Research Guides: Entrepreneurship &amp; Business Planning: Philanthrophic & Nonprofit Research

Foundation Center Databases

Foundation Directory Online Professional This link opens in a new window
Foundation Directory Online Professional offers information on grant-making private foundations and public charities, as well as the grants they make.

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Downtown Library Only)
A funding research tool for finding foundations that provide financial support for individual grantseekers, for a variety of purposes, including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, awards/grants by nomination only and general welfare.
Foundation Maps (Downtown Library Only)
This interactive mapping tool was designed for grantmakers, advisors, policymakers, researchers, academics—virtually anyone interested in the impact of philanthropy around the world today. Even grantseekers can use Philanthropy In/Sight to gather intelligence to craft compelling grant proposals.

Charity Navigator
- helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health, Accountability and Transparency of over 9,000 charities and provides basic data on the rest of the 1.8 million U.S. nonprofits.
Giving USA
- the mission of The Giving Institute is to educate and engage member firms in the ethical delivery of counsel and related services to nonprofits through research, advocacy, and best practices. *Note WVUL does not subscribe to Giving USA.

Reference USA This link opens in a new window
The Libraries' subscription to this resource will end on 12/31/2023. For assistance in identifying an alternative resource(s), please email researchservices@mail.wvu.edu.

Find detailed information on 14 million US businesses, 100 million households, and nearly 1 million physicians and dentists. Searchable by name, line of business, geographic location, sales, and other parameters.