The Foundation Center
A Cooperating Collection of The Foundation Center
The Library's Foundation Center is designed to serve the needs of a broad range of nonprofit organizations: from the grassroots, neighborhood-focused organization to the large institutions; from the volunteer grant seeker to the experienced fundraiser.
The grant seeker will find here current information regarding private and corporate foundations, individual donors, grants awarded in specific fields, U.S. Government funding and grants for individuals.
The Foundation Center, established in 1975, is an affiliate of the Foundation Center in New York City and receives resources and technical assistance from this national clearinghouse.
Services
All materials are available for use at the Main Library, North Building, second floor. Specially trained librarians maintain the collection and are available to help you.
Workshops on how to use the Foundation Center's publications are given once a month on a Saturday morning. Call 502/574-1617 for the exact date and time. To make arrangements for group orientations or individualized assistance please call 502/574-1617.
Photocopiers, microform reader/printers and computer work stations are available for making copies. The Library will bill patrons who request copies by telephone, FAX, mail or interlibrary loan. A handling fee will be added to these requests.
Resources
- National Directories
- Guide to U.S. Foundations
- National Directory of Corporate Giving
- Foundation Grants to Individuals
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Kentucky Resources
- Kentucky Foundation Directory
- A guide to Funders in Central Appalachia and the Tennessee Valley
- IRS tax returns for Kentucky Foundations (IRS Form 990-PF)
- Indiana Resources
- Directory of Indiana Foundations
- IRS tax returns for Indiana Foundations (IRS Form 990-PF)
- Periodicals
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Grassroots Fundraising Journal
- Corporate Philanthropy Report
- Nonprofit Times
- Foundation News and Commentary
- Fund Raising Management
- Electronic Databases
- FC Search: The Foundation Center's database on CD-ROM
- The Foundation Center's World Wide Web site on the Internet with links to other nonprofit and grant maker sites.
- Circulating Materials -Books which may be checked out for home use include the subjects of research strategies, proposal planning and writing, fundraising techniques and nonprofit management.
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections in the Region
These institutions provide a core collection of information on foundations, grants and supplementary materials. Those marked with an asterisk (*) have the IRS tax returns for the private foundations incorporated in their state or region as shown in parentheses.
Louisville, Kentucky
* Louisville Free Public Library
502/574-1617 (KY and IN)
Lexington, Kentucky
* Lexington Public Library
606/231-5520 (KY, OH and TN)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Western Kentucky University
502/745-6125
Cincinnati, Ohio
* Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
513/369-6940 (OH, KY and IN)
Evansville, Indiana
*County Public Library
812/428-8200 (IN, KY anf Ill)
Indianapolis, Indiana
* Indianapolis/Marion County Public Library
317/269-1733 (IN)
Charleston, West Virginia
* Kanawha County Public Library
304/343-4646 (WV)
Nashville, Tennessee
* Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County
615/862-5843 (TN)
Knoxville, Tennessee
* Knoxville-Knox County Public Library
615/544-5700 (TN)
Memphis, Tennessee
* Memphis and Shelby County Public Library
910/725-8877 (TN)
St. Louis, Missouri
* Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy
314/361-3900
