Foundation Center

Access at Main Library

• Foundation Directory Online Professional
  A directory of private philanthropic and grant making foundations.
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
  Includes almost one million grant opportunities from about 90,000 grantmakers.
• Philanthropy In/Sight 
  Foundation Center’s data visualization platform for global philanthropy. 

Nashville Public Library is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center. We provide resources for nonprofit organizations, small business owners, and entrepreneurs seeking partners and donors to fund their projects.

You may use our resources to research funding opportunities from grantmaking foundations and corporations. The collection is free to use. No appointment is necessary to use the collection during open hours.  The collection housed at the Main Library includes:

• Grantmaker directories
• Fundraising and nonprofit management books
• Free access to Foundation Center databases

Recommended Web Sites

• Grants.gov
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance