Private and Corporate Funding Sources

The Foundation Center

Gateway to information about private funding sources, the grant seeking process, guidelines on writing a grant proposal, addresses of state libraries with grants reference collections, and links to other useful Internet websites. The Center maintains a comprehensive database on foundations; produces print and electronic directories and guides; conducts research and publishes studies in the field; and offers a variety of training and educational seminars.

• Welcome Legislators and Policy Makers Covers policy development, constituent services, and other helpful nonprofit resources.

• Guide to Funding Research An overview of the funding research process for those seeking grants from foundations, corporations, and grantmaking public charities.

• Proposal Writing Short Course (also in Spanish, French and other languages)

• Foundation Finder Search for information about more than 70,000 private and community foundations.

• Requests for Proposals Daily postings of requests for proposals (RFPs) from private funding sources by broad subject category.

• Foundation Center Cooperating Collections Free funding information available in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit centers nationwide, including access to the Foundation Directory Online database.

Grant Resources by State (Grantsmanship Center)

Click on state map to find links to information about a state’s foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs and the state’s home page.