Print Foundation Directories in the MSU Libraries
If you like books, print foundation directories are an excellent vehicle for compiling an initial list of foundations or grant-making organizations that may be interested in your project. They can also be used to find out more about a particular foundation if you already know its name. Remember that no single directory covers every conceivable source of funding. Some focus only on the largest national foundations; others on corporate foundations or corporate giving programs; others attempt to cover all three. Some specialize according to topic; others by location or recipient categories. Be sure to check through all the pertinent types to identify an appropriate number of potential funding sources. Then research each one carefully to make sure you qualify. The following sources are good starting points for such a search.
National Directories
FOUNDATION DIRECTORY New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, annual. [AS911 .A2 F65]
The latest five years are located in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
The Foundation Directory is one of the oldest and most widely used directories covering American private foundations having assets of $2 million or that awarded $200,000 or more in grants during the preceeding reporting period. Each foundation listing provides the latest fiscal data plus updates on addresses and phone numbers, officers and trustees, purpose and activities, giving restrictions, types of support, contact person, application guidelines and deadlines, publication listings, and IRS number. Six additional indexes help to target foundations by names of donors, trustees, and officers; by geographic location; by types of support; by subject; by foundation name; and by foundation name new to this volume. The Foundation Directory also provides an extensive overview on foundations in general, recent trends in giving, a glossary of key terms, and a description of the Foundation Center and its nationwide network of cooperating collections.
FOUNDATION DIRECTORY, PART 2 New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, annual. [AS911 .A2 F65 Pt. 2]
The latest five years are located in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
A companion volume to the Foundation Directory focusing on mid-sized foundations -- those with total grants between $50,000 -- $200,000. Each entry includes contact information, relevant financial data, giving priorities and limitations, and statement of purpose. Most entries also feature sample descriptions of recently awarded grants. Information is indexed in five ways : alphabetically by foundation name, geographically, subject, type of support provided, and donors, officers, and trustees.
FOUNDATION DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENT New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, annual. [AS911 .A2 F65]
The latest five years are located in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
The supplement volume, released six months after the the previous two directories, lists any changes in addresses, contacts, policy statements, application guidelines, and financial data uncovered during this period. New information is highlighted in boldface type.
FOUNDATION 1000 New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, annual. [AS911 .A2 F64]
The latest five years are located in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
Provides the most thorough analyses available of the 1000 largest foundations and their extensive grant programs, including all the data fundraisers need most when applying for grants from these top-level foundations. Each multi-page foundation profile features a full foundation portrait, a detailed breakdown of the foundation's grant program, and many examples of recently awarded foundation grants. Five indexes allow fundraisers to target potential funders in a variety of ways : by foundation name, subject field, type of support, geographic location, and by the names of officers, donors, and trustees.
FOUNDATION REPORTER Rockville, Md. : The Taft Group, annual. [HV97 .A3 T323]
The latest three years are available in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center
Provides comprehensive profiles and giving analyses of America's major private foundations, i.e. the 1000 or so that have either $10 million in assets or $1 million in charitable giving annually. Profiles are arranged alphabetically. Includes tips on how to approach a foundation, who to contact, and when to apply. Indexes provide access by state, by type of grants, by location of grant recipient, by fields of interest, and for the officers, contact persons, etc, by individual names, place of birth, and by alma mater.
DIRECTORY OF CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVERS : A NATIONAL LISTING OF THE 8,000 MAJOR FUNDING SOURCES FOR NONPROFITS Rockville, Md. : Taft Group, annual. In two volumes. [HV97 .A3 F62]
The latest five years are available in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center. No longer published after 2000 edition.
Profiles approximately 8000 leading funders in America, including private foundations, corporate foundations, and corporate direct giving programs. Includes contact information, program descriptions, officers and directors (including biographical information), grant types, application information, and the top ten foundation grants. Nine different indexes are provided for access purposes : by headquarters state, by operating location, by grant type, by nonmonetary support type, by recipient type, by major products/industry, by name of officers and directors, by state of grant recipients, and in alphabetic order by name of the corporation or foundation.
