• Action without Borders
  http://www.idealist.org/
"Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives. AWB is independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed. Our work is guided by the common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect." There are almost 66,000 nonprofit organizations on this site, consultants, jobs, internships, and more. Doing a search on grants results in many hits of potential resources.


• Community Foundation Locator
  http://www.cof.org/Locator/index.cfm?crumb=2&navItemNumber=2502
part of the Council on Foundations, this is a database of community foundations in the United States.


• Community of Science
  http://www.cos.com
"Community of Science (COS) is the leading global resource for hard-to-find information critical to scientific research and other projects across all disciplines." It also contains a funding opportunities section, which is according to COS, the world's most comprehensive funding resource, with more than 22,000 records representing nearly 400,000 opportunities, worth over $33 billion."However, to search the database you have to subscribe.


• The Foundation Finder
  http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/
"Looking for information about a specific grantmaker? Need to identify funders by state, city, or ZIP code? Foundation Finder provides grantmakers' addresses, web sites, and fiscal data. 990 Finder directs you to an organization's IRS returns. Both services are free and easy to use." You can also search RFP's (Request for Proposals) that are found in the Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest. Request for Proposals are news items that give information on new sources of funding and new grants being offered.



• Fundsnet Services
  http://www.fundsnetservices.com/
Fundsnet "provides information to grantwriting professionals, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions seeking grants and fundraising information. We also serve students seeking Scholarship and Financial Aid resources to continue with their education."


• Give.org
  http://www.give.org/reports/index.asp
"Give.org is the web site for the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance (the Alliance) helps donors make informed giving decisions and advances high standards of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions from the public. The Alliance was formed in 2001 through the merger of the National Charities Information Bureau with the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Foundation (which housed the Philanthropic Advisory Service.) The merger partners offer over a century of combined experience in charity evaluation. The Alliance produces in-depth evaluative reports on national charities based on comprehensive Standards for Charity Accountability and publishes a quarterly magazine, the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Guide. National charities that meet the standards can apply to participate in the Alliance’s National Charity Seal program. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance produces reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations. About one-third of the local Better Business Bureaus in the United States report on regionally soliciting charities. The Alliance does not rank charities but rather seeks to assist donors in making informed judgments about charities soliciting their support." Give.org has a National Charity Reports Index that gives reports on many foundations, and unlike the Foundation Center and GuideStar, you don't have to subscribe to see the complete report.


• Guidestar
  http://www.guidestar.org/
"GuideStar is the leader in providing comprehensive data on more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations, connecting them with donors, foundations, businesses, and governing agencies in a nationwide community of giving." ....The information we provide contains searchable data from IRS Forms 990 and the IRS Business Master File, including comprehensive facts on employee compensation and grant activity. With our new eDocs service, nonprofits can add their annual reports, audited financial statements, letters of determination, and other documents to our growing store of information, making GuideStar a more powerful tool than ever." Another name for this nonprofit organization is Philanthropic Research, Inc.


• GrantSelect
  http://www.grantselect.com/
"GrantSelect, the online version of the GRANTS Database, compiled and edited by Schoolhouse Partners, contains approximately 10,000 funding opportunities provided by more than 4,000 sponsoring organizations. Each record includes: Contact information, Sponsor name and address, Subject terms for related searches, Type of sponsor (federal agency, foundation, research institute, etc.) Each record also includes (where available): URLs to more information on the funding opportunity, Deadline date(s), Restrictions on who may apply (including geographic restrictions), Lists of previous awards, Amount(s) of grant or award, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number, Populations encouraged to apply (e.g., women, minorities, disabled), RFA and PA numbers for NIH grants, Program numbers for NSF grants, Funding opportunities range from pure research grants to arts programs, biomedical and health care research, community services programs, children and youth programs, K-12 education funding, international programs, and operating grants for nonprofit organizations. Sponsoring organizations include federal government agencies (including NIH, NSF, Centers for Disease Control, and many others), foundations and other nonprofit organizations, corporations and corporate foundations, research institutes, state agencies, and universities. GrantSelect also includes over 420 grants provided by Canadian sources." The database is divided into topics and to use, you have to subscribe.


• ResearchResearch
  http://www.researchresearch.com/entry/entry.htm
"This database, which you have to subscribe to use, claims that you have access to all funding sources in the United States, both federal, state, companies, non-profits. Also there is "every funding opportunity in every discipline for researchers in the following countries: United Kingdom, Australia & New Zealand, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway & Denmark. For researchers in other parts of Europe, we also compile every opportunity that is available on a Europe-wide basis. And we also have thousands of internationally-available opportunities on our database. These includes those from the US and Europe that others can apply for - eg some of the NIH opportunities - plus thousands more from countries as diverse as Japan, Canada and Brazil. So wherever you are in the world, we can expand the range of funding you have access to day by day."


