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Selected Library Resources for Foundations and Grants
Materials are located at Hamilton Main Reference, Foundations Collection area.
For additional information on internet resources, consult Guide to Grantseeking on the Web, published by the Foundation Center. Provides abstracts of hundreds of grant maker web sites and profiles of searchable databases. Helps develop a focused and organized web search. This book is in the Foundation Collection: Hamilton Main Reference HV41.2 F68 2001.
General Directories
Private
- America's New Foundations. Taft Group. Hamilton Main Reference. HV97 .A3 A428
- Annual Register of Grant Support. R.R. Bowker and National Register Publishing Co. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2338 .A1 A55
- Directory of Research Grants. Oryx Press. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2338 .D74
- Foundation Directory Foundation Center. Published annually with supplements. Hamilton Main Reference. AS911 .A2 F825
- Foundation Grants Index. Foundation Center. Annual publication with quarterly updates Hamilton Main Reference. AS911 .A2 F66
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2336 .F598
- The Foundation 1000: In Depth Profiles of the 1000 Largest U.S. Foundations. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. AS911 .A2 F641
Public Charities
- National Directory of Grantmaking Public Charities. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. HV89 .N363
Government
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. United States Office of Management and Budget. Hamilton Main Reference. HC110 .P63 A55
- Guide to Federal Funding for Governments & Nonprofits. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. HJ275 .F4
- The most current information on fundings provided by federal agencies for various purposes can be found in two publications that are available in Hamilton Library's Government Documents Collection (Ground Floor, Room 7)
- Federal Register. U.S. Government Printing Office. Published daily, Monday through Friday.
- Commerce Business Daily. A daily list of U.S. Government procurement inviations, contracts awarded.
Corporate
- Corporate 500: The Directory of Corporate Philanthropy. Public Management Institute. Hamilton Main Reference. HV41. D56
- Corporate Giving Directory. Taft Group. Hamilton Main Reference. HV97 .A3 T32
- National Directory of Corporate Giving. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. HG4028 .C6 N37
Topical Directories
Humanities
- Directory of Grants in Humanities. Oryx Pess. Hamilton Main Reference. AZ188 .U5 D57
- National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. NX396.6 .N385
Sciences
- Directory of Biomedical and Health Career Grants. Oryx Press. Hamilton Main Reference. R850 .D57
- Directory of Computer and High Technology Grants. Research Grants Guides. Hamilton Main Reference. QA76 .E347
- Environmental Grantmaking Foundations. Environmental Data Research. Hamilton Main Reference. GE80 .E58
Social Sciences
- Fund Raiser's Guide to Human Service Funding. Taft Group. Hamilton Main Reference. HV85 .F853
- Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development. Oryx Press. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2805 .F29
- Guide to Federal Funding for Education. Education Funding Research Council. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2805 .F29
- National Guide to Funding for Community Development. 1996. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. AS911 .A2 N3
Special Groups
- Directory of Financial Aids for Minorities. Reference Service Press. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2338 .D56
- Directory of Financial Aids for Women. Reference Service Press. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2338 .S342
- Funding for United States Study: A Guide for International Students and Professionals. Institute of International Education. Hamilton Main Reference LB2337.2 F86
- National Guide to Funding for Children, Youth, and Families. Foundation Center. Hamilton Main Reference. HV699 .N38
- Peterson's Grants for Graduate and Postdoctoral Study Hamilton Main Reference. LB2338 .P47
Hawaii/Regional
- Foundation Grants in Hawaii. University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries. Hamilton Main Reference. HV98 .H3 F68
- Directory of Charitable Trusts and Foundations for Hawaii's Non-Profit Organizations. Helping Hands Hawaii. Hamilton Main Reference. HV98 .H3 D56
- Hawaii Giving Study. Hawaii Community Foundation.
- IRS Form 990-PF for Hawaii based foundations are often included in national databases that are available free on the Internet. These IRS returns are filed annually by private foundations and contain financial data and lists of grants awarded. Go to GuideStar or the Foundation Center's GrantSmart link.
International
- Directory of International Corporate Giving. Taft Group. Hamilton Main Reference. HG4028 .C6 D57
- International Encyclopedia of Foundations. Greenwood Press. Hamilton Main Reference. HV12 .I58
- The International Foundation Directory. Europa Publications Ltd. Hamilton Main Reference. HV7 .I57
- International Guide to Funders Interested in Central and Eastern Europe. European Foundation Centre. Hamilton Main Reference. HV7 .I583
- Japanese Corporate Connection: A Guide for Fundraisers. Corporate Philanthropy Report. Hamilton Main Reference HG4028.C6 J36
Proposal Writing
- From Idea to Funded Project: Grant Proposals That Work. Oryx Press. Hamilton Main Reference. LB2336 .B4
- Proposal Planning and Writing.Oryx Press. Hamilton Main Reference HG177.5 .U6 M56
- Proposal Writing. Sage Publications. Hamilton Main Reference. HV41 .C548
- Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals. Springer Pub. Co. Hamilton Main Reference. HV41.2 .G58
- Winning Grant Proposals. Taft Group. Hamilton Main Reference. HG177.5 .U6 W565
- Winning Grants Step by Step. Jossey-Bass Publishers. Hamilton Main Reference. HG177 .C374
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