Grants & Foundations

Featured Books

Did you Know?

The Downtown Library's Business and Career Center offers additional resources: over 1,000 print titles, electronic sources of information, and knowledgeable staff. Find information about:

Small business
Employment and career options
Higher education
Investing
Grant writing
Philanthropy

Grants & Fundraising - Getting Started

Use these resources for help managing or starting a non-profit organization, writing grants, and researching funding.

Foundation Directory Online Professional

Foundation Directory Online Professional
(Available only on Downtown Library computers.)
Affords nonprofit groups access to an unprecedented wealth of timely information on grantmakers and their grants. The Directory reviews over 98,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.

Foundation Center Grants to Individuals

Foundation Center Grants to Individuals
(Available only on Downtown Library computers.)
Detailed information on foundations that provide financial support to individual grant seekers. The Directory describes giving for a variety of purposes, including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, and general welfare.

Grant Research & Grant Writing Websites

Foundation Center Online
(Information via subscription can be accessed on Downtown Library computers.)
A national service organization that supports nonprofits and grantmakers. The Center maintains several comprehensive databases on U.S. grantmakers and their grants.
Emerald Valley Development Professionals
A professional association formed to advance the public interest and knowledge of fund development. Located in Eugene, the group encourages the growth of members through the exchange of information, ideas and educational programs.
Guidestar
A national database of U.S. charitable organizations that gathers and distributes data on more than 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofits. Search the database at no cost by conducting a Quick Search. Nonprofits can register with the site and access reports and other site features.