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Grant Resources: Resources and Websites

This will help Non-Profit and Individuals begin their funding search.

Core Collection Print Resources & Publications

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Kirtland Catalog - This is a link to the Kirtland Catalog to browse our titles.

Non-Profit Organization Information

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GuideStar - "GuideStar is the world's largest source of information on nonprofit organizations." This is  also a site to find IRS 990-PFs and 990s. A free registration is required to search.

Detroit Soup - Is an example of a non-profit organization working in the Detroit Area.

Newspapers & Periodicals

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The Non-Profit Times - Delivers news, business information and original research on the daily operations of tax-exempt organizations.

Non-Profit World - Provides nonprofit leaders with concise and practical articles whose advice can be easily implemented. Issues available for browsing in the Southern Nevada Nonprofit Information Center.

Philanthropy News Digest - A compendium, in digest form, of philanthropy-related articles and features culled from print and electronic media outlets nationwide.

 

Census Data

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U.S. Census Data - This is where you will find U.S. Census Data for research and data comparison purposes.

National Center for Charitable Statistics - "Our mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the broader civil society."

Recommended Websites

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Michigan Department of Community Health - This has information regarding Michigan. You can focus in on counties and regions in Michigan as well.

Michigan State University - MSU has created some wonderful and helpful guides. This link is to Grants and Related Resources page.

Poverty and Inequality Guide - This MSU guide is to help with "finding information to understand and address poverty and inequality in the U.S. and around the world."

Citizen Participation Guide - "Covers political, social, environmental and economic activities aimed at building a better and more democratic and sustainable society." This MSU guide offers information on Workers Rights and so much more. Check it out.

Federal Agency Grant Information - This link will take you to the federal government's grant webpage. It, too, is a place to start.

Child Welfare Information Gateway - This link will take you to a cite where you can search State Statutes in an online database. You are able to find population information and so much more. The cite's purpose "protecting children and strengthening families."

Benefits.gov - The official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.