Grantseeker's Resource Center
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A Cooperating Collection of the |
This collection, housed only at Lexington Park Library, contains the following resources that individual researchers and nonprofit organizations can use to research funding opportunities from foundations and corporations. |
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Print materials (many can be checked out) covering:
- fundraising
- grantseeking
- nonprofit management and board development
- proposal writing
- philanthropy
Two Online Databases- Free in-house access at Lexington Park Library ONLY!
- Foundation Directory Online Professional
Profiles of 92,000+ foundations, corporate donors and grantmaking public charities, and a million plus recent grants. Links to IRS 990’s, funder portfolios and grantmakers’ websites.- Grants to Individuals Online
Searchable information on 6500+ foundation and public charity programs that provide support for students, artists, researchers and other grantseeking individuals.
- Grants to Individuals Online
- There are no workshops currently scheduled for Calvert County or Charles County
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Grantseekers Workshop - 10AM-Noon, Wednesday, October 20, Lexington Park Library
Registration required. 301-863-8188
This workshop is designed to acquaint non-profits and individuals to the resources to find potential funders which are available in the Grantseekers Resource Center located in Lexington Park Library. - Foundation Center’s Washington D.C. calendar of classes
Free Workshops on fundraising and grantseeking
Other websites of interest:
Foundation Center’s Washington D.C. Library for additional resources
Grants.gov is the source to find and apply for federal grants
Guidestar: National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
Enoch Pratt has an extensive grants collection and trained personnel
*About the Foundation Center - Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation’s leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants. It operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. The Center offers free and affordable resources at its website; in its five regional library/learning centers; and through its network of Cooperating Collections.
