Grant Seeking Tips - Getting from Idea to Fundable Project
Foundation Directory Online
An excellent search tool is now available to the entire Cornell Community through the Cornell University Library. Cornell’s subscription to the Foundation Directory Online provides access to information about public and private foundations in the U.S., useful profiles, and links to foundation web sites.
Access the Cornell University Library Gateway website: http://www.library.cornell.edu/, click Databases, and under General Interest and Reference, click Directories, then click Foundation Directory Online.
You can do a “Foundation Search” or a “Grant Search.” Basic navigation of the site is straightforward, with clear boxes to enter your search terms. Clicking on the label for each search field will easily open an Index for that field. Just click and the search term will be entered automatically for easy searches.
Highlights:
- User-friendly, easy-to-learn in just a few minutes
- Search in three different ways: Basic Grantmaker, Advanced Grantmaker, Advanced Grants.
- Narrow your search using different search criteria, including subject, geographic focus, types of support, fields of interest, and total assets.
- Search by Foundation Name for quick profiles of familiar foundations.
- Search prior grant records.
- Connect to home pages of foundations.
Additional Resources:
On the left side of the Foundation Directory Online webpage you will see the link to a Tutorial. Once you enter either the Foundation Search or the Grants Search, you can also access tutorial information through the Help buttons at the top of every page.(Corporate Giving: This directory includes endowed company foundations, as distinct from other direct company giving.)
(You can also access contact information and, for further detail, IRS 990 Forms at the following site: http://lnp.fdncenter.org/finder.html )
The FC Search CD-ROM is also available for use by members of the Cornell and Tompkins County Communities at the Office of Foundation Relations. To make an appointment for your FC Search training, email the Foundation Relations Research Office or phone 254-6156.
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