The Park County Library System is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. Cooperating Collections are free information centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications in areas useful to grantseekers, grantmakers and nonprofits.

In-Library Resources

Foundation Directory Online (in-library use only)
The premier resource for locating in-depth information about grantmakers and their grants. Includes almost one million grant opportunities from about 90,000 grantmakers.

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (in-library use only)
A comprehensive database of foundations that provide a wide range of funding support for individuals including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research and general welfare.

We also have a number of books that are available for perusal in the Reference Section. For books you can check out, try searching the catalog for

• writing grants
• nonprofit organizations
• nonprofit finance
• fund raising

Philanthropy In/Sight (in-library use only) NEW!
In/Sight combines the Foundation Center’s rich data on grantmakers and their grants with familiar Google maps to tell the story of philanthropy. Choosing from a wide range of customization options, users can quickly create maps that reveal patterns of giving and funding relationships as never before. Plus, users can overlay grant data with their choice of over 150 demographic, socio-economic, and other data sets to create compelling visual portraits showing where philanthropy has made an impact and where opportunities exist to fill critical needs.

Other Resources

Grants.gov
Provides centralized grant funding information offered by grant-making federal agencies. Managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Foundation Center
Provides a wealth of free information for the grantseeker, grantmaker and researcher including in-depth FAQs, resource guides and online tutorials.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Provides access to a searchable database of all federal programs available to state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, and Territories and possessions of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

Catalog of Wyoming State Grant Programs
A compilation of data gathered from Wyoming state agencies that disburse or award grants. Foundation Directory

Wyoming Community Foundation
A nonprofit organization supporting Wyoming organizations through grants.

Resources for Emergency Funding

20 Emergency Funding Sources for Nonprofits
An article from the Fieldstone Alliance covering cash flow management, contributed income, earned income, debt financing, and existing assets.

Resource for Individuals in Non-University Programs

Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Information from the US Department of education on grant programs for nontraditional studies.

Resources for Individuals With Disabilities

GovBenefits
Includes a free, confidential tool that helps individuals find government benefits they may be able to receive

Disability Resources
A volunteer-compiled online resource page that includes disability-related financial information for individuals.

Modest Needs
A listing of the needs of low-income families and a way for website visitors to donate to specific applicants.

Resources for For-Profit Businesses

Online Search for Small Business Loans and Grants
Fill out the form to find out what financing programs small business owners may be eligible for.

Entrepreneurship.org
A comprehensive online resource center for entrepreneurs from the Ewing Marion Kaffman Foundation.

SCORE
Counselors to America’s Small Businesses uses the skills of retired business professionals to provide advice on starting, operating, and developing a successful small business.

Resources for Individual Artists

Tides Center
Comprehensive information on fiscal sponsorship, including FAQs, publications, and a national directory of fiscal sponsors.

US Regional Arts Organizations
The six regional arts organizations provide support to organizations, artists, and communities through regional, national, and international funding programs.

Resources for Detecting Scams or Checking Nonprofits

Free Cash Grants Are Too Good To Be True
An article from the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance.

No Free Money
A reality check for those searching for business and personal grants from librarian Linda Koss, Grantsmanship Specialist and Cooperating Collections Supervisor at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.

Charity Navigator
Provides information on charities and evaluates their financial health.