How will this help me?
Foundation Directory helps answer the question “Who is giving money to non-profits, and how much?” It does this by providing information on U.S. grantmakers and their global philanthropic activities. Foundation Directory includes descriptions of more than 100,000 Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs, Operating Foundations, Private Grantmaking Foundations (independent and company-sponsored foundations), and Grantmaking Public Charities.
If you are considering working in a nonprofit or a corporate foundation, or seeking funding from a grant, this directory is helpful to identify lists of target firms based on geography, funding strategy, and size of firm. Note that the data from the 990, the equivalent of a 10K for nonprofits, will often include the compensation of key employees, which can provide insights for salary negotiation.
What are some key features?
- Search by subject or location to quickly filter to a local geographic area.
- Expand the Advanced Search to focus on type or organization, grant amount, and years the grants have been awarded
- Click on each result to learn more about the organization after you run your search
- Export the results list to excel to filter your results further
- For more research tips, use this cheat sheet: Foundation Directory: Creating Your Custom Search
Advanced search filters in the Foundation Directory