A foundation's recently awarded grants provide an excellent indication of its future funding priorities. The Foundation Grants Index - the volume fundraisers have relied upon since 1970 - is the most current and accurate source of information on recent grantmaker awards. The Grants Index now covers the grantmaking programs of over 1,000 of the largest independent, corporate and community foundations in the U.S. and features over 73,000 grant descriptions in all.

The Grants Index is designed for quick, effective grants-based research. Grant descriptions are divided into 28 broad subject areas such as health, higher education, and arts and culture. Within each of these broad fields, the grants are listed geographically by state and alphabetically by name.

The 73,000+ grants of $10,000 or more featured in this edition will help you locate potential grant sources by enabling you to: Locate grantmakers that have funded projects within your specific field- The subject index targets grantmakers by thousands of key words. If you need a grant for a museum, for example, you can track awards for natural history (capital campaigns), ethnic/folk arts (Native American), or many other subcategories.

Discover the foundations that favor your geographic area - The type of support/geographic index directs you to foundations that have made the kind of grant you need in your geographic area.

Target foundations by grants made to nonprofits similar to your own The recipient category index helps you find foundations that have supported your type of organization (college, church, performing arts group, etc). The recipient name index allows you to discover the foundations that have funded specific nonprofits that share your goals. (Publishers catalog)