The Grants Information Center is a one-stop research facility for individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations interested in foundation fund-raising and college scholarships.  You can access the databases, free of charge, at the Richmond Public Library Adult Reference Desk.  

Along with this special collection of fund-raising and scholarhsip resources, the Richmond Public Library maintains a Cooperating Collection, of publications of the Foundation Center and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.

 

Up-to-date grant and scholarship resources include:

 

 Foundation Center Frequently Asked Questions

Note:  Databases can only be accessed at the Richmond Public Library's Adult Reference Desk.

This directory is updated weekly and provides comprehensive and accurate information on 80,000 U.S. grantmakers and their grants- -includes links to foundation Websites, IRS filings, philanthropy news and more.

·       Full-text search capability across 250,000+ 990s.

·       Foundation news, requests for proposals, publications and job postings.

·       Affiliations for key staff members.

·       Custom-search capabilities within foundation grants lists.

·       Color charts depicting grant distributions by subject, geographic and demographic focus.

·       Half a million recently awarded grants.

·       Over 359,000 trustee, officer and donor names- -fully indexed.

·       Program details and application guidelines for leading foundations.

·       Sponsoring company information for corporate funders.

Provides detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers and other individual grant seekers. 

·       Chronicles of Philanthropy

·       Corporate Giving Watch

·      Grantsmanship Center Magazine

·       Grassroots Fundraising Journal.

 

There is a charge of 10 cents per page for printing.  Computer disks can be purchased for 50 cents.  Training on these databases is available upon request.  

For more information call 510-620-6561 or visit the Richmond Public Library Adult Reference Desk.