Nonprofit Resource Center

The San Diego Foundation’s Nonprofit Resource Center (NRC) is a self-service library that contains comprehensive information on all areas of philanthropy. It provides resources on corporate and foundation funding, proposal writing, fundraising, topical research, organizational management, and other issues relevant to nonprofit organizations.

The NRC, referred to as a Cooperating Collection, is part of a network of national and regional reference libraries established by The Foundation Center in New York. Patrons have free access to specialized information on foundations, available through publications, periodicals, research documents, and databases.

• Foundation Directory Online, FDO,The Foundation Center’s fully-searchable database gives unparalleled access to over 90,000 foundations and their associated grants
• The San Diego Foundations Online Directory database, featuring approximately 740 local grant-making organizations
• Foundation Grants to Individuals, Online featuring over 6,000 foundation funding sources for individuals in education, research, arts and culture, and special needs
• Foundation Directories of national guides by field of interest
• Fund-raising guides to proposal writing, grant-seeking, and winning proposals
• Directories on a variety of scholarship opportunities
• Facts and figures on private and community foundations growth and their giving
  

The NRC is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Assistance is provided on Mondays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Appointments are not necessary. The NRC is closed on public holidays.

For information on our Funding Information Center, e-mail Sue Racanelli at sue@sdfoundation.org Should say Nonprofit Resource Center.

The San Diego Foundation Online Directory

The San Diego Foundation’s Online Directory contains information on approximately 740 grant-making organizations that support nonprofit programs in San Diego County.

The Online Directory is available for an annual fee of $200. Subscribers have unlimited access to the most inclusive database of funders. Data is updated monthly to provide the most current information. Special features include:

• Easy-to-use searchable database
• San Diego’s 25 largest foundations
• Out-of town foundations with a San Diego focus
• San Diego foundations that support their own programs
• Funder profiles with direct links to their 990-PF’s and websites when available

WORKSHOP SERIES: Tuesdays at The Foundation

The San Diego Foundation offers a basic series of introductory workshop on fundraising, grant research,grant-writing, and nonprofit managment. Each three-hour class is designed to familiarize the novice and intermediate-level participant with all aspect workshops are interactive,combining instruction and practical exercises.

Each workshop is limited to 20 participants. Pre-registration is a must. For more information and registration, please visit the Grant Seekers Workshops page of our website or view the Registration Form.

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Racanelli,Manager of the Nonprofit-Resource Center at (619) 235-2300 or sue@sdfoundation.org.