Is there a Foundation Center library or Cooperating Collection near me?

The Foundation Center operates libraries at five locations. These include its headquarters in New York City and its field office in Washington, D.C., and regional collections at its offices in Atlanta, Cleveland, and San Francisco. Center libraries provide access to a unique collection of materials on philanthropy and are open to the public free of charge. Professional reference librarians are on hand to instruct library users in how to research funding information using Center publications and other materials and resources. Free training sessions are also available at each of the five library locations.

The Center's more than 300 Cooperating Collections are located in public, academic, or special libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit agencies in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Cooperating Collections offer a core collection* of Center publications free to the public, and their staffs are trained to direct visitors to appropriate resources on funding information. Cooperating Collections offer free access to either The Foundation Directory Online or FC Search: The Foundation Center's Database on CD-ROM. Many Cooperating Collections also have directories and reports on local funders. Each offers their own orientations and other community workshops. It is advisable to telephone a Cooperating Collection in advance of a visit to verify holdings and hours of operation.

For addresses and contact information for our libraries and Cooperating Collections, click on the links above.

Learn more about establishing a funding information library in your area.

*The core collection consists of:

• FC Search or The Foundation Directory Online Professional
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
• The Foundation Directory
• The Foundation Directory, Part 2
• The Foundation Directory Supplement
• Foundation Fundamentals
• Foundation Grants to Individuals
• Foundations Today Series
• The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
• Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors
• National Directory of Corporate Giving

Can't find the answer you're looking for in our FAQs? Ask our Online Librarian.