Grant Development: private sponsors

Multiple sponsor sources
Search this list if you want to identify potential sponsors for grant opportunities.

• The Foundation Center - provides links to several thousand foundations that have web sites. Look under "Finding Funders" for their grant maker web sites.
• GuideStar - provides access to the tax records of nonprofit organizations.
• SRA International Grants Web Resources - provides links to hundreds of private and public sponsors.

Contact the Office of Grant Development for more information about access to subscription databases.

• The Foundation Directory Online - provides information on 20,000 of the nation's largest private foundation.
• Foundations in Wisconsin - provides information on the 1000+ foundations in the state.

Specific sponsors
Here is a sample list of the 65,000 foundations that exist; Note that only 10-20% of all private foundations have web sites.

Be sure to also explore public sponsors for potential funding.