• ResearchResearchLite
  http://www.researchresearch.com/entry/entry.htm
"This is a free version of ResearchResearch and they say that it contains less that one percent of the content of the full ResearchResearch database, but you still get access to all federal funding sources. This database has incorporated ScienceWise.com

• The Foundation Center
  http://foundationcenter.org/
This is a major site for grants information. "Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy." It "is the most authoritative source of information on private philanthropy in the United States." It helps people to "better understand the field of philanthropy." The Foundation Center publishes an annual Foundation Directory. At the web site there is a wealth of information, including: learning about foundations and fundraising, proposal writing, searching the library of nonprofit literature, join a discussion group of people involved in philanthropy, look up basic information on a foundation in the Foundation Finder or 990 Finder, and more. To find more complete information on a foundation, you need to use the online Foundation Directory, in which you can find information from 10,000 to 80,000 foundations, depending on your subscriber level. You can access Common Grant Application Forms, check statistics on foundations and on grants, learn proposal Writing, access research Studies, National Trends, Regional Trends, International Trends in giving.


• Grants and Related Resources
  http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/index.htm
This site is maintained by Michigan State University, and contains links to grants for nonprofits by topic, grants for individuals by topic, national grantmakers, grantmaker affinity groups, and much more.


• GIA: Grantmakers in Aging
  http://www.giaging.org/links.htm
"One of the fastest growing affinity groups in the philanthropic community, Grantmakers In Aging (GIA) today boasts more than 100 members, a vibrant annual meeting, a high quality Web site, assorted elegant publications, and a dynamic network of funders and experts in the field-all focused on strengthening grantmaking for an aging society."


• The Grants Information Collection
  http://grants.library.wisc.edu/
"The Grants Information Collection is located in Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It is one of a network of approximately 200 collections established by the Foundation Center, an independent national service organization in New York, to provide an authoritative source of information on foundation and corporate giving for nonprofit organizations."

"Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,300 of America's largest charities."

• Association of Fundraising Professionals
  http://www.afpnet.org/
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, AFP (formerly the National Society of Fund Raising Executives) advances philanthropy through its nearly 28,000 members in 185 chapters throughout the world."


• American Association of Grant Professionals
  http://go-aagp.org/
The American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP), a nonprofit membership association, builds and supports an international community of grant professionals committed to serving the greater public good by practicing the highest ethical and professional standards. Since its inception in 1998, AAGP has grown rapidly. With over 1,200 current members internationally, the opportunities and benefits of membership continue to attract people from all over the globe."


• Association of Small Foundations
  http://www.smallfoundations.org/
The United States is home to 60,000 smaller foundations, those led entirely by volunteer boards or operated by just a few staff. These foundations account for half of the country's total foundation grant dollars, providing essential financial support in thousands of communities across the country. ASF was founded ten years ago, and rapidly has grown to become the most popular membership association of philanthropists in the country. Here, members find common-sense advice that leads to greater enjoyment and success in their philanthropic activities. As a member, you'll have access to staff and experts who can answer your questions, a substantial collection of written materials, and--when you need them--a group of peers with whom to share ideas on grantmaking, building a board, managing investments, and much more. What do we mean by small? For us, this relates to staff size, not assets. The vast majority of our 3,000 members have no more than two staff, and half of our members have no paid staff - operating completely with volunteer trustees. As for assets, about 250 of the members have over $50 million in assets, but our average size is $18 million, and half have under $7 million.


• Conference of Southwest Foundations
  http://www.c-s-f.org/?id=1
"The Conference of Southwest Foundations is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking organizations that provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences and expertise among grantmakers, and resources to enhance the ability of each organization to fulfill its charitable mission. We maintain a library of the resources required for effective, efficient and responsible philanthropy."


• Council on Foundations
  http://www.cof.org/
The Council on Foundations works to support foundations by promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy. See what role foundations play in your community, how to start your own foundation and what the Council does to support foundations. Looking for a Grant? If you are looking for grants or for contact information for funding sources, please contact The Foundation Center. The Foundation Center is an independent national service organization established by foundations to provide an authoritative source of information on foundation and corporate giving. The center's extensive Web site features the User-Friendly Guide to Funding Research and Resources as well as information on workshops on proposal writing and grant research. The Foundation Center’s site has links to Web sites at private foundations, corporate giving programs, community foundations, and public charities.


• Environmental Grantmakers Association
  http://www.ega.org/resources/index.php?op=links&issues=4
"The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA), a project of the Rockefeller Family Fund and an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, was formed with twelve member foundations from across the United States. In 1987, a group of environmental grantmakers met in Washington, D.C. to discuss common interests and to learn about each other's specific programs. As a result of the enthusiasm generated at this meeting, plans were made for future meetings, grants lists exchanged, and a directory of foundation program interests was published. Subsequent meetings reaffirmed this interest for increased communication among grantmakers through EGA. Today, our members represent over 250 foundations from North America and around the world. The mission of EGA is to help member organizations become more effective environmental grantmakers through information sharing, collaboration and networking. EGA’s vision is one of an informed, diverse, collaborative network of effective grantmakers who are supporting work toward a sustainable world. Recognizing the importance of diverse perspectives, the organization values ecological integrity, justice, environmental stewardship, inclusivity, transparency, accountability and respect, balancing pragmatism with the long view."


