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General Resources
Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts (AGM) -
http://www.agmconnect.org
Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, Inc.
Massachusetts Grantmakers
. Boston, MA: AGM, 1999-
ISSN: 0898-7025
The Big Book of Library Grant Money, 2002-2003: Profiles of Private and Corporate Foundations and Direct Corporate Givers Receptive to Library Grant Proposals. Chicago: ALA, 2002. ISBN: 0838935206
Directory of Grants in the Humanities, 2000/2001. Phoenix, AZ:
Oryx Press, 2000. ISSN: 0887-0551
Grants Hotline - http://www.grantshotline.com/
"Grants and funding opportunities for education, local governments, and law enforcement"/Quinlan Publishing Group. Publishes "Grants for Libraries Hotline."
Grant Resources for Librarians and Library Education/
University of Wisconsin, Madison -
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/grants/librarie.htm
Non-profit Guides - http://www.npguides.org/guide/links.htm

Resources for Foundations
The Foundation Center - http://www.fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center. The Foundation 1,000: in-depth profiles of the 1,000 largest U.S. foundations, 2001/2002. NY: The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879549718
"These foundations account for approximately 68% of all foundation grant dollars. They are the most visible… competition is especially keen."
The Foundation Center. The Foundation Center's Guide to
Grantseeking on the Web
. 2002 ed. NY: The Foundation Center, 2001.
ISBN- book: 0879549661 ISBN - CD: 087954967X
The Foundation Center. The Foundation Center's User-friendly Guide: A Grantseeker's Guide to Resources. 4th ed. NY: The Foundation Center, 1996. ISBN: 0879546662
The Foundation Center. The Foundation Directory on CD ROM. ver. 2.0. NY: The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879549114
The Foundation Center. Grant$ for Arts, Culture, and the Humanities.
NY: The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879549203
19,029 grants of $10,000 or more in 1998-99.
"Covers a variety of arts and cultural programs including: arts, education, performing and visual arts, artists services, dance, film and video, music, theater, and drama, literature and writing, historic preservation, humanities and classical studies, museums and planetariums, architecture, public radio and television, journalism, media… does not include public and university libraries or reading programs."
The Foundation Center. Grant$ for Information Technology. NY:
The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879549300
"Covers grants for engineering and technology, research and services, computer science, data processing, telephone, telegraph and telecommunication services, electronic messaging including Internet or WWW, e-mail, interactive TV and video, computer systems and equipment, including hardware and software, CD-ROMs, LANs, Wanes and other automated, digital, multi-media, or on-line systems."
The Foundation Center. Grant$ for Libraries and Information Services.
NY: The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879549319
"Covers grants to public, academic, research, school, and special libraries, and to archives and information centers for construction operations, equipment, acquisitions, computerization [primarily infrastructure] and library science education."
The Foundation Center. National Guide to Funding for Community
Development
. NY: The Foundation Center, 1998. ISBN: 0879547693
The Foundation Center. National Guide to Funding for Information
Technology
. 2nd ed. NY: The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879548797
The Foundation Center. National Guide to Funding for Libraries
and Information Services
. 6th ed. NY: The Foundation Center, 2001.
ISBN: 087954953X
The Foundation Center. National Guide to Funding in Arts and
Culture
. 6th ed. NY: The Foundation Center, 2000. ISBN: 0879549068
Foundations On-Line - http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html
Council on Foundations : Member Foundations & Corporate Giving:
Programs with Websites
- http://www.cof.org/links/memberindex.htm
IRS 990-PFs: Online Access
Internal Revenue Service 990-PF forms are information returns filed annually by more than 50,000 U.S. private foundations. Information provided on 990-PF forms includes financial data, brief application guidelines, names of the foundation's officers and trustees, list of grants awarded by the foundation. These information returns are a valuable source of information on the many foundations that do not have a Website or do not issue annual reports.

Most 990-PF forms are now available on the Internet at several locations:

Lawrence, Steven. Foundation Giving Trends: Update on
Funding Priorities, 2001
. NY: The Foundation Center, 2001.
ISBN: 0879548983

Federal Agencies
Institute of Museum and Library Services - http://www.imls.gov
  A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections - http://www.imls.gov/scripts/text.cgi?/pubs/forumframework.htm
  National Leadership Grants for Libraries - http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_nlgl.asp
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - http://www.archives.gov/index.html
  NHPRC & Other Grants - http://www.archives.gov/grants/
index.html
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - http://www.nea.gov/
  Grants - http://www.nea.gov/grants/index.html
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) - http://www.neh.gov
  Grant programs at NEH - http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
  Online Humanities Projects - http://www.neh.gov/projects/
online.html
  Preservation, Access, and Reference Works Grants - http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/preservation.html
The National Archives: Grants - http://www.archives.gov/grants/
National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/
  Funding Information for the Research and Education Community -
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp
  Active Funding Opportunities - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=rcnt
Technology Opportunities Program - http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top/
Formerly known as theTelecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. Administered under theU.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). President Bush has proposed to eliminate this program from the budget.
U.S. Department of Education
  U.S. Department of Education: Grants - http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml

