Consider them an essential part of the grant seeking process. These two directories produced by different publishers both provide profiles of major US corporate foundations and charitable giving programs. If you consider requesting a grant from a group, first check their listing to see if they might support your proposal and to ascertain their requirements. These are companion publications from The Foundation Center. The Foundation Directory is an annual directory of private and community foundations in the United States.
Entries provide contact information, financial data and areas of interest.
The Foundation Grants Index is the annual cumulation of grants by foundations. Like the Foundation Grants Index , this reference is an annual compilation of grants to nonprofit organizations. Unlike the Index, which is organized by foundation, Who Gets Grants is organized by recipient and is thus an excellent way to find out what grants were received by similar organizations. A directory of Internet sites for nonprofits which includes fund raising information and proposal writing guidelines. A resource both for those wishing to give and those who wish to make use of funds provided by the public.