FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Catherine Drew (212) 807-2492 New 2002 Editions of the Foundation Directory & Directory Part 2 Available in CD-ROM and Print Formats! New York, NY, March 8, 2002—The Foundation Center, the nation's foremost authority on foundation and corporate philanthropy, is pleased to announce the March 2002 release of The Foundation Directory on CD-ROM, Version 3.0, which allows users to search the profiles of the largest 10,000 U.S. foundations. At the same time, the Center will release The Foundation Directory 1 & 2 on CD-ROM, Version 2.0, which allows grantseeking professionals to search for funding from among the 20,000 largest U.S. foundations, using the high-speed search capabilities and sophisticated features only available via CD-ROM technology. With these user-friendly CD-ROMs, researchers may select from 12 search fields to target potential funders: Foundation Name Foundation State Foundation City Fields of Interest Types of Support Trustees, Officers, and Donors Geographic Focus Foundation Type Total Giving Total Assets Establishment Date Text Search The CD-ROM format provides maximum flexibility in performing searches, customizing results and managing records, allowing users to: select Boolean operators between and within fields to expand or narrow searches sort search results alphabetically by foundation name or by total giving use a wide range of print and save options store search schemes and mark records for use in future sessions affix searchable notes to personalize foundation records Foundation records include important facts needed to access the foundations: contact name; phone and fax numbers; and addresses, as well as e-mail addresses. Detailed profiles include purpose and activities statements; fields of interest; types of support offered; giving limitations; application information; names of officers and trustees; accurate financial data; and helpful selected grants. For additional, up-to-the minute information on foundations, close to 1,000 records include a hot link to the foundation's own Web site. Each CD-ROM also features a quick connection to an exclusive homepage at our Web site that links to free resources for grantseekers and other researchers. New Print Editions: The Foundation Directory and The Foundation Directory Part 2 Current foundation information can also be found in the new March 2002 editions of The Foundation Directory and The Foundation Directory Part 2. The Foundation Directory has been considered the primary source of information on the largest grantmaking foundations in the U.S. for over four decades. This key publication provides grantseekers—as well as foundation and government officials, journalists, and other researchers—with newly gathered data on the 10,000 largest U.S. foundations. The volume also includes over 46,000 selected grants to provide further insight into a foundation's stated giving interests. The Directory Part 2 contains profiles on the next set of 10,000 large and mid-sized foundations as determined by total annual giving amounts, and over 65,000 selected grants. System Requirements The recommended system configurations for our CD-ROMS are Microsoft Windows '95 or higher, on a Windows-based PC, with 64 MB of memory and a Pentium microprocessor. Internet access and either Netscape's Navigator or Communicator or Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser (versions 4.0 or higher) are required to access grantmaker Web sites and the Foundation Center's Web site through the CD-ROM software. Order Information—Including Substantial Savings on Print/CD-ROM Bundles! Orders for The Foundation Directory on CD-ROM, The Foundation Directory 1 & 2 on CD-ROM, and the 2002 Editions of The Foundation Directory and The Directory Part 2 are now being accepted. Prepayment is required. The Foundation Directory on CD-ROM is licensed to users at $295 for a single-user version. The local area network version (2-8 users in one building) is licensed for $595. The Foundation Directory 1 & 2 on CD-ROM is available for $495 for single users and $795 for 2-8 users in one building. Orders include the March 2002 release and an update disk in fall 2002. For researchers who prefer the convenience of access to both the print and CD-ROM formats, The Foundation Directory on CD-ROM or The Foundation Directory 1 & 2 on CD-ROM may be ordered together with their print equivalents—at a discount of up to $200! The Foundation Directory (hardcover) is available for $215 and The Directory Part 2 for $185. The Foundation Directory on CD-ROM single user print/electronic bundle, which includes this CD-ROM and The Foundation Directory in print, is available at a total cost of $395. The Foundation Directory 1 & 2 on CD-ROM print/electronic bundle price is $695 and includes the CD-ROM plus The Foundation Directory and the Directory Part 2 in print. Orders can be placed by mailing a check, made payable to the Foundation Center in U.S. dollars only, or by charging with VISA, MasterCard, or American Express by calling our toll-free number, 1-800-424-9836; by faxing your request (with return address and credit card number) to 212-807-3691; or, at our Web site: fdncenter.org/marketplace; or by mailing orders to the Foundation Center, Dept. NR4, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003-3076. Please add $5.50 shipping and handling for the first CD-ROM or book ordered, and $2.50 for each additional copy. Return to Press Releases