Not-for-Profit Organizations

(including Grants and Foundations)

What Reference books are about nonprofit organizations?

Mancuso, Anthony How To Form A Nonprofit Corporation In California
Ref KFC342 .Z9 M36 2007 (book and CD-ROM)

Where do I find books about nonprofits I can take home?

Library Catalog: Subject <S> option from the menu; enter Library of Congress Subject Headings:

corporations, nonprofit.
charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
unincorporated societies

You can also use the Keyword <K> option and enter related terms. For example: nonprofit management.

There is no single range of numbers for the books about nonprofit corporations; two of the most common are HD62.6 (on the Sixth Floor) and HG4027.65 (on the Fifth Floor).

Which indexes do I use to find articles about grantsmanship or nonprofits?

(Consult Business Subjects Databases guide)

ABI/Inform Global Databases
You can search directly for "Company/Org"; select Advanced Search tab.

Factiva Databases
Access to 9,000 business periodicals.

Hoovers Company Reports Databases Files for data on 40,000 Companies. The listings include not-for-profit enterprises. Information includes executives.

Lexis/Nexis Universe Databases
Full text news; there is a category for “Company News.”

Sociological Abstracts Databases
Includes articles about grants, philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and the like.

Business Full Text (Wilson Web) Databases Some 350 essential business periodicals are included in this index; abstracts, and some full text.

Where can I find Internet sites about foundations and grants?

Websites by Subject Library Home page: see the ”Grants and Foundations” page http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/websites/grants.html for a comprehensive listing of sites. These include Federal and California government sites.

See especially: GuideStar http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp Register for free access to information on 1.7 million nonprofits.

Which directories in the University Library list foundations and grants?

Annual Register of Grant Support; a Directory of Funding Sources Ref AS911 .A2 A67 Lists over 3,000 granting programs of governments and private foundations.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance RefHC110.P63 U53a
Internet: http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
The basic guide to US Government assistance.

Encyclopedia of Associations Ref H517 .G23 Ready Reference
National Trade and Professional Associations Ref HD2425 .D53.
Current directories of trade and professional associations.

Foundation Directory Yearly Ref AS911 .A5 F65
Foundations are indexed by name, by state and city, and by type.

The Foundation 1000; in Depth Profiles of the 1000 Largest U.S. Foundations Yearly Ref HV97 .F65 F67a This is a source to consult after initial screening.

Guide to U.S. Foundations, their Trustees, Officers, and Donors Yearly
Ref HV97 .A3 G84 Most comprehensive, listing a total of 42,071 foundations.

Which local agency has information about foundations and grants?

California Community Foundation Internet: http://www.calfund.org/
440 S. Figueora St., Suite 3400, Los Angeles, 90071-1638
(call for hours, etc.): (213) 413-4130

Daniel Hanne
8/08