There are two databases available for use in the library – Foundation Grants to Individuals which contains more than 6,200 foundations and public charities that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers and Foundation Center Online Professional, which is geared toward the grantseeker looking for funding for their nonprofit organization.

 

In addition to the Foundation Center’s own website, there are other great internet sources for finding grants and researching nonprofit organizations. 

 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - www.cfda.gov
This is a complete listing of federal grant programs, projects, services and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the public. It includes summary program descriptions and is searchable by keyword.

Center for Nonprofit Management - www.cnmdallas.org
Provides a calendar of classes and seminars offered to enhance management skills of managers in nonprofit organizations, information about their consulting services and short term loan program.

Charity Navigator - www.charitynavigator.org
Evaluates the financial health and efficiency of American charities and provides ratings to guide donors.  Collects statistics and ranks charities according to different criteria.

Council on Foundations - www.cof.org
Contains information for grantmaking foundations and corporations. Provides resources to help grantmakers set up and administer effective giving programs.

Federal Register - www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
A publication of proposed rules and regulations, grant announcements and notices from Federal agencies. This database is searchable from 1995 to present.

Grants.gov - www.grants.gov
The Federal Government's one-stop shop for grants related information now provides a service that will notify you electronically when new government grants are announced in the Federal Register.  For details, click on the "Find Grant Opportunities" tab. 

Grantsmanship Center - www.tgci.com
Contains a complete list of training seminars on proposal writing and strategic fundraising offered across the U.S. It also provides links to nonprofit resources for accounting, finance, legal resources, online fundraising, research, newsgroups and employment.

Idealist - www.idealist.org
Lists over 20,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 140 countries, which can be searched by name, location or mission. Also includes job and internship listings and a directory of products and services to nonprofit organizations.

National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE) - www.nsfre.org
Provides chapter and event information, general fund raising news and a consultant's directory.

New York Council for the Humanities - www.nyhumanities.org/

Devoted to ensuring the presence of the humanitiesin the state's cultural and intellectual life and to guaranteeing the future of the humanities.

Nonprofit Gateway - www.nonprofit.gov
A starting point to help nonprofit organizations access online Federal information and services. Linked to all Cabinet departments and many agencies, it contains information about grants, regulations, taxes and other services.

Philanthropy.org (Chronicle of Philanthropy) - www.philanthropy.org
Provides news summaries of its top stories, a few full text articles, announcement of conferences, application deadlines and job opportunities in the nonprofit community.

PubHub: A Repository of Foundation: Sponsored Reports www.foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/pubhub/
A one-stop shopping site for Foundation-sponsored reports. Reports issued or sponsored by foundations contain a wealth of information on practices, policies and issues relating to philanthropy and the public good. To tap into these documents with the greatest efficiency, try the Foundation Center's PubHub.