• Giving Institute
  http://www.givinginstitute.org/
"The Giving Institute, formerly the American Association of Fundraising Counsel (AAFRC) sought to enhance the professionalism of a field that was disorganized and sometimes misunderstood and mistrusted. Their first act was to develop a fair practice code. The code, known today as the Standards of Practice and Professional Code of Ethics, is widely accepted as a model for professional ethics in the field. Beyond this original mission to promote the evolution of the professional fundraising field, the Association's other commitment—promoting philanthropy—has also expanded through the years. Giving USA was first published as a public service in 1955." Also on this site is the "Giving USA Foundation™ Giving Institute Trust for Philanthropy is a foundation to advance research, education a public understanding of philanthropy that was founded in 1985 by the Giving Institute.


• Independent Charities of America
  http://www.independentcharities.org/
This organization says that its mission is to "To Screen and Certify America's Best Charities and present them to givers in fund drives at work and on the web."


• International Reading Association: Teacher Grants and Awards
  http://www.reading.org/association/awards/teachers.html
"IRA presents a number of awards and grants each year to recognize outstanding teachers of reading and literacy at all levels and to support teachers’ efforts to enhance their knowledge and teaching skills and to make meaningful contributions to their profession."


• National Grants Management Association
  http://www.ngma.org/
"NGMA connects professionals in the grants field to improve and unify the Federal grants delivery process by bringing together the professionals involved in this process so that they may learn from each other. NGMA supports the evolving process of grants management across all levels -- from the grantmaker through the grant recipient -- and everyone in between.


• Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
  http://www.tano.org/

• Grants.gov
  http://www.grants.gov
"Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for Federal government grants. There are over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community. Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants."


• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
A compendium of federal programs. projects, services, activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. For each entry, it gives the federal agency providing assistance, legal authorization for the assistance program, objectives, types of assistance, uses and restrictions, eligibility requirements, the application process and contact information.


• FebBBizOpps
  http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
  
  "FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community."
  
  
• Federal Register
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/


"Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. It is updated daily by 6 a.m. and is published Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays." It also contains current information and news about federal grant programs.


• USA.gov for Business and NonProfits
  http://www.usa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml


This is a part of the USA.gov webpage and it contains information about grants, loans and other assistance from the Federal government.


• GrantsNet: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/


This site is maintained U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Grants, and it contains information about grants available through the HHS.


• Technology Grant Programs
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/edgrants.html


This contains grant programs available through the Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology.


• National Endowment for the Humanities: Apply for a Grant
  http://www.neh.gov/grants/


This site contains a listing of grants available from the National Endowment for the Humanities.


• National Institutes of Health: Grants Web Site
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm


This is the website to go to obtain information about grants from the National Institutes of Health.


• Public Telecommunications Facilities Program and the Technology Opportunities Program
  http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/otiahome.html


This site contains grant programs from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.


• Small Business Administration
  http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/grants/index.html


This site contains information about how to get a grant from the Small Business Administration.



• Institute of Museum and Library Services
  http://www.imls.gov
This site contains information on grants available through the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This agency has a function "to consolidate Federal library services programs; to stimulate excellence and promote access to learning and information resources in all types of libraries."


• Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants
  http://www.ed.gov/programs/heatqp/resources.html?exp=0
This program's purpose is to "make lasting changes in the ways teachers are recruited, prepared, licensed, and supported. One clear goal of these grants is supporting efforts to reduce shortages of qualified teachers in high-need school districts."


• Technology Innovation Challenge Grants
  http://www.ed.gov/programs/techinnov/index.html
"The Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (TICG) program supports partnerships among educators, business and industry, and other community organizations to develop innovative applications of technology and plans for fully integrating technology into schools."


• Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships
  http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipselaap/index.html
"LAAP is a grant program for asynchronous, innovative, scalable, and nationally significant distance education projects. Eligibility requirements for LAAP include at least two partners and a one-to-one matching of requested federal funds."


• National Science Foundation: Funding Opportunities
  http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
"The National Science Foundation promotes and advances scientific progress in the United States by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering."


• White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/
Faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) have a long tradition of helping Americans in need and together represent an integral part of our nation’s social service network. Yet, all too often, the Federal government has put in place complicated rules and regulations preventing FBCOs from competing for funds on an equal footing with other organizations....Federal funds should be awarded to the most effective organizations—whether public or private, large or small, faith-based or secular—and all must be allowed to compete on a level playing field."


• GrantsNet
  http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/
GrantsNet is a site maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and contains information about funding opportunities, grant forms, tips for writing grant proposals, the HHS department grant process overview, and additional grants resources.

