The Foundation Center Cooperating Collection at the Library is a body of resources that individual researchers and nonprofit organizations can use to research funding opportunities from foundations and corporations.
As a member of the Foundation Center’s nationwide network of libraries, community foundations, and related agencies, the Downtown Library offers free access to print and electronic resources to locate grants and grantmakers.
How does the Non-Profit Collection help you?
• Provides resources for starting a nonprofit organization
• Teaches the basics of grant seeking and grant making
• Search for information about grant proposals and proposal writing
• Find detailed profiles for foundations and corporate givers
• Explore additional topics related to philanthropy, volunteerism, and fundraising
Grant Information 
Since 1956, the Foundation Center has been the nation's leading authority on philanthropy. They connect nonprofits and individuals with grant and grant makers via the most comprehensive database on U.S. foundation and corporate grants available. Visit the Downtown Library to access these resources: Foundation Directory Online
- Foundation Directory Online Professional Interactive and searchable database for grant seekers and fundraisers from the Foundation Center covering 80,000 grantmakers. The Foundation Directory Online and the Foundation Center's print collection are available only at the Downtown Library.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online Interactive and searchable database for individual grant seekers such as artists, students, writers, and researchers. This online resource and the Foundation Center's print collection are available only at the Downtown Library.
