PURPOSE

The Horrmann Library is a cooperating collection of the national Foundation Center. Our collection contains print and electronic information on potential funding from foundations, corporations, the public sector and other sources for nonprofit organizations and individuals. Collection materials also include guides on grantseeking, proposal writing, and other means of fund raising, and texts on nonprofit management/board leadership and giving, voluntarism/volunteerism and civil society.

HOURS

Access to the Foundation Center Collection and Database is available during regular library hours.

Appointments are recommended for the first time visitor or should assistance be desired. Contact Dennis Schaub for an appoinment dschaub@wagner.edu.

RESOURCES

The cooperating collection maintains a current and comprehensive set of reference publications and other aids. These materials are available for use in the library.

Specialized Online Databases:

Foundation Directory Online Professional http://fconline.fdncenter.org/ipl.pl
(accessible from Horrmann Library computers only)

Foundation Directory Online Professional provides subscribers with access to information on grantmakers and their grants. Included is a searchable database of over 92,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a searchable database of nearly 3,700 sponsoring companies, offering a quick pathway to corporate funders; a searchable database of over 1.3 million recently awarded grants; and a keyword-searchable database of over 441,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990PF. The "Grantmaker Portfolio" feature organizes funder-specific content in one convenient location in the application, and includes: the grantmaker profile; a searchable grants list with customized search indexes and full-color printable charts that show the distribution of the grantmaker's grants in multiple categories; grantmaker-related news, job opportunities, and Requests For Proposals (RFPs); grantmaker-related publications and articles (updated daily); officer and trustee affiliations and other key staff; and the grantmaker's most recent 990 filings.

Foundation Grants for Individuals http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
(accessible from Horrmann Library computers only)

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online is the only online funding research tool that focuses on foundations that provide financial support for individual grantseekers. It describes giving for a variety of purposes, including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, awards/grants by nomination only and general welfare. It is intended to be both a grantseeker’s guide and a reference tool for those interested in foundation giving to the individual. By searching the entries and their indexes, the Foundation Grants to Individuals Online user can complete searches ranging from the very simple to the highly complex. This capability makes Foundation Grants to Individuals Online one of the most comprehensive resources available on funding to the individual.

Print Resources for Grants Research:

All print resources are located on the Main Level in the Deposit Collections area (view map).

Board Member’s Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations, 3rd ed.
Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th ed.
Foundation Directory, 2008 ed.
Foundation Fundamentals, 8th ed.
Foundation Giving Trends: Update on Funding Priorities
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates: Current Outlook
Foundation Yearbook: Facts and Figures on Private and Community Foundations
Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
Guía para escribir propuestas [Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing: Spanish]
Guide to Funding for International & Foreign Programs
International Grantmaking III: An Update on U.S. Foundation Trends
National Directory of Corporate Giving, 14th ed.
National Guide to Funding in Health, 9th ed.
Philanthropy Annual: 2007 Review, 2008 ed.
Securing Your Organization’s Future : A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies
Social Justice Grantmaking: A Report on Foundation Trends.