• Science Education: Grants and Awards
  http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/science/grants.htm
  This State Department of Education sites lists environmental education funding opportunities, National Science Teachers Association grants, The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program, Toshiba Exploravision, Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Teachers, Braitmayer Foundation K-12 Education Grants, and the Weyerhaeuser Excellence in Recycling Grant.
  
  
• Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentives Program
  http://www.sde.state.ok.us/home/home01_test.html?http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/ap/!
"The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to establish the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Inventive Program, to be administered by the State Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to establish, organize, and administer a program designed to improve the course offerings available to high school students throughout the state and to prepare students for admission to and success in a postsecondary educational environment." It awards grants for "purpose of providing an advanced placement course, based on criteria established by the Department."


• Oklahoma Department of Commerce: Communities: Grants and Funding
  http://www.okcommerce.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=263&Itemid=328
  "Whether you are a government entity, a consultant, or just seeking to understand more about funding opportunities provided through Commerce, you've come to the right place. Here, you'll find most everything you need to know about the various types of funding, eligibility, application process, and more. If at any time, you need more information that you can't find on the website, please contact us. We provide technical assistance and support throughout the grant-seeking process and all the way through implementation of your project."
  
  
• District Attorneys Council: Federal Grants Available
  http://www.ok.gov/dac/Federal_Grants_Division/Grants_Available/
"The Federal Grants Division within the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council serves as the contact point for the State of Oklahoma with several federal granting agencies. In this capacity the Division is responsible for administration and management of six federal grants totaling more than $9 million."


• Oklahoma Arts Council Grants
  http://www.arts.ok.gov/grants.html
"The Council awards matching grants each year to cultural organizations, schools and local governments in order to increase resources available to non-profit organizations producing community arts and arts education programs throughout Oklahoma."


• Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security: Grant Info
  http://www.ok.gov/homeland/Grant_Info/index.html
Provides information about current grants from the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security


• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality: Grants Program
  http://www.deq.state.ok.us/ECLSnew/Complaints/grants.htm
This page contains information on On-Site Sewage Treatment System Grants.


• Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
  http://www.ohfa.org/HDT/HOME1/Guide1/guide5.html
"Recognized as the industry leader, OHFA makes a difference in the lives of Oklahomans by fulfilling their housing needs and dreams. OHFA offers nine housing programs ranging from a homeless program and rental assistance to housing development and home ownership." They offer several grant programs that will assist Oklahomans in their housing needs.


• City of Oklahoma City Grants and Funding
  http://www.okc.gov/Planning/Grants-Funding.html
This is the City of Oklahoma City's listing of available grants.

• Texas Education Agency: Grants
  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/grants.html
"This site is a central resource for and link to all State and Federal grant opportunities administered by TEA. Grant seeking opportunities, links to the grant management and administrative guidance, and other tools and resources are also included in this site. (This site replaces the Division of Discretionary Grants, Division of Formula Funding, Funding Opportunities and Grants Management, and the eGrants sites.)"


• Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Funding for Libraries
  http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/funding/



• Texas Council for the Humanities
  http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/
"Working in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Humanities Texas provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and institutions for humanities programs aimed at public audiences."


• Office of the Governor: Grant Alert: Notification of Grant Opportunities
  http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/stategrants/grantalert
  THis page list opportunities for Federal grants, and links to federal websites, and state grants information from the Texas Register, Texas Marketplace, and state agencies, and training opportunities in grantsmanship.
  
  
• Texas Historical Commission: Certified Local Government Grants
  http://www.thc.state.tx.us/grantsincent/gradefault.shtml



• Texas Parks and Wildlife: TRPA Grants
  http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/grants/trpa/

• American Association of Physics Teachers
  http://www.aapt.org
• American Medical Association
  http://www.amafoundation.org
• American Psychiatric Foundation
  http://www.psychfoundation.org
• American Psychological Foundation
  http://www.apa.org/apf/
• Averitt Express
  http://www.averittexpress.com/aboutus/averittcares.htm


• The Boston Globe Foundation
  https://bostonglobe.com/community/foundation/index.stm


• The William J. Clinton Foundation

http://www.clintonfoundation.org/index.htm
• eBay Foundation
  http://pages.ebay.com/aboutebay/foundation.html
• Gene and Jerry Jones Family/Dallas Cowboys Charities
  http://www.dallascowboys.com/community_jones.cfm
• Gifts in Kind
  http://www.giftsinkind.org
"Gifts In Kind International is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to link donor resources to enhance, empower, and restore communities and people in need. We are the seventh-largest charity in America according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and we generated and placed more than $850 million in urgently needed new product donations last year. Gifts In Kind receives donations from thousands of large and small companies, including half of the Fortune 100 technology, retail, and consumer corporations. We distribute these donations to more than 150,000 community charities across the United States and throughout the world."
• Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation
  http://www.mkacf.org
• National Geographic Society Education Foundation
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/
"The mission of National Geographic's Education Foundation is to motivate and enable each new generation to become geographically literate....The Foundation awards more than five million dollars each year to educators and to schools, districts, universities, conservation groups, and other educational organizations to support Model Programs in Geography Education and to energize an active grassroots network of local professors, K-12 educators and others across the nation through Education Network Grants."


