Grants and Nonprofit Resources Links

Foundations/Grants | Government Funding | Nonprofit Information | Proposal Writing and Fundraising

Visit the Central Library to use the Regional Grants Collection reference resources, including foundation directories, fundraising magazines and the Foundation Center's FC Search database.

Foundations / Grants

• The Foundation Center
  An easy-to-use gateway to a wide variety of resources, the Foundation Center's web site provides grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers and the general public with access to information about grants, foundations, corporate giving, proposal writing, training, news, links to numerous related sites, an online librarian and the location of the Foundation Center's Cooperating Collections (including Onondaga County Public Library's Regional Grants Collection located at the Central Library).
• Central New York Community Foundation
  Includes information on applying for grants, links to grant recipient agencies and more from our local community foundation, which manages hundreds of charitable funds for grants in Onondaga and Madison counties.
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  Online version of the Chronicle, includes trends and news in philanthropy, RFPs etc.
• Council on Foundations
  Foundation basics, electronic version of Foundation News & Commentary Magazine, conference publications, links to other nonprofit sites, as well as to homepages of private foundations and corporations.
• Foundations & Grantmakers Directory
  Links to community foundations, private foundations and corporate funders, including RFPs and grant guidelines.
• The Gifford Foundation
  An informative site about one of the largest and oldest foundations dedicated to serving Central New York, here the Foundation provides their grant guidelines, financial statements, recent grants and community projects, plus links.
• Grants and Related Resources
  From Michigan State University, a very inclusive site which features RFPs, links to periodicals and fundraising tools. Includes online resources especially for academic and elementary/secondary education fundraisers.
• Grants Information Center
  Information on grants and funding opportunities for nonprofits and individuals.

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Government Funding

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  The official federal document that describes all grant and loan programs in the U.S.. Includes a search engine.
• GPO Access
  Search the full text of the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills and other federal government information online. Locate and download electronic information from numerous federal agencies.
• Grants Action News
  RFPs from NYS and Federal agencies and a list of grant writing courses and seminars.
• Grants.gov
  A unified web site that allows grantseekers to electronically find, apply for, and manage federal grants in one place. It encompasses over 900 grant programs offered by 26 federal grantmaking agencies.
• Grantsnet
  Focuses on access to the Department of Health and Human Service's hundreds of funding opportunities plus links to other government grants.
• National Endowment for the Arts
  Details the federal NEA grant programs, application guidelines, news, legislation and NEA's partnerships with other agencies.
• National Endowment for the Humanities
  A Federal agency that funds learning and research projects in history, literature, philosophy and other areas of the humanities..
• New York State Council on the Arts
  Describes the various grant programs that are funded by the agency to provide "support for activities of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations."
• SRA International
  Wealth of information on government grants and contracts organized by agency, regulations, private funding, and general resources.

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Nonprofit Information

• BBB [Better Business Bureau] Wise Giving Alliance
  Covers ethical standards, news and reports on charities and other soliciting organizations which include purpose, some financial information and whether they meet BBB standards.
• BoardSource—Building Effective Nonprofit Boards
  Offers resources for building stronger nonprofit boards, including workshops and publications.
• Charity Channel Forums
  Provides easy access to many nonprofit-sector discussion lists.
• Charity Village
  Updated daily, this is your Canadian source of news, information, resources, and discussions forum for the nonprofit community.
• GuideStar: The Donor's Guide to the Charitable Universe
  A searchable database of IRS information on nonprofits. Posted here are thousands of foundations' Forms 990-PF (the annual information return each must file with the IRS.)
• IdeaList
  A searchable, international directory of thousands of nonprofit resources on the Internet. Allows any nonprofit or community organization to add their information for free. Includes job listings.
• Internet Nonprofit Center
  "How to" information for nonprofits on publications, volunteering, events and finance.
• National Center for Charitable Statistics
  Sponsored by same organization, this site provides a wealth of data, local and national, on nonprofits and philanthropy. Links to other related sites and information about their databases.
• Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
  A wide range of links, from starting a nonprofit to technical assistance and other types of help.
• Nonprofit Managers Library: The Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
  Program evaluation and measurement.
• NYFA Interactive
  Sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, this comprehensive site includes current art news, the NYFA Source database of resources and award opportunities for artists, and resources for arts organizations.
• Tax Information for Charities and Non-Profits
  IRS exemption requirements for nonprofit organizations and related information.

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Proposal Writing and Fundraising

• The Foundation Center—see information listed under Foundations above.
• Non-Profit Guides
  Grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations. Includes samples of proposals and budget proposals.
• Fundsnet Grantwriting Resources
  Compilation of links to sites about fundraising, grants/proposal writing, forming nonprofits and more.
• Internet Prospector
  "How-to" information on "prospect research" on wealthy individuals, reference desk and a monthly newsletter.

Last updated October 1, 2005