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sponsor identification

We have assembled a collection of various databases and tools that will help you to find the funds you need for your next project.

Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Fundsnet List of Resources for Nonprofits
Charity Channel Grants.gov federal grant opportunities
Community of Science Funding Opportunities GuideStar (obtain 990s)
Council on Foundations Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
Federal Register Research Lite (incorporates ScienceWise)
Foundation Center The Grantsmanship Center
Foundation Center 990 Finder  

 

pROSPECT-MANAGED FOUNDATIONS

There are several foundations for which the Office of Foundation Relations maintains a working relationship. It is strongly recommended that if you intend to seek funding from any of the following foundations that you consult with our office first in order to ensure the best approach and to honor the wishes of select foundations to coordinate submissions with a single unit on campus. Our office also has experience with a range of other foundations so you might find it helpful to contact us to see if we can provide you with additional insights before you submit your proposal.

Albert & Margaret Alkek Foundation

    McCormick Foundation

    Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation

    New Frontiers Foundation

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Charles A. Dana Foundation

    Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust

    Doris Duke Foundation

    Russell Sage Foundation

    Energy Foundation

    The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

    Ethics and Excellence

    The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

    The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc

    Ford Foundation

    The Freeman Foundation

    Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

The Getty Foundation

    Grand Victoria Foundation

    The Joyce Foundation

    Henry Luce Foundation Inc

    The McKnight Foundation

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    The Pew Charitable Trusts

    Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

    The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation

    Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

    The Rockefeller Foundation

    James S. McDonnell Foundation

    The Spencer Foundation

    John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

    The Wallace Foundation

    John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

    W. M. Keck Foundation

    John Templeton Foundation

    W.K. Kellogg Foundation

    Kresge Foundation

    William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

    Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

    William Randolph Hearst Foundation

    Lumina Foundation for Education

    William T. Grant Foundation



Free tutorials available from the Foundation Center

These tutorials will introduce you to the world of foundations, sponsor identification, and more.

Foundations Today Tutorial
Learn what foundations do, how they are changing, as well as where they fit in the larger philanthropic universe.

Guide to Funding Research
A basic primer on the grantseeking process and an introduction to the available resources.

Demystifying the 990-PF
An overview of Form 990-PF, the IRS return filed by private foundations.

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