Funding Directories and Databases — Regional

"Charity begins at home" is a phrase that sums up a typical pattern of foundation funding, since many foundations give primarily to organizations located in their own state or region. To help you identify funders — from the largest grantmakers to local family foundations — that make grants to nonprofit organizations in your geographic area, check out our state and regional print directories and CD-ROM.

	The Michigan Foundation Directory Features profiles of over 1,500 Michigan foundations and corporate givers, as well as 160 outside the state with a geographic focus that includes Michigan.
	Guide to Alabama Grantmakers on CD-ROM Features profiles of over 884 funders in Alabama as well as 179 funders outside the state with a geographic focus that includes Alabama.
	North Texas Directory of Grantmakers The North Texas Directory of Grantmakers features profiles on over 1,700 funders located in the 27 counties comprising the North Texas region.
	The Vermont Directory of Foundations The Vermont Directory of Foundations features profiles on 334 funders in Vermont as well as 287 funders outside the state that support Vermont nonprofits.
	California Foundations: A Profile of the State's Grantmaking Community Focuses on changes in foundation resources from 1999 to 2004, giving estimates for 2005, and the outlook for 2006 giving.
	New York Metropolitan Area Foundations: A Profile of the Grantmaking Community This study examines the size, scope and giving patterns of foundations based in the eight-county New York metropolitan area.