Spotlight on Foundation Directory Online
TIP: Use the Map of Cross-Border Giving in the Foundation Directory Online to locate grants by U.S. foundations to non-U.S. countries.
- Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new windowInformation on grantmakers and grants. Database of foundations, corporate giving programs, grantmaking public charities, sponsoring companies, recently awarded grants, and recently-filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.
Other Places for Funding
- International GrantsSources of funding for international organizations from Michigan State University by way of NonProfit Expert.com
Best Places to Start
The databases listed below provide a multidisciplinary starting point for your funding search. They are searchable by discipline or research topic.
- Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new windowInformation on grantmakers and grants. Database of foundations, corporate giving programs, grantmaking public charities, sponsoring companies, recently awarded grants, and recently-filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.
- Grants.govThe key site for finding and applying for U.S. federal grants.
- GrantsNetUseful for basic science research funding. Advanced Search allows option for searching by experience level. (Science/AAAS)
- NIH RePORTERDatabase contains National Institute of Health funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions
- The Chronicle of PhilanthropyVanderbilt now has an institutional access to The Chronicle of Philanthropy. It includes a grant search feature called GrantStation.