GUIDE TO U.S. FOUNDATIONS, THEIR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND DONORS New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, annual.
[AS911 .A2 F645]
The latest five years are available in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
A powerful new fundraising reference tool, formerly called the National Data Book of Foundations, provides fundraisers with current, accurate information on all 35,000+ active grantmaking foundations in the U.S. The two-volume set also includes a master list of the names of the people who establish, oversee, and manage those institutions. With access to this information, fundraisers can facilitate their funding prospect research by discovering the philanthropic connections of their current donors, board members, volunteers, and prominent families in their geographic area. Each entry includes asset and giving amounts as well as geographic limitations, so fundraisers can quickly determine whether or not to pursue a particular grant source. The only source for information on some of the smaller, local foundations. Each entry also tells you if you can find more extensive information on the grantmaker in another Foundation Center reference work.
NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 1998. 2nd edition, 435pp. [HV89 .N37 Ed. 2]
The latest edition is in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center; the earlier editions are available in the Main Library Stacks. No longer published after the 1998, 2nd edition.
Many public charities, like foundations, award grants to nonprofit organizations. This publication covers 1050 public charities, featuring data-packed entries that include the facts you need when seeking new grant prospects : current fiscal information, purpose and activities statements, giving interests and limitations, information on formal giving programs, descriptions of recently awarded grants, application information, names of key officials, and chapter locations.
GRANTMAKERS' DIRECTORY Washington, D.C. : National Network of Grantmakers, 2001. 6th edition, 336pp. HV97 .A3 N38
The latest edition is in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center. 2000-2001 was last edition.
Serves as a reference tool and a working document for members of the National Network of Grantmakers, an organization of progressive fundraisers, as well as for their grantmaking programs and grantseekers. This edition provides information on 200 grantmaking institutions. Grantmaker categories include: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Poverty Programs, AIDS/HIV, Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Communications, Community Organizing, Criminal Justice, Disability Issues, Economic & Community Development, Education, Elderly, Environmental Issues, Farmworkers Issues, Fighting the Right/Building the Left, Free Press, Government Accountability, Health Care, Housing, Immigration and Refugee Issues, Labor Issues, Lesbian and Gay Issues, Parenting and Family, Peace Issues, People of Color Programs, Population, Public Policy Advocacy, Research, Spirituality, Technical Assistance, Women's and Girls' Issues, Youth, Other. There are also indexes by geographic areas and target populations. Target populations include: African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Children, Differently Abled, Elderly, Immigrants and Refugees, Indigenous Peoples of America, Jewish Americans, Latinos/Latinas, Lesbians/Gays, Low Income Communities, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, People of Color, Women, and Youth.
AMERICA'S NEW FOUNDATIONS : THE SOURCEBOOK ON RECENTLY CREATED PHILANTHROPIES Detroit, Mich. : The Taft Group, annual. [HV87 .A6]
The latest three editions -- 1998, 1999, 2000 -- are available in Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center; earlier editions -- 1986-1988 -- may circulate.
Identifies and profiles 3,070 private, corporate, and community foundations created since 1988, including approximately 300 foundations new to this edition. The foundations profiled have at least $100,000 in assets for the most recent year figures are available. These newly established foundations offer new funding opportunities for creative grant seekers. Many of these foundations are unknown and, consequently, overlooked by major nonprofits. In addition, many may not have established firm funding criteria or giving patterns, making them more open to collaborative funding opportunities. In addition, most of these foundations tend to give regionally, rather than nationally.