• National Education Association Foundation
  http://www.neafoundation.org/
"The NEA Foundation, through the unique strength of its partnership with educators, advances student achievement by investing in public education that will prepare each of America’s children to learn and thrive in a rapidly changing world."

What is a Community Foundation?. According to the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory, 2006 , this is a "publicly sponsored organization that makes grants for social, educational, religious, or other charitable purposes in a specific community or region. The source of income is "contributions received from many donors."

• Austin Community Foundation for the Capital Area
  http://www.austincommunityfoundation.org
• California Community Foundation
  http://www.calfund.org
• Chicago Community Trust
  http://www.cct.org
• Communities Foundation of Texas
  http://www.cftexas.org
• Community Foundation of Abilene
  http://www.cfabilene.org
• Community Foundation of North Texas
  http://www.cfntx.org
• Dallas Foundation
  http://www.dallasfoundation.org
• East Texas Communities Foundation
  http://www.etcf.org
• Greater Houston Community Foundation
  http://www.ghcf.org
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
  http://www.gkccf.org"
• Greater New Orleans Foundation
  http://www.gnof.org
• New York Community Trust
  http://www.nycommunitytrust.org
• Oklahoma City Community Foundation
  http://www.occf.org/occf/index.php
• Tulsa Community Foundation
  http://www.tulsacf.org
• Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation
  http://www.wfacf.org

What is an Independent Foundation?. According to the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory, 2006 , This is "an independent grantmaking organization established to aid social, educational, religious, or other charitable activities. The source of funds is an "endowment generally derived from a single source such as an individual, a family, or a group of individuals."

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  http://www.gatesfoundation.org


• The Benton Foundation
  http://www.benton.org/


• Bechtel Foundation
  http://www.bechtel.com/foundation.htm


• Carnegie Corporation of New York
  http://www.carnegie.org/


• Ford Foundation
  http://www.fordfound.org


• Gerber Foundation
  http://www.gerberfoundation.org
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  http://www.hewlett.org/Default.htm
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  http://www.wkkf.org


• The Rockefeller Foundation
  http://www.rockfound.org

What is a Company-Sponsered Foundation?. According to the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory, 2006 , This is a "legally an independent grantmaking organization with close ties to the corporation providing funds" The source of funds is an "endowment and annual contributions from a profit-making corporation.....Giving tends to be in fields related to corporate activities or in communities where corporation operates."

• Aetna Foundation
  http://www.aetna.com/foundation/


• Alcoa Foundation
  http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/community/foundation/overview.asp


• AMR/American Airlines Foundation
  http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/amrfoundation.jhtml
• BirdsEye Foods Foundation
  http://www.birdseyefoods.com/corp/about/foundation.asp


• The AT&T Foundation
  http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7736


• Boeing Company Charitable Trust
  http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/index.html


• CitiGroup Foundation
  http://www.citigroupfoundation.org/citigroup/corporate/foundation/
• The Coca-Cola Foundation
  http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_coke.html


• The Dallas Mavericks Foundation
  http://www.nba.com/mavericks/community/Dallas_Mavericks_Foundation_Guidelines.html
• Dow Chemical Company Foundation
  http://www.dow.com/commitments/corp_cit.htm
• Gannett Foundation
  http://www.gannettfoundation.org/
• General Motors Foundation
  http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/community/
• General Mills Foundation
  http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx
• Google Foundation
  http://www.google.org/
• Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation
  http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/


• IBM International Foundation
  http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/


• John Deere Foundation
  http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/csr/community/found.html


• Microsoft Grants
  http://www.microsoft.com/industry/publicsector/grants.mspx


• New York Life Foundation
  http://www.newyorklife.com/foundation/
• Sprint
  http://www.sprint.com/citizenship/commitment.html?id8=vanity:community


• NIKE Foundation
  http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikefoundation/index.html


• Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc. (Foundation type: operating)
  http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/comm_invest/giving/foundation.html


• UPS Foundation
  http://www.community.ups.com/philanthropy/main.html
• Verizon Foundation
  http://foundation.verizon.com


• Wal-Mart Foundation
  http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/


• Wallace Foundation
  http://www.wallacefoundation.org

• Oklahoma Foundation Databook: Oklahoma Foundation Links and Other Resources
  http://www.foundationdatabook.com/Pages/ok/ok1.html


• Oklahoma Museums Association
  http://www.okmuseums.org/
• The Kerr Center For Sustainable Agriculture
  http://www.kerrcenter.com/HTML/opg.html
• The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
  http://www.noble.org
• Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
  http://www.schusterman.org/


