New! Foundation Directory Online

Thanks to River Campus Libraries, the entire University of Rochester community now has access to Foundation Directory Online. Available from both on- and off-campus, the Directory is a top-tier research tool for all those seeking grants. The comprehensive database contains information on over 90,000 grant makers and 900,000 grants.

Exclusive, grant-maker portfolios organize current and archived news, requests for proposals, job postings, key staff affiliations, publications, and printable color charts illustrating grant distributions – all in one convenient location. The principal sources of information are voluntary reports made by many grant makers directly to the Foundation Center and information obtained from public information returns (990s) filed each year with the Internal Revenue Service by private foundations.

Foundation Directory Online offers a Search Tutorial on its site. Beginning with basic index, range, and keyword searches, the tutorial progresses to more complex searches involving multiple search fields and using Boolean operators and wildcard characters.  

About the Foundation Center

The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. They:

• Collect, organize, and communicate information on U.S. philanthropy.
• Conduct and facilitate research on trends in the field.
• Provide education and training on the grantseeking process.
• Ensure public access to information and services through their Web site, print and electronic publications, five regional library/learning centers, and a national network of Cooperating Collections.

Founded in 1956, the Center is the nation's leading authority on institutional philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.