How Do I
Grantseeking Databases
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You can log in to almost all of the databases listed below from outside the library using your library barcode number. If you don't have a library card, you may register for one online. Please make sure that you are accessing our site via this URL:
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Those databases specified with "No Remote Access" must be used from a computer inside the library. Remote Access specified with "(CLP Card)" are only accessible with a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh library card.
These databases, valuable for grantseekers, are available only onsite at the Foundation Center at the Downtown & Business location. We recommend that you call us to schedule an appointment for a one-on-one session with a librarian in the Foundation Center. Our phone number is 412.281.7143.
| FC Search | Foundation Center ONLY | No Remote Access | ||
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FC Search (CD-ROM), by the Foundation Center (New York), profiles over 92,000 foundations and other private funders nationwide, and over 400,000 grants from larger funders. Grantmaker searches can be conducted by name, geographic focus of its funding, fields of interest of funders, types of support, and text searches. Grant searches include by recipient's name, foundation name, services of recipient, and geographical location. Updated semi-annually.
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| Foundation Directory Online Platinum | Foundation Center ONLY | No Remote Access | ||
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Foundation Directory Online, by the Foundation Center (New York), is the web version of FC Search. It includes over 92,000 grantmakers and over 1.3 million grants of the larger funders in the database. Updated weekly.
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| Foundation Grants to Individuals Online | Foundation Center & JCEC ONLY | No Remote Access | ||
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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, by the Foundation Center (New York), profiles over 6,500 foundations and public charities that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.
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| Grant Explorer | Foundation Center ONLY | No Remote Access | ||
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Grant Explorer, by Guidestar, includes over 3.05 million grants (of $5,000 or greater) awarded by over 52,200 of the largest foundations nationwide. This is a good database for identifying grants given to organizations whose services are similar to your own nonprofit. Updated weekly.
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| GrantSelect | Foundation Center & JCEC ONLY | No Remote Access | ||
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GrantSelect, by Oryx Press, offers snapshots of over 10,000 public and private funding sources for both nonprofit organizations and individuals. Its strengths are in the arts, education, and research. Updated daily.
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| Pennsylvania Foundations Online | Foundation Center ONLY | No Remote Access | ||
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Pennsylvania Foundations Online profiles over 1,700 foundations in Pennsylvania. Search by city, county, region within the state of PA, by foundation name, and major interests of foundations.
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