Foundations & Grants

Foundation Directory Professional by Candid. is a comprehensive database of organizations that provide grants to other organizations. It is useful for organizations seeking funding. With it you can:

• Search for grantmakers by name, location, field of interest, geographic focus, and more
• Search for companies giving grants by name, location, industry code, and more

Learn more about ways to use the Foundation Directory.

Grants to Individuals by Candid. is a comprehensive listing of scholarships and other grants available to individuals. This resource includes: 

• Advice to individuals applying for grants
• Lists of programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers
• The ability to search by foundation name, state, city, field of interest, type of support, geographic focus, company name, and school name

GuideStar Professional by Candid. is a fully searchable database of all 1.8 million tax-exempt organizations registered with the IRS and thousands of other faith-based non-profits. It includes detailed financial analysis, and leadership information that is only available with an expensive subscription.

• Learn about organization's mission, vision, and values
• Examine scanned originals of available 990 tax forms
• Review financials over time including compensation of top leadership