The Hartford Public Library is one of 200 libraries that are Cooperating Collection members of the New York based Foundation Center, the nation's leading authority on institutional philanthropy. The Foundation Center offers the Hartford Public Library access to a core collection of Center materials. The Library supplements this core collection through carefully selected materials that address specific needs of local nonprofit and faith-based organizations.
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The Downtown library provides free unlimited access to The Foundation Directory Online Professional. This online database — nearly 80,000 funders in all —offers extensive program details for 1,500+ leading foundations; detailed application guidelines for 7,200+ foundations; and sponsoring company information for corporate givers. This service also includes a searchable file of more than half a million grants. The Trustees, Officers, and Donors search field and its corresponding index allow users to search among over 350,000 trustee , officer and donor names. In-Library Use Only
Foundation Grants to Individuals: Now you can quickly search through detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. This unique online database —the only one devoted exclusively to the needs of individuals— is convenient and easy to use! Within seconds you can generate your own list of prospective funders. In-Library Use Only
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