You must register first, but once you do you can search for any organization that files a 990 tax form including foundations and family trusts. It is helpful to already know the name of the foundation you are searching for, but not necessary. Use the 990 to learn about the foundation’s fiscal year, assets and giving history, directors and staff members, funding interest area and more. SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, E-NEWSLETTERS AND BLOGS: j) http://tweepml.org/?t=32797 A list of Grantmaking Foundations on Twitter k) http://twitter.com/Philanthropy411 Twitter account of Kris Putnam-Walkerly, philanthropy consultant. She also blogs at http://philanthropy411.wordpress.com/ l) www.charitychannel.com Charity Channel is a nonprofit clearing house of information. You must join, but the membership fee is minimal. After joining, sign up to receive Don Griesmann’s Grant Opportunities enewsletter. It comes out weekly and as a member you can search funder listings. Don also tweets and blog: @dgriesmann and http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/ m) http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/ and http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/ This is the location of the Philanthropy News Digest a news site of the Foundation Center. From this site you can also get to their grant announcements (RFP). At this site, you can search by topic. Once you create a login you can sign up to receive these weekly announcements, and other, e-newsletters or the RSS feeds.
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n) http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/statistics/ Use the Foundation Center statistics compilation reports to search large funders to your state and to educate your board about where foundation money is going. o) www.jointogether.org This is a great resource for community organizations working in alcohol and drug prevention and treatment. They offer news, research and funding announcements along with background on issues.
THE GRANT CALENDAR Add fields such as date submitted, status, result, notes, contacts and more, if needed Month
Deadline
Funder
Purpose
Request
JANUARY ‘10
APRIL 15
Helms Fdn. Contact info
School programs
$10,000
JUNE 30
Thoms Family Trust Contact Info
Trail maintenance
$5,000
FEBRUARY ’10
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