"The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation was established in 1987 to support programs that enhance Jewish life in the United States, Israel, and the former Soviet Union.  The foundation also funds Oklahoma-based, non-sectarian charitable groups that focus on education, children and community service."
• The Zarrow Group of Foundations
  http://www.zarrow.com/
• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
  http://www.choctawnation.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home
The Choctaw Nation is a huge enterprise that has many programs that provide assistance in community services, social services, education, housing, and health services. Some of the programs are for the tribe and some are not grants, but some are.
• Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma
  http://www.chickasaw.net/site06/index.htm
The Chickasaw Nation, like the Choctaw Nation, has many programs that service the needs of its citizens and can be a source of funding. Chick on Services to see all the programs that they offer, or type in grants in the search box and see what comes up.
• Oklahoma Small Business Development Center: Loans and Grants
  http://www.osbdc.org/DocumentMaster.aspx?doc=3
The OSBDC has the state office located at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, with offices also at East Central University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, University of Central Oklahoma, Langston University, and Rose State College.
• Oklahoma Humanities Council: Grants
  http://www.okhumanitiescouncil.org/grants
"Support from OHC, through competitive grants, has enabled hundreds of community groups, cultural agencies, and educational institutions to organize humanities programs that ask, “What does it mean to be human?” These programs differ widely in audience, content, and form, but they all have one thing in common: they bring us closer to the world of ideas."

• AT& T Foundation (formerly SBC Foundation)
  http://att.sbc.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7736
• The Marilyn Augur Family Foundation
  http://www.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/augur/
• Harry W. Bass Foundation
  http://www.harrybassfoundation.org
• Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation
  http://www.leeandramonabass.org
• Bell Trust
  http://www.belltrust.org
• Belo Foundation
  http://www.belo.com/about/foundation.x2
• Dell Foundation
  http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/about_dell/values/community_outreach/foundation?c=us&l=en&s=corp&redirect=1
• The EDS Foundation
  http://www.eds.com/about/community/foundation/
• Esping Family Foundation
  http://www.espingfamilyfoundation.org/
• ExxonMobil Foundation
  http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/community.aspx
• Hoblitzelle Foundation
  http://www.hoblitzelle.org/
• The Houglund Foundation
  http://www.hoglundfoundation.org/
• J.C. Penney
  http://www.jcpenney.net/social_resp/index.htm
• The Texas Instruments Foundation
  http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/citizen/giving/index.shtml?DCMP=TI_Giving&HQS=NotApplicable+IL+giving
• The Trull Foundation
  http://www.trullfoundation.org/
• Todd Wagner Foundation
  http://www.toddwagnerfoundation.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000000
• The Webber Family Foundation
  http://www.webberfoundation.org/
• The Robert A. Welch Foundation
  http://www.welch1.org/

• NonProfitExpert.com: International Grants
  http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/international.htm


• Grants and Related Resources: International/Foreign Grant Makers
  http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/privint.htm


• Philanthrophy News Digest: Special Issue: International Philanthropy
  http://fdncenter.org/pnd/specialissues/item.jhtml?id=3000057


• j4bGrants
  http://www.j4bgrants.co.uk/Default.aspx
This is a site for grant information in Great Britain. It has "comprehensive information on government and lottery grants for both business and voluntary groups which is updated DAILY. NEW additional database of publicly funded organizations that provide help & advice. Search for Business Grants and Community Grants now."
• GrantsLINK
  http://www.grantslink.gov.au/



• Australia Council of the Arts: Grants
  http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants



• Grants List: New Zealand
  http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/grants/



• Association of Charitable Foundations
  http://www.acf.org.uk/
"The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) is the UK wide support organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations of all types. ACF receives no government funds. It is entirely dependent on its members, who pay a subscription according to size; for most, this is no more than one thousandth of their grant-giving in the previous year. Over 300 independent trusts and foundations, large and small, have joined - with total grant-giving of more than £1 billion per year."


• European Foundation Centre
  http://www.efc.be/
"As an independent international association, the European Foundation Centre (EFC) is the gathering point for independent funders active in and with Europe. Foundations and corporate citizens from all over Europe and the world are members and partners of the EFC, which promotes and underpins their work. Established in 1989 by seven of Europe's leading foundations, the EFC today serves a core membership of more than 200 members, associates and subscribers; 350 community philanthropy initiatives; as well as a further 50,000 organisations linked through a network of 58 information and support centres worldwide. The EFC hosts WINGS (Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support), a global network of some 100 grantmaker associations and support organisations."


• United States International Grantmaking Project
  http://www.usig.org/
"United States International Grantmaking (USIG) is a project of the Council on Foundations in partnership with the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The USIG project facilitates effective and responsible international grantmaking by U.S. foundations. The USIG Project: Explains complex legal requirements in understandable terms, works toward revision of burdensome or ambiguous IRS regulations governing giving abroad, compiles a database of legal information for 32 specific countries, provides “model” materials for foundations to use with their overseas grantees, provides access to best practices in the field, and links to other resources relevant to USIG’s mission.


• Taiwan Philanthropy Information Center
  http://www.tpic.org.tw/

• Open Directory : Society: Philanthropy: Grants
  http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Philanthropy/Grants/
"The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors." This is the list of links in this directory about grants.


