Research & Resources

Grants & Nonprofit Info Center - Grants Databases

Databases to Research Grant Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations

Now available at all library locations, including through WiFi! These databases are only available for use inside the library on library computers and the library's WiFi network.

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Information about these two databases is provided during the library's free workshop Grantseeking Basics.

Arizona Guide to Grants and Giving

Annual directory of philanthropic and charitable-giving resources for Arizona grantseekers. Provides profiles of more than 1,800 corporations and foundations with a history of making grants in Arizona. Includes contact listings, program descriptions, grants priorities, and other details.

Preview this database with this free demo from Just Grants Arizona.

Guide to Arizona Grantmakers, the print directory of corporate and foundation resources for Arizona grantseekers, is located in the Grants Collection on the third floor of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library. Available for use inside the library only.

Foundation Directory Online Professional

Combines directory-type information with recent grants awarded. The Grantmaker file lists over 92,000 foundations, corporate donors and grantmaking charities. The Grants file lists over 1.3 million recent grants. Separate 990 file allows you to search across the entire text of over 441,000 recent IRS Forms 990 for grantmaking organizations. The Search Companies capability offers a quick pathway to corporate funders. Only available inside the library.

Take the Foundation Center's free online tour of this database.

Foundation Center's Webinar, Introduction to Finding Funders. This session provides an introduction to one of the key online tools for finding funders, Foundation Directory Online Professional. Learn how to create customized searches to develop lists of prospective foundation and corporate donors that will match your nonprofit organization's funding needs. The webinar lasts 60 minutes. Free.

The Foundation Directory and Foundation Directory Part 2, the print directories of U.S. corporate and foundation grantmakers, are located in the Grants Collection on the third floor of the Main Library. Available for use inside the library.

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Database to Research Grants to Individuals

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

Search detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. Available for use inside the library only on library computers and the library's WiFi network.

Take the Foundation Center's free online tour of this database.

The Foundation Center's print directory, Foundation Grants to Individuals is located in the Grants Collection on the third floor of the Main Library and is available for use in the library.

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