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Grantmakers are an important audience for us, and the Foundation Center provides resources and services tailored to your special needs.
How Can We Help You?
We have answers to your questions about the services of the Foundation Center and how we can help your organization. Peruse our FAQs, submit a question to our Online Librarian, or consult one of our topical resource lists.
Help us to ensure that grantseekers are finding current information about your programs. We make it easy for you to update your record, create a web site, and inform the public about news, jobs, and grant opportunities.
Refer your grantees and applicants to us! We can help them improve their funding research and proposal writing skills, and identify alternate funding sources.
Are you new to the foundation world? Let us help you understand the basics of foundations, grants, and the 990-PF.
We have the latest research on U.S. foundations and their giving, white papers on best practices for grantmakers, and a catalog of online reports sponsored by foundations.
What's New
Electronic Grants Initiative Boosts Transparency
11/17/08
Grantmakers nationwide are sending us their grants electronically, making the most current grants information available to anyone researching the field.
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- View a list of our electronic grant reporters»
Foundation Giving Priorities Remain Consistent During Economic Slowdowns, New Advisory Shows
11/11/08
A new Foundation Center research advisory, “Do Foundation Giving Priorities Change in Times of Economic Distress?”, suggests that grantmaking priorities in most areas do not shift suddenly in the face of reduced resources and are remarkably consistent over the long term.
- Read the press release
- Read the research advisory
Focus on the Economic Crisis
10/31/08
The Center's new Focus on the Economic Crisis feature provides online maps, news, and other resources to help nonprofits and foundations alike as they face the challenges of an unstable economy.
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- View Focus on the Economic Crisis
Foundation Center Releases Local Mission–Global Vision: Community Foundations in the 21st Century
10/20/08
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- Order the book
Past Economic Downturns and the Outlook
for Foundation Giving
10/14/08
The Center's senior director of research Steven Lawrence provides historical context by examining foundation giving trends in prior recessionary periods and times of economic distress.
- Read the press release
- Read the research advisory
- Download a print version of the research advisory
Foundation Center Focuses on Arts Funding in October
10/13/08
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- View special interactive feature
Key Facts on Georgia Foundations Released
10/02/08
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- Download the report Free
Welcome to Our New President
10/01/08
The Foundation Center welcomes Bradford K. Smith as our new president, effective October 1. Most recently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Smith brings decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.
- View Bradford K. Smith's bio
Our New Guide to Winning Proposals Offers Insight Into Grantmaking Decisions 7/30/2008
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- Order The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
Study Shows Growth in California Grants Benefiting Communities of Color 6/30/2008
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- Download the report Free
Florida Foundation Giving Reaches $1.2 Billion in 2006 6/19/2008
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- Download the report Free
Alabama Foundation Giving Reaches More Than $145 Million 6/18/2008
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- Download the report Free
Bradford K. Smith Named Foundation Center President 5/21/2008
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Community Foundation Giving Jumps 14 Percent 5/20/2008
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- Download the report Free
Foundation Center Hosts First Funding for the Environment Month 5/19/2008
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Foundation Center Releases Free Audio Version of Guide to Proposal Writing 5/7/2008
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- Listen to or download the audiobook
Foundation Giving Posts 10 Percent Gain in 2007 5/2/2008
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- Download the report Free
Foundation Center Releases Premier Issue of
Philanthropy Annual 4/29/2008
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New Director of the Foundation Center’s Washington, DC, Office Named 4/28/2008
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New Study Recommends Ways to Streamline
Grant Application and Reporting 4/25/2008
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- Download the report Free
Corporate Foundation Giving Reaches an Estimated $4.4 Billion 4/24/2008
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- Download the report Free
New Spanish Translation of Proposal Writing Guide 4/10/2008
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- Order the Guia
New 8th Edition of Foundation Fundamentals Released 4/4/08
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- Order Foundation Fundamentals
Call to Create Repository of Non-US NGOs 3/31/08
The Foundation Center, the Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, and InterAction are now soliciting proposals to establish a centralized database that will help grantmakers and donors efficiently determine if an NGO is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity under IRS rules.
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Giving by U.S. Family Foundations Jumped 13 Percent in 20063/27/08
- Read the press release, revised 4/22/08
- Download the report Free
New Report: Foundation Giving Trends (2008 Edition)2/28/08
- Download Highlights Free
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- Order the report or the full series
Foundation Dollars to Ohio Economic Development Nearly Triple to $24.6 Million2/19/08
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- Download the report Free
New Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns2/7/08
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- Download the report Free
- Download the Highlights
Foundation Center and Library of Congress Release New Funding Guide for Preserving Historical, Cultural Collections1/30/08
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- Download the guide Free
New "Trend Tracker" Provides Free, Easy Analysis of Foundation Data12/20/07
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- Use Trend Tracker
Foundation Center Chronicles Rise of Direct Charitable Programs11/8/07
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- Download the report (PDF) Free
Foundation Center Launches New "PhilanTopic" Blog9/20/07
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- Visit PhilanTopic
New Online Version of The Vermont Directory of Foundations Published6/11/07
- Read the press release
- Access the Directory
Foundation Center President Sara Engelhardt
to Retire in 20085/8/07
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Symposium on the Future of Philanthropy:
A Conversation with Five Leaders in the Field11/9/06
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- View the video
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International Grantmaking IV: Recent Trends and the Outlook for Giving in Challenging Times
The Foundation Center and the Council on Foundations will publish International Grantmaking IV in December. Join us for free panel programs: New York City on December 8 and the Washington, DC, area on December 9.
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Find 990s
Use 990 Finder to look up the IRS returns of your applicants and grantees.
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E-Updates for Grantmakers
Our free, monthly e-newsletter keeps you up to date on news and events of interest to grantmakers. Sign up today»
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eGrant Reporter
It's a simple process to send us electronic grants lists, to make sure your most current grant information is readily available.
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Foundation Directory Online Updater
Help ensure that grantseekers are finding the most current information about your programs — and you'll receive a free subscription to Foundation Directory Online!
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Free Web Sites
for Foundations
Our "Foundation Folders" program provides free web sites to foundations, to make information about their foundations more widely available.
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Best Practices for Grantmakers
Gain fresh perspectives and useful advice on core areas of foundation practice with Practice Matters: The Improving Philanthropy Project.
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