Minnesota’s Foundation Center
Cooperating Collections
An excellent grantseeking resource is the Foundation Center Cooperating Collection nearest
you. These collections were established by
The Foundation Center, a nonprofit research and
publishing organization located in New York City. Each collection carries many of The
Foundation Center publications, which include several national directories of foundations.
Many collections can also do short computer searches through a connection to The
Foundation Center’s database on CD-ROM (FC Search), and each has a specially trained
librarian assigned to help you.Visit
the Foundation Center's website for an updated
list of Cooperating Collection locations
in Minnesota. Some of the items available at Cooperating Collections:
- The Foundation Directory Online Professional or FC Search: The Foundation Center's Database on CD-ROM
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
- The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing (2007)
- The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals (2008)
- The Foundation Directory, parts 1, 2 and 3 (2008)
- Foundation Fundamentals (2008)
- Foundation Grants to Individuals (2008)
- Foundations Today Series (giving trends, estimates, yearbook)
- National Directory of Corporate Giving (2008)
- Social Justice Grantmaking II (2008)
Note: Titles and publication dates are subject to change without prior notice.
It is recommended that you call the collection in advance of a visit to
determine hours and availability.
Some collections also have
microfiche copies of the IRS Forms 990-PF for Minnesota foundations. 990-PFs are tax
returns that list all the gifts made by a foundation during the previous fiscal year.
990-PFs can be a particularly useful research tool to find out more about a foundation
that has no written guidelines or annual report.
More about Cooperating Collections
Minneapolis Public
Library
The largest Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in Minnesota is in the
Sociology Department at the Minneapolis Public Library. Like all Cooperating Collections,
it has many of The Foundation Center publications. The Minneapolis collection also
includes:
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national directories from other publishers
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several state foundation directories, including the Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers
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books and periodicals on how to write grant proposals,
including sample proposals
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books and periodicals on other ways to raise money
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books and periodicals on managing a nonprofit organization
A librarian presents a free orientation session to the
collection periodically. Call the Minneapolis library at 612.630.6300 to sign up.
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