Foundation and Nonprofit Research Databases  

Tutorial
Directory of private grantmaking foundations in Wisconsin. Current information only.

Tutorial prepared by UW-Madison Grants Information Collection.
Comprehensive directory of over 100,000 U.S. foundations and corporate donors, as well as 2.4 million recent grants. Current information only. Raynor Memorial computers only. No wireless or off-campus access.

Provides access to the 990-PF tax returns for private foundations from 2001 to present. NOTE: Older Wisconsin data is also available via Foundations 990-PF Tax Returns from the Internal Revenue Service.

Covers literature on philanthropy, foundations, the nonprofit sector (particularly such topics as fundraising and proposal development), and works related to charitable giving. 65% of the citations have abstracts. Full-text access in selected journals only. 1989 to present.

The COS Funding Opportunities accesses more than 25,000 records of private and federal funding sources representing nearly 400,000 opportunities worth over $33 billion across multiple disciplines (physical sciences, social sciences, life sciences, health & medicine, arts & humanities.)

A database of more than 22,000 Mexican philanthropies, funder profiles provide information on each organization’s purpose, areas of support, target population, and grant recipients. Users can perform detailed queries, compile aggregated results lists, and save and export search results.

Tutorial prepared by UW-Madison Grants Information Collection
Descriptions of more than 6,000 foundations and public charities programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. Current information only.

Provides access to the 990-PF tax returns for private foundations registered in the state of Wisconsin. 1997 to 2010. NOTE: More recent data is available via Foundation Center 990 Finder.

Tutorial
Directory of private grantmaking foundations in Wisconsin. Current information only.

Indexes articles on nonprofit organizations, fundraising, voluntarism, and charitable giving in primarily academic journals from 1940 to the present.

Philanthropy In/Sight is an interactive mapping tool that can quickly create maps that reveal patterns of giving and funding relationships, and is designed for anyone interested in the impact of philanthropy around the world and in your own backyard. Raynor Memorial computers only. No wireless or off-campus access.

TRASI is a searchable, expert-reviewed database of over 150 approaches to measuring the impact of social programs and investments. It also features a community portal for nonprofits, grantmakers, and social enterprises to connect with peers and evaluation experts.