About the Foundation Center 

The Arlington Public Library is a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection Network member.  Established in 1956 and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.  The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants—a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector.  It also operates research, education and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level.  The Cooperating Collections are a network of over 350 free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.  

While the Foundation Center website with its many free resources is available to anyone on the internet, the following resources are only available at the George W. Hawkes Central Library.

• Foundation Directory Online   
  
  The Foundation Center Online is the premier resource for locating in-depth information about grantsmakers and their grants. Includes almost one million grant opportunities from about 90,000 grantmakers. Either keyword text search all fields in this database or limit results geographically, by fields of interest, types of support, donor name, and more. Results may be sorted by total giving or total assets. Records include Profile, Grants, News/Jobs/RFPs, Publications, People and 990s, where available. Updated weekly.
  
  
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online 
  
  Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, is one of the most comprehensive databases of foundations that provide a wide range of funding support for individuals for purposes, including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, awards/grants by nomination only and general welfare. Either keyword text search or limit results by foundation name, geographically, by fields of interest, types of support, or school name. Updated weekly.

How can the Cooperating Collection help me?

• Provide resources for starting a nonprofit organization
  
  
• Learn the basics of grant seeking and grant making
  
  
• Gather information about grant proposals and proposal writing
  
  
• Find detailed profiles for foundations and corporate givers Explore additional topics related to philanthropy, volunteerism and fundraising

Where will I find the Collection?

The Cooperating Collection is located on the second floor of the Library.  Staff is available to assist users with the Collection during regular library hours.  No appointment is necessary to use the Collection.

Guide to the Foundation Center's Web Site

How can I find out more?

For more information locally please call 817-459-6900 or visit us online at http://arlingtonlibrary.org/ 

Need more detailed information directly from the Foundation Center?

The Foundation Center's Online Librarian can answer your questions about foundations, philanthropy and fundraising research.