Foundation Center Collection

The Foundation Center, an independent national service organization, specializes in providing information on foundations and corporate giving to non-profits.

The Greenville County Library System is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center and has been selected to provide public access to a core collection of Foundation Center books and databases including the following:

• The Foundation Directory, The Foundation Directory Part 2, The Foundation Directory Supplement, Foundation Grants to Individuals, The Foundation 1000, Guide to Funding for International & Foreign Programs, Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors.
• The National Directory of Corporate Giving.

Foundations Today Series:

• Foundation Giving Trends Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates
• Foundation Yearbook

DATABASES

• Foundation Directory Online Professional  
  the Foundation Center’s most comprehensive database containing 80,000 foundation profiles. Accessible from computers at all Greenville County Library locations.
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
  detailed descriptions of more than 6,200 foundations that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individuals.  Accessible from computers at all Greenville County Library locations.

Other Web Resources for Grant Seekers

National Resources

• Foundation Center
  Information about grants and grant making foundations for nonprofits.
• Guidestar
  Free registration allows access to information on more than 800,000 nonprofits.  Full reports include mission, programs, leaders, financials, contacts and more.  Excellent source for 990s.
  

State and Local

• South Carolina State Library
  Tutorials, lists of resources and links to federal, state, public and private sources of funding.
• South Carolina Foundation Directory 8th Edition 2006
  Comprehensive listing of active private foundations, community foundations and grant-making public charities located within South Carolina or registered in South Carolina that also give in South Carolina.
• Community Foundation  of Greater Greenville
  Grant and funding sources in the Greenville area.
• South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations
  SCANPO contains the SCANPO membership directory.  Search by name, company or city.
• United Way of Greenville County
  Operates helpline and compiles a Community Resource Directory to provide access to resources within the Greenville community.

Federal

• GPO Access
  Learn about federal funding opportunities as soon as they are announced.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  Contains all federal assistance programs.  Find one in your interest area and contact the office that administers it.  Includes grant writing info.
• Grants.gov
  Find and apply to over 1,000 grant programs offered by all federal grant-making agencies.  Information on how to complete a grant application.