LibGuides: Prospect Research: Finding Grants: Databases

Google Scholar

Use citation results to find full-text articles in one of the Library's article databases.

Prospect research databases

Use the databases below to identify information about donors, including grantmakers, corporations and individuals, and to identify gifts that have been made. NOTE: These databases are available onsite only and cannot be accessed from outside the Library.

Foundation Directory Online Professional
"Includes over 140,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a database of over 4,000 sponsoring companies; over 3 million recently awarded grants; and a keyword-searchable database of over 1 million recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF. "
Subscription database.
Member Access - Onsite only.
Public Access - Onsite only.

Article databases

Search the databases below to identify articles about donors, prospect research best practices or company profiles.

EBSCO - Business Source Corporate
Contains full text articles from business magazines and top management journals, as well as company profiles and industry reports.

After clicking on this link, access the database through EBSCOhost Research Databases.
Subscription database.
Member Access - Onsite and remote.
Public Access - Onsite only.

Members - Please contact member411@myforefront.org for remote login information.
EBSCO Nonprofit Organization Reference Center
Subjects include charitable giving, financial management, fundraising, governance, grant writing, nonprofit law, nonprofit leadership, organizational management, philanthropic issues, social entrepreneurship, and volunteering.

After clicking on this link, access the database through EBSCOhost Research Databases.
Subscription database.
Member Access - Onsite and remote.
Public Access - Onsite only.

Members - Please contact member411@myforefront.org for remote login information.

Database Tutorials

For the Foundation Directory Online tutorial, please visit our Database Tutorial LibGuide.