DIRECTORY OF NEW AND EMERGING FOUNDATIONS New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center. [AS911 .N2 O4]
The latest edition -- 1994 -- is available in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
Provides access to information on the new foundations making grants in your geographic location and your subject area -- the new sources of funding most appropriate for your organization. Entries in this new directory feature the hard facts you need to have when looking for new funding sources : grantmaking interests and limitations, names of trustees and officers, application procedures, addresses, contact names, and financial data. Many entries also include grant descriptions.
FOUNDATIONS OF THE 1990S; A DIRECTORY OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED FOUNDATIONS New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 1998. [HV89 .F685 1998]
The latest edition is available in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center.
Identifies more than 9,000 independent, community, and corporate foundations that have incorporated in the 1990s.
CUMULATIVE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, annual with supplements. [HJ4653 .D4 U5]
Ceased as a print publication in 2003/2004. Later editions available online
Not every organization with "foundation" in the title is a bona fide foundation that gives out money to non-profit organizations and individuals. To find out the status of such organizations as the Leprechaun Foundation, which happens to be a public charity, or the Imperial Santha Nomads of Avrudaka, which happens to be a fraternal organization, consult the Cumulative List of Organizations, a listing of all non-profit organizations recognized by the IRS. Depending on the codes given, one can determine whether the organization is a charity, a fraternal organization, a private operating foundation, or a private foundation for example
and where it is located.
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Directories of Corporate Foundations and
Corporate Giving Programs
CORPORATE 500 : THE DIRECTORY OF CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY San Francisco, Cal. : Datarex Corporation, annual.
[HV97 .A3 C675]
The latest edition is available in the Reference Funding Center.
The 13th edition, 1994-95, will be the last.
Profiles approximately 590 companies which give over $500,000 annually to philanthropic causes. Additional companies are included if they are presumed to be major funders because of their business signficance and well-developed philanthropic interests. Indexes provide access by eligible type of activity (building funds, loans, e.g.), contact persons, foundation officers trustees, corporate headquarters, funding areas (minority education, religion, e.g.), geographic areas of giving, grant recipients, main corporate subsidiaries, principal area of corporate business (consumer products, defense, e.g.), and by foundation name.
CORPORATE FOUNDATION PROFILES New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. [HV97 .A3 C64]
The latest edition -- 12th, 2002 -- is available in the Reference Funding Center.
The 8th edition contains comprehensive, detailed analyses of 228 of the largest company-sponsored foundations in the U.S, grantmakers that eachgive at least $1.25 million annually. Foundation portraits feature the essential facts you need to write a proposal, such as the grantmaker's name, address, and contact person; purpose and giving limitation statements, application guidelines, and a list of key officials; and an analysis of the sponsoring company. By studying the in-depth profile, you should be able to deduce the subject areas favored by the foundation, the kinds of recipient organizations that have received grants,
tne the type of population groups a grantmaker targets for support. An appendix provides quick-reference data on an additional 1,000 smaller corporate grantmakers.
THE CORPORATE FUND RAISING DIRECTORY. Washington, D.C. : Public Service Materials Center, biennial. [AS911 .A2 C6]
The latest edition is available in the Reference Funding Center. Ceased with 1987-88 edition.
The 1987-88 edition (1986) contains brief information on the giving policies of over 600 of America's top corporations. For each corporation, this directory provides addresses, phone number, contact person, application procedures, geographic preferences, primary areas of interest, and typical grants. Separate indexes are available for state, geographic preferences, area of interest, contact persons, and corporations that issue guidelines. Note: Now located in Main Library Stacks.
CORPORATE GIVING DIRECTORY Rockville, Md. : Taft Group, annual. [HV97 .A3 T32]
The latest edition is available in the Reference Funding Center
Provides detailed descriptive profiles of 1,000 of the largest and most important corporate charitable giving programs in the U.S. Approximately 60% of these profiles cover corporate giving programs, the rest corporate foundations. Each profile describes the funder's priorities, geographic preferences, as well as providing background information on the decision-makers within the companies and giving programs, application procedures, nonmonetary and in-kind support, and recent grants. Eight indexes help identify prospects. These include indexes by headquarters state, operating location, grant type, nonmonetary support, recipient type, individuals by name, individuals by place of birth, and individuals by alma mater.