• Google
  http://www.google.com
This site has risen from relative obscurity to the most popular web search engine in the world. You can find thousands of sites that deals with grants, fundraising and philanthropy here.


• Philanthropy: Google Directory
  http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Philanthropy/
This is one of the categories of the Google Directory. There are more than 3000 links to philanthropy resources on the Internet here.


• Librarians' Internet Index
  http://lii.org/
"Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world. Every Thursday morning we send out our free newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by our team of librarians. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more. You can subscribe to our newsletter by email or RSS, or read us on the Web. We have close to 40,000 subscribers, many from our funding states of California and Washington. You can also search and browse our website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics."


• Internet Search Tools
  http://www.se.edu/lib/search3.htm
This site contains over 120 search tools of the Internet. There are search engines, meta search engines, deep web search engines, image search engines, blog search engines, Scholarly Content on the Deep Web, subject guides or directories, people finder search tools, specialty search tool, and other sites that contain lists of search tools.


• Center on Philanthropy
  http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/
This is at Indiana University, where they have the Fund Raising School. "The Fund Raising School is the only international fundraising education program housed within a university. We combine cutting-edge practice with scientific research in developing our curriculum."

• Board Cafe
  http://www.compasspoint.org/boardcafe/index.php



• Capital Research Center
  http://www.capitalresearch.org/
"Capital Research Center (CRC) was established in 1984 to study non-profit organizations, with a special focus on reviving the American traditions of charity, philanthropy, and voluntarism." It publishes various newsletters on nonprofit organizations.


• Chronicle of Philanthropy
  http://philanthropy.com
This publication calls itself "the newspaper of the nonprofit world." It contains a feature called a Guide to Grants, and the nonprofit handbook, and other stories dealing with charitable giving.


• Foundation News & Commentary
  http://www.foundationnews.org/
FN&C Now was an e-mail newsletter published by the Council on Foundations to share news between bimonthly editions of Foundation News & Commentary magazine. It ceased publication with the Sept/Oct 2006 issue.


• Philanthropy News Digest
  http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/
This is the news part of the Foundation Center. It contains news and commentary about the philanthropy world. It also has Connections, a newsletter that "presents fresh links to the best the Web has to offer on issues related to the changing world of philanthropy." It also contains RFPs, or requests for proposals, which are funding opportunities "offered by a foundation or other grantmaking organization."


• Fundraiser Magazine
  http://www.fundraiser.com/



• The Grant Advisor Plus
  http://www.grantadvisor.com/
This is "the on-line information service for grantspersons and faculty in higher education. Our service is designed exclusively for U.S. colleges and universities, and their faculty. We provide subscribers with a monthly newsletter and with listings of grant and fellowship opportunities for their institutions and faculty."


• The Grantsmanship Center
  http://www.tgci.com/magazine.shtml



• The NonProfit Times
  http://www.nptimes.com/
"As The Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit Management, The NonProfit Times, published 22 times a year, will provide you with hard hitting, and useful information on the business of managing your nonprofit organization."



• The Philanthropy Roundtable
  http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/
"The Philanthropy Roundtable is a national association of individual donors, foundation trustees and staff, and corporate giving officers. The Roundtable attracts independent donors who benefit from being part of an organization dedicated to helping them achieve their charitable objectives. In addition to offering expert advice and counsel, the Roundtable puts donors in touch with peers who share similar concerns and interests. Members of the Roundtable gain access to the full range of ideas and information on what does and does not work well in philanthropy." Philanthropy Publishes Philanthropy magazine, which is searchable at this site.


• PNN Online (Philanthropy News Network)
  http://pnnonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index



• Trusts and Estates
  http://trustsandestates.com/
"Trusts & Estates, the journal of wealth management, is the how-to manual for advisors to high-net-worth individuals, families, and foundations. Published since 1904, Trusts & Estates publishes the works of the top practitioners in estate planning, trusts, insurance and other wealth-management disciplines. Readers include estate-planning and probate lawyers, trust bankers and officers, accountants, investment and insurance advisors, financial planners and key decision-makers at non-profit institutions, foundations, government agencies and educational institutions. These readers-who have an average of 20 years in the business-serve about 11 million clients, and influence more than $40 trillion in assets."



