Providing information to grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public, the Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.
The Foundation Center operates several libraries, including branch locations in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. Center libraries provide access to a unique collection of materials on philanthropy and are open to the public free of charge. Professional reference librarians are on hand to show library users how to research funding information using Center publications and other materials and resources.
You can explore the Foundation Center's Web Page for additional information by clicking HERE.
The Foundation Center is an independent national service organization established by foundations to provide an authoritative source of information on foundation and corporate giving. The San Francisco reference collection operated by the Foundation Center offers a wide variety of services and comprehensive collections of information on foundations and grants.
The Foundation Center
3123 Sutter Street, Room 312
San Francisco, California 94108
415/397-0902
Oakland Community Fund
Nonprofit Resource Center
1203 Preservation Pkwy., Suite 100
Oakland, California 94612
510/834-1010
Grant & Resource Center of
Northern California
Building C, Suite A
2280 Benton Drive
Redding, California 96003
916/244-1219
Nonprofit Resource Center
Sacramento Public Library
828 I Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, California 95814
916/264-2772
