The Grants Resource Center is located in the Information & Reference Department at the Main Library. It is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center, a national nonprofit service organization whose mission is to collect, disseminate and analyze information about private philanthropy and foundations.
Resources
Materials in the Grants Resource Center include all the Foundation Center publications; books and magazines pertaining to philanthropy; foundation IRS returns for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; annual reports; and information on local foundations. Representative materials from the collection include:
Foundation Center Publications
- The Foundation Directory
- The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing
- Foundation 1000
- Foundation Fundamentals
- Foundation Grants to Individuals
- National Directory of Corporate Giving
Regional Directories
- Cincinnati Area Foundation Directory
- Charitable Foundations of Ohio
- Directory of Indiana & Kentucky Grantmakers
- Guide to Ohio Grantmakers
Proposal Writing
- Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grantwriting
- Grassroots Grants
- I’ll Grant You That
Magazines
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Foundation News and Commentary
- Corporate Philanthropy Report
- Foundation and Corporate Funding Advantage
- Nonprofit World
Electronic Resources
- FC Search—The Foundation Centers searchable CD-ROM database
- Websites for Grants Research
Grantseeker’s Guide to Proposal Writing
If you are seeking support from private foundations or other grantmakers, either as an individual or a nonprofit organization, you are often asked to present your request in a proposal. Our Grantseeking for Nonprofit Organizations booklist lists some of the materials in the Grants Resource Center collection that will simplify and explain the planning and writing of a proposal.
Grant Introduction Workshops
Orientation sessions explaining foundations, proposals and the use of the materials in the Grants Resource Center are offered on a regular basis for representatives of nonprofit organizations. These sessions are free; pre-registration is required.
