Resources to Help Research Local and National Funders

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Listed below are alternative resources for researching local and national funders:

  1. The Foundation Center is a national publisher of grants guidebooks. Visit the Foundation Center's listing of libraries around the country that carry their publications, and subscribe to their online database, CD-ROMs of foundations and other grantmaking information. The Foundation Center also has established a foundation finder tool, but that tool does not provide as detailed information as the online database.

    In Colorado, several libraries carry the Foundation Center's collection, including the database:

    Denver Public Library
    10 West 14th Avenue Parkway
    Denver 80204
    (720) 865-1111

    Durango Public Library
    1188 E. 2nd Ave.
    Durango, CO 81301
    (970) 375-3380

    El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center
    Penrose Library
    20 N. Cascade
    Colorado Springs, CO 80903
    (719) 531-6333

    Weld Library District
    Farr Branch Library
    1939 61st Ave.
    Greeley, CO 80634
    (970) 506-8518

    Pueblo City-County Library District
    100 E. Abriendo Ave.
    Pueblo, CO 81004
    (719) 562-5600

  2. Colorado Grants Guide is a comprehensive resource that includes up-to-date profiles of national foundations, Colorado foundations, trusts, corporations, state agencies and religious institutions. If you plan to purchase only one resource guide, purchase this one. Book format and online database available for purchase.

  3. Guidestar provides online access to tax returns of most foundations. This resource allows prospective applicants to review the tax returns for a listing of grants distributed by a particular foundation.

  4. The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a twice-monthly magazine describing new giving trends, foundation resources, requests for proposals. Their website provides additional resources, and a weekly email update for subscribers.

  5. A site maintained by the Michigan State University Libraries has one of the most extensive website-based resources about grant proposal writing, research, nonprofit fund-raising, and other related topics.

Also of note:

Colorado Nonprofit Association
225 East 16th Avenue, Suite 1060
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 832-5710.

The Colorado Nonprofit Association sponsors conferences, workshops, information services, Colorado Nonprofit Day and a group purchasing program. Their bi-monthly newsletter is a valuable source of local information.

If these resources aren't enough, please feel free to contact us to see if we can help your organization. Let us provide more information and resources on obtaining grant funding through coaching, classes, and other training.