Search Criteria
In MGO's Grantmaker Search, you can search an extensive database of funders using search criteria in nine categories:

• Grantmaker name. Search for information on a specific grantmaker.

• Areas of interest that they support. Choose from 174 criteria, such as "museums," "secondary education," "cancer," etc.

• Geographic areas where they fund (Greater Minnesota, Twin Cities, etc.).

• Types of support they provide. Choose from 37 criteria, such as "building/renovation," "general operating," "fellowships," etc.

• Beneficiary populations that funders are seeking to help with their grants. Choose from 44 "Beneficiary" criteria, such as "Asian/Pacific Islanders," "homeless," "single parents," etc.

• City where their main office is located.

• Minnesota county where their main office is located.

• Grantmaker type. Search for just corporate funders, private foundations or community/public foundations.

• Text search, to search selected text fields in the database, including trustee names.

MGO's Grantmaker Search includes both a basic search screen and an advanced search screen.

The basic search screen lets you do quick-and-easy searches by grantmaker name or major search categories.

The advanced search screen lets you do more sophisticated searches.

With the advanced search screen you can choose from more search categories and criteria than with the basic search screen, and you can search on multiple criteria within each category. The pulldown menus let you find the criteria you're looking for quickly and easily, and the yellow display boxes keep track of the criteria you've selected for the current search.