• Selected Web Resources for Grants & Nonprofits: Magazines & Newsletters
  http://www.farmlib.org/grantmags.html

• Technorati
  http://www.technorati.com/
• Fundraising and Grantwriting Blog
  http://fundsnet.blogspot.com


• GrantWrangler
  http://blog.grantwrangler.com/


• Blogmarks.net: Public Marks with Tag Grantmanship
  http://blogmarks.net/marks/tag/grantsmanship

• Instraw's Gender Training Wiki: Grants, Scholarships and other Funding
  http://www.un-instraw.org/wiki/training/index.php/Grants,_Scholarships_and_other_Funding
• SmallBusiness.com Wiki: FederalGrants
  http://www.smallbusiness.com/wiki/Federal_grants
• Wikipedia: Federal Grant
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_grant
• Education and Religion: Rouge Grants
  http://educationandreligion.pbwiki.com/RogueGrants
• WikiMedia: Grants

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants

• Topica
  http://lists.topica.com
• Catalist: The Official Catalog of LISTSERV Lists
  http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
• Tile.net
  http://www.tile.net
• Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists
  http://salmosa.kaist.ac.kr/POINTER/mailing-list-by-name.html

• Yahoo Audio Search

http://audio.search.yahoo.com/audio
• Podscope

http://www.podscope.com/
• Podcast Search Engines

http://www.pandia.com/sew/111-podcast-search-engines.html

• Preparing a Grant Proposal
  http://www.arc.gov/index.do?nodeId=102
"The Appalachian Regional Commission awards grants and contracts from funds appropriated to the Commission annually by Congress." Along with awarding grants, the ARC also wrote this document. It outlines the steps involved in preparing a grant proposal: agree on the problem, describe what you hope to achieve, design your program, locate funding sources, and write your proposal."



• Grant Writers and Nonprofit Organization Services
  http://www.grantproposalservices.com/GrantPros/index.html
This site looks for, and obtains information on grant resource money that applies to an individual's specific project of idea.  They do a search in a database of 20,000 grants resources and present the information to you for a small fee.


• Non-profit guides
  http://www.npguides.org/index.html
"Non-profit guides are free web-based grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations, charitable, educational, public organizations, and other community-minded groups."


• Proposal Writing Short Course
  http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html
This is the Foundation Center's course on writing grant proposals.


• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show
This is a part of the Catalog of Domestic Assistance, and it outlines the procedures necessary for good grant proposals.


• Finding the Funds You Need: A Guide for Grantseekers
  http://cedev.aers.psu.edu/grantwriting/
"This information was prepared by Walt Whitmer, Community Development Agent, Penn State Cooperative Extension." It contains information on the grant process, understanding foundations, knowing the research tools and methods, writing effective proposals.


• Grant Writing
  http://library.utah.gov/grants_funding/grant_writing.htm
This site is maintained by the Utah State Library and has links to other sites that contain information on how to write a grant proposal


• Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
  http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm
This is a page on the Minnesota Council on Foundations, and gives information on the sections of a grant proposal, and other tips on proposal writing.


• Grantseeking Tips
  http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=63&ItemID=9&NID=44&LanguageID=0


This is a page written by the W.K.Kellogg Foundation.


• GrantCraft
  http://www.grantcraft.org/
THis is a project of the Ford Foundation. It contains practical helps for people desiring to obtain a grant and publishes guidebooks, videos, and other resources designed to teach people the craft of grantmaking. They also do workshops.


• ePhilanthropy Foundation
  http://www.ephilanthropy.org/site/PageServer
"The ePhilanthropy Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, education organization based in Washington, DC. The foundation provides educational services via conferences, live eTour seminars, our eZine newsletter, and in over 50 online eLearning courses. We help large and small nonprofit organizations learn to utilize the best Internet practices and services to build and enhance relationships with supporters, to raise money, and to build trust among donors in their use of the Internet to aid in various philanthropic endeavors. The ePhilanthropy Foundation provides educational services through the following programs and vehicles: website, seminars, conferences, workshops, master trainer certification, International ePhilanthropy Awards, books, printed articles, electronic publications, and online distance-learning courses.
• SchoolGrants
  http://www.schoolgrants.org/
"SchoolGrants was created in 1999 as a way to share grant information with PK-12 educators. Grant writing can be intimidating to those who are new at it. SchoolGrants helps ease those fears by providing online tips to those who need them. Finding suitable grant opportunities requires a great deal of time and research - SchoolGrants reduces the effort by listing a variety of opportunities available to public and private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools and districts across the United States."
• TGCI-The Grantsmanship Center
  http://www.tgci.com/
TGCI was founded in 1972 to offer grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and government agencies.... Today TGCI conducts some 200 workshops annually in grantsmanship and proposal writing. More than 100 local agencies host these workshops and every year thousands of new graduates join our roster of more than 75,000 alumni.  TGCI alumni attend regular meetings in Los Angeles and other cities, receive continuing support from the TGCI organization, and benefit from technical assistance and other forms of support delivered through the Internet."


• CPB: Grant Proposal Writing Tips
  http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html
"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting evaluates hundreds of proposals each year for a variety of funding purposes. This publication is an easy guide to the basic elements of grant proposal writing and is offered to assist applicants to CPB and to other funding sources. It offers guideposts to help you through each stage of the process."


• Grants Resources in the SE Library and on the Internet (Powerpoint Presentation Given Feb 28, 2007)
  http://www.se.edu/lib/grants.ppt

NOTE: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these pages, errors may occur on occasion. Please verify any information obtained on these pages with the relevant department before relying on the information for anything critical.