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Foundations

The Foundation Center is the main source of information about organizations that offer funding for research and other projects.

  • Use the Foundation Finder to search by name for basic information about foundations within the universe of more than 61,000 private and community foundations in the U.S.

  • Search annotated links to more than 1,700 grantmaker Web sites or browse through an alphabetical list of links for four different categories of foundations:

    • private foundations

    • corporate grant makers

    • public charities

    • community foundations

  • Download the Prospect Worksheet. It will help you focus on funders whose priorities match those of your project.

  • Take the Proposal Writing Short Course, one of the many tutorials available in the Virtual Classroom

The Funding Directory on GrantsNet represents a list of all programs currently entered in the GrantsNet database. Programs are listed here under the name of the granting foundation, and foundations are arranged in alphabetical order. You must register for a FREE membership to use this service.