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Where can I find information on grants to individuals?
Here we are focusing on project support for individual artists, researchers and others. If you are seeking help with funding your education, see the FAQ entitled "Where can I find information on scholarships and fellowships?"
Because most foundation funding is awarded to nonprofit organizations, the individual grantseeker should expect to encounter stiff competition for grant dollars. It is essential, therefore, that you research all potential funding sources within your own discipline or geographic area.
Most grantmakers place very specific limitations on their giving to individuals, since provisions for grants to individuals require advance approval of the program by the IRS. For this reason, grantmakers usually cannot make exceptions to their program guidelines, even if you present a compelling case for them to do so.
Each of the Foundation Center's five libraries has a collection of materials of interest to individual grantseekers. The Foundation Center's information on grantmakers for individuals is available in two formats and may be helpful in your search for foundation funding. They are:
- Foundation Grants to Individuals, a print publication with a listing of more than 5,500 foundations that give to individuals. Updated biennially.
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, an online subscription-based database with more than 6,000 grantmaker programs giving to individuals. Updated quarterly.
Foundation Grants to Individuals, in both formats, includes information on grantmakers giving to individuals for research and education, for the arts and sciences, and even for personal, living and medical expenses. Information about how to apply for funding from each foundation is included. All Foundation Center libraries and Cooperating Collections provide free public access to the print version of Foundation Grants to Individuals, and some may have the Online version as well. These resource tools also may be purchased through the Marketplace.
For suggestions on other print and Internet resources for individual grantseekers, see our Online Orientation to the Grantseeking Process. You may also want to refer to the various User Aids for individuals, covering resources for artists, film/videomakers, musicians, researchers, writers, individuals with disabilities, and more.
You might also refer to the Michigan State University Grants and Related Resources site, which has a very useful section on Grants for Individuals.
In addition to Foundation Center libraries and Cooperating Collections, many public and academic libraries maintain directories and other sources of information on grants to individuals, especially for those seeking scholarships. There may also be an agency in your state, especially in the arts, whose mandate includes helping individuals find funding. An extensive bibliography of sources of funding for individuals will be found in the Topical Reading list.
Depending on the nature of your project, you might wish to consider affiliation with a tax-exempt organization in order to broaden your base of potential support. In this type of arrangement, a nonprofit acts as an individual's fiscal agent, receiving and administering a grant. It is important that you begin looking for a sponsor at the same time that you start researching potential funders. Another option is to consider incorporating as a tax-exempt organization.
For more information about affiliating with a nonprofit organization, see our FAQs entitled "What is a fiscal agent, and how do I find one?" and "Where can I find examples of policies, procedures and guidelines for fiscal sponsorship agreements on the Web?" or visit the "Information about fiscal sponsorship" section of our Online Orientation for Individuals.
To learn more about foundation funding for individuals, attend our free one-hour training classes, Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts or Finding Foundation Support for Your Education.
Can't find the answer you're looking for in our FAQs? Ask our Online Librarian.
Source: The Foundation Center
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