Resources for the six New England States
Connecticut
Connecticut State Library - http://www.cslib.org/
  Grants - http://www.cslib.org/grantforms.htm
Connecticut's Cultural Gateway/CT Humanities Council -
http://www.ctculture.org/
A state program of the NEH
  Cultural Heritage Development Fund - http://www.ctheritage.org/chc/chdf.htm
"The CHC places a high priority on projects which will lead to increased numbers of tourist visits and to improved visitor experiences in heritage projects. All CHDF implementation awards should result in increased visitation over the life of the project and enhanced tourism activity in Connecticut."
Guide to Corporate Giving in Connecticut. New Haven, Conn.:
OUA/DATA, 1980- ISSN: 1071-4766. Most recent edition, 4th ed., 1993-1994.
Maine
Maine State Library - http://www.state.me.us/msl/
  LSTA
Contact: Linda Lord, LSTA Coordinator, Maine State Library
64 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0064
(207) 287-5600 linda.lord@state.me.us
Maine Humanities Council - http://www.mainehumanities.org/
  Grant types - http://www.mainehumanities.org/grants/
granttypes.html
Maine Arts Commission: Grant Programs - http://mainearts.maine.gov/Grants/index.shtml
Guide to Corporate Giving in Maine. New Haven, CT:
OUA/DATA, 1984- Most recent edition, 1984.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)
"The Board of Library Commissioners administers a variety of grant programs for libraries in Massachusetts. Some programs are available to any library that is a member of one of the six regions that have met other specified eligibility requirements. Another set of programs supports public libraries only. A third class of grants is available to the ten automated resource sharing networks and/or the six regions."
  Grant Opportunities for Massachusetts Libraries - http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/grants/index.php
  LSTA - http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/grants/lsta/index.php
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities (A state program of the NEH) - http://www.mfh.org/
  Grants - http://www.mfh.org/grants/index.htm
Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB) - http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacintro2.htm
  National Historical Publications and Records Commission: Grants - http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcaac/aacnhprc.htm
Guide to Corporate Giving in Massachusetts. New Haven, Conn.:
OUA/DATA, 1983- ISSN: 0882-0449. Most recent edition, 1983.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Library - http://www.state.nh.us/nhsl/
  LSTA - http://www.state.nh.us/nhsl/grants2000.html
New Hampshire Council on the Humanities - http://www.nhhc.org
  Grants - http://www.nhhc.org/apply-for-a-grant.htm
Guide to Corporate Giving in New Hampshire. New Haven, CT: OUA/DATA, 1984- Most recent edition, 1984.
Rhode Island
Office of Library and Information Services - http://www.olis.ri.gov/
  LSTA - http://www.olis.ri.gov/aboutus/5yplan/index.php
  Grants and Funding for Libraries - http://www.olis.ri.gov/grants/
Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities - http://www.uri.edu/rich/
  Humanities Resource Grants - http://www.uri.edu/rich/ -
select Grants
Guide to Corporate Giving in Rhode Island. New Haven, Conn.:
OUA/DATA, 1984- Most recent edition, 1984.
Vermont
Vermont Department of Libraries
  Grant Information and Applications - http://dol.state.vt.us/GOPHER_ROOT5/LIBRARIES/
grants/GRANTS.HTML
Not current.
Vermont Humanities Council - http://www.vermonthumanities.org/
  Grants - http://www.vermonthumanities.org/index_files/
humanitiesgrants.htm
Guide to Corporate Giving in Vermont. New Haven, Conn.:
OUA/DATA, 1984. Most recent edition, 1984.

Foundations
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.asp
US Library Program - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Libraries/USLibraryProgram/
Getty - http://www.getty.edu
  Grants to Organizations - http://www.getty.edu/grants/
  Grants Awarded - http://www.getty.edu/grants/awards/
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - http://www.mellon.org

Corporations
AT&T Foundation - http://www.att.com/foundation/
Coca-cola Foundation - http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/
foundation_coke.html
Hewlett-Packard - http://h21030.www2.hp.com/
IBM Community Relations - http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/
Microsoft Giving - http://www.microsoft.com/giving/Home.asp
Verizon Foundation - http://foundation.verizon.com/index.shtml

April 10, 2008


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