Nine indexes are provided to facilitate access : by headquarters state, operating location, grant type, nonmonetary support type, recipient type; by name, place of birth, and alma mater for all decision makers; and finally, an alphabetical listing of all sponsoring companies and foundations appearing in this volume, along with any name changes since the previous edition, names of discontinued programs or programs that fail to meet the $500,000 threshold.
CORPORATE GIVING YELLOW PAGES : GUIDE TO CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS Rockville, Md. : Taft Group, 1995. 349pp. [HV89 .C683]
Latest edition is in Reference Funding Center. Ceased with 1995 edition.
Consists of a main section listing over 3800 corporate direct giving programs and company-sponsored foundations, arranged alphabetically by the sponsoring company name. Three indexes follow the main section : geographic by headquarters and
operating locations, and by major products/industry.
DIRECTORY OF CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVERS : A NATIONAL LISTING OF THE 8,000 MAJOR FUNDING SOURCES FOR NONPROFITS Rockville, Md. : Taft Group, annual. In two volumes. [HV97 .A3 F62]
Latest edition located in the Reference Funding Center.
Profiles 8050 leading funders in America, including private foundtions, corporate foundations, and corporate direct giving programs. Includes contact information, program descriptions, officers and directors (including biographical information), grant types, application information, and the top ten foundation grants. Nine different indexes are provided for access purposes : by headquarters state, by operating location, by grant type, by nonmonetary support type, by recipient type, by major products/industry, by name of officers and directors, by state of grant recipients, and in alphabetic order by name of the corporation or foundation.
DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GIVING IN AMERICA AND ABROAD Rockville, Md. : Taft Group, annual. [HG4028 .C6 D573]
Latest three editions -- 1998, 1999, 2000 -- are available in the Reference Funding Center; earlier editions may circulate.
A unique source of information on the charitable giving activities in the U.S. of foreign-owned firms and on the international philanthrophic activities of U.S. headquartered companies. In all, lists over 650 profiles.
GIVING BY INDUSTRY : A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE NEW CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
Alexandria, Va. : Capital Publishing, Reference Funding Center (1, East) HG4028 .C6 G58
Written by well-known authority on corporate philanthropy Craig Smith, Giving by Industry gives you industry-by-industry analyses of corporate giving patterns, the business strategies that different companies employ, and specific ways nonprofit partnerships can further the companies' strategies. Includes profiles of more than 200 companies across all industries. Keep latest editions in Funding Center.
[Grants-in-aid -- United States -- directories; Corporations -- charitable contributions -- United States -- directories]
NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CORPORATE GIVING New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. [HV89 .N26]
The latest edition -- 12th, 2006 -- is available in the Reference Funding Center (1 East); earlier editions in Main Library Stacks.
The most comprehensive directory on corporate giving available. The 11th edition profiles 3,069 companies making contributions to nonprofit organizations.
Entries provide a general description of the company and its activities and specific information on giving programs and foundations, including: name, address, phone number, contact person, financial data (with assets, high and low gifts, and amount and number of employee matching gifts), purpose and activities, limitations, types of support, application information, and sample grants.
Indexed by officers, donors, and trustees; geographic lcoation; types of support; subject; types of business; and by name of corporation, giving program, and foundation. Includes guidelines for grantseekers, a glossary, and a bibliography.
NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CORPORATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS. Washington, D.C. : Columbia Books, Inc. [HD59 .N37]
The latest edition is available in the Reference Funding Center. 2007 on order, 03/30/07
Provides profiles of approximately 1,500 companies identified as having public affairs programs, and lists approximately 13,000 corporate officers engaged in public affairs. Corporate profiles include the addresses of the corporate headquarters and the company's Washington, D.C. area office; political action committee; foundation or corporate giving program (including primary interests, assets, approximate total contributions, and contact person); and corporate publications. A separate section provides an alphabetical listing of names, showing the company that employs that person, his or her correct title and address, and if and where the individual is registered as a lobbyist.
MATCHING GIFT DETAILS : THE GUIDEBOOK TO CORPORATE MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS Alexandria, Va. : Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), National Clearinghouse for Corporate Matching Gift Information, annual. [HG4028 .C6 .C3]
Latest edition -- 51st, 2007 -- located in the Reference Funding Center
Provides detailed information on more than 1,000 corporations that match gifts their employees make to educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations.
MICHIGAN CORPORATE MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS Grand Haven, Mich. : Council of Michigan Foundations, 1989. 2nd edition, looseleaf notebook. [HG4028 .C6 M5 1989]
The 2nd edition is available in the Reference Funding Center
Provides descriptions and sample forms.
TECH SUPPORT: CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS OF AMERICA'S TOP HIGH-TECH FIRMS The Grantsmanship Center. Los Angeles, Ca. : TGCI Press, 2000. 56pp.
Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HG4028 .C6 T43 2000
Provides details on the giving of 48 high tech firms, with advice about researching corporate philanthropy.
[Corporations -- charitable contributions -- United States]
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Directories of Michigan Foundations
MICHIGAN FOUNDATION DIRECTORY Grand Haven, Mich. : Council of Michigan Foundations and the Michigan League for Human Services, biennial. [AS911 .A2 M5]
The latest edition is available in the Reference Funding Center.
Based on information compiled from foundations, the Foundation Center, and IRS 990 returns, the Michigan Foundation Directory is designed to help simplify the process of identifying potential sources of funding for grantseekers and to
inform the public about foundations and corporate giving programs in Michigan. Section 1 is mainly an alphabetical listing of Michigan foundations having assets of $200,000 or more or making annual awards of $25,000 or more. Entries for
these larger foundations are quite detailed, including statement of purpose, contacts, geographic priorities, limitations, application procedures, and grant analysis. The Michigan Foundation Directory provides much briefer information
on Special Purpose Foundations and foundations making grants of less than $25,000. Also identifies corporate giving programs and corporate foundations;public foundations that redistribute funds usually raised through a fund-raising
campaign; and foundations that have terminated since the previous edition. Also noted for an in-depth analysis of Michigan grantmaking in general as well as tips on seeking grants. The directory provides a listing of foundations by geographic
areas -- the Detroit metropolitan area is kept separate from the out-state areas. Separate indexes provide subject, officer, and foundation name approaches.
DIRECTORY OF MAJOR MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS Attlebora, Mass. : Logos Associates. [HV98 .M52 ed.2]
The latest edition (2nd or 1989) is available in the Main Library Reference Funding Center; the first edition (1984) is available in the Main Library Stacks.
An alternate foundation directory focusing on foundations that give primarily in
Michigan to general non-profit institutions. It organizes the foundations into
groups that gave a minimum of $400,000; $101,000 to $399,999; and from $50,000
to $100,000. Other features include a list of major Michigan corporations with
addresses and telephone numbers; a list of major retail companies in Michigan;
and a list of major bank-holding companies in Michigan. Foundation name, zip code, and subject indexes are also provided.
DIRECTORY OF FOUNDATIONS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN Janet C. Huber, ed. Storrs, Ct. : Dunham Pond Press, 1974.
123pp. [AS911 .A2 D5]
Located in Main Library Stacks.
The earliest Michigan foundation directory available in our library covers 696 organizations, including charitable trusts as well as the expected foundations.
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State and Local Foundation Directories
State and Local Foundation Directories: A Bibliography
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/topical/sl_dir.html
A compilation of foundation directories from other state and local sources by Kayron Bearden. Most are not available in the Michigan State University Libraries. Try interlibrary loan.
(Last checked 03/11/08)
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