Search Grantmakers Screen
There are 16 search fields available on the Search Grantmakers Screen. Eleven are tied to indexes that are accessible by clicking on the View Index links and one is tied to a hidden index; it functions much like other indexed search fields but lacks the accessibility of the index. The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth search fields provide range searching capability. The last search field provides keyword searching capability. The Search Grantmakers Screen also includes a filter to exclude grantmakers that don't accept unsolicited requests
See Searching — Basic for more information on conducting index, range, and keyword searches.
Open a Grantmaker Index by clicking on a View Index link located beneath a search field title on the Search Grantmakers Screen. Clicking on the View Index link located beneath Grantmaker Name, for example, opens an index listing all grantmaker records contained in the database. For very large indexes, entries are grouped together alphabetically. The letters of the alphabet displayed at the top provide access to their corresponding groups of entries. For selected indexes, the number in parenthesis to the right of an entry indicates the number of grantmaker records available in the database for that entry. Clicking on an entry automatically inserts it into the corresponding search field. In addition to selecting entries from the indexes, you can also type them directly into any search field. The indexes available to you are listed below:
Used to search for grantmakers by name. All grantmaker names are arranged in an alphabetical list either by the surname of the individual for whom the grantmaker was named or by the first key word of the grantmaker name. Names that begin with numeric characters sort before the "A"s in the index.
Used to search for grantmakers located in a particular state. In addition to selecting a state from the State Index, you can also type a state's postal code directly into the State search field.
It's important to make sure that you're not using the State search field in combination with other geographic search fields in illogical ways. For example, selecting Connecticut from the State Index and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA from the Metro Area Index will return no results. This is because the Boolean operator and is automatically inserted "behind the scenes" between each search field.
Used to search for grantmakers located in a particular county. Since some counties have identical names (Orange County, New York, and Orange County, California, for example), include a State in your search to ensure accurate results.
For the purposes of this search option, parishes in Louisiana are included in this index. Also note that the cities of St. Louis, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland; and Carson City, Nevada, are independent of any county. Grantmakers located in these cities are indexed under "St. Louis City," "Baltimore City," and "Carson City," respectively. This also applies to several cities in Virginia.
It's important to make sure that you're not using the County search field in combination with other geographic search fields in illogical ways. For example, selecting Fairfield (for the county in Connecticut) from the County Index and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA from the Metro Area Index will return no results. This is because the Boolean operator and is automatically inserted "behind the scenes" between each search field.
Used to search for grantmakers located in a particular city. Since some cities have identical names (Albany, New York, and Albany, Georgia, for example), include a State in your search to ensure accurate results.
Used to search for grantmakers located in a particular metropolitan area. If you don't know the name of a particular metropolitan area, conduct a City search and locate the name of the metropolitan area in the Additional Location Information section of any grantmaker record retrieved. Note that not all cities are located within metropolitan areas.
It's important to make sure that you're not using the Metro Area search field in combination with other geographic search fields in illogical ways. For example, selecting New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA from the Metro Area Index and Connecticut from the State Index will return no results. This is because the Boolean operator and is automatically inserted "behind the scenes" between each search field.
Metro Area terms are based on current Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
Used to search for grantmakers located in a particular U.S. congressional district. If you don't know the number of a particular congressional district, conduct a City search and locate the number of the congressional district in the Additional Location Information section of any grantmaker record retrieved.
Note that the District of Columbia and the states of Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming have only one congressional district. Grantmakers located in these states are indexed under "[State Name] District At-large."
It's important to make sure that you're not using the Congressional District search field in combination with other geographic search fields in illogical ways. For example, selecting Connecticut District 4 from the Congressional District Index and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA from the Metro Area Index will return no results. This is because the Boolean operator and is automatically inserted "behind the scenes" between each search field.
Used to search for grantmakers located in a particular ZIP code. Since this search field is tied to a hidden index, you have to type directly into the search field.
To search for grantmakers located within a range of ZIP codes, modify a ZIP code to include a question mark wildcard character in your search. Modifying the end of a ZIP code to include a question mark representing any digit or a series of question marks representing any series of digits retrieves grantmakers located within a range of ZIP codes based on the number of question marks replacing digits. For example, typing 1000? into the ZIP Code search field will retrieve grantmakers located within a ZIP code range between 10000 and 10009 in New York. Typing 1???? will retrieve grantmakers located within a ZIP code range between 10000 and 19999 in the Northeast. The asterisk wildcard character should not be used in the ZIP Code search field. See the Wildcard Searching section for more information on using wildcard characters.
Used to search for grantmakers with a known giving interest in specific fields or subject areas. Since about three-quarters of the grantmakers in our database contain fields of interest in their profiles, using this index helps to narrow down and focus your search. You can download a full list of field of interest terms (PDF).
Fields of Interest terms are based on the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE), originally developed by the National Center for Charitable Statistics. Since 1989, the Foundation Center has been using the NTEE not only to classify the giving interests of grantmakers but to track the exempt purposes of nonprofit organizations receiving grants and the subject areas supported by grants. During 1995, the IRS began incorporating NTEE subject classifications into its file on nonprofit organizations in order to make note of their primary exempt purpose. To learn more about the national taxonomy and the Foundation Center's use of it, visit our Web site.
Used to search for grantmakers providing specific types of funding. See the Types of Support definitions list for a short description of each one. A link to the Types of Support definitions list is also included at the top of the Types of Support Index.
Used to search for grantmakers with a known giving interest in specific states or that award grants on a national, international, or national and international basis. This index contains each state name and the terms "National," "International," and "National; international."
Use the term National to locate grantmakers that award grants on a national basis and do not restrict their giving to specific geographic locations in the U.S. Use the term International to locate grantmakers that award grants in one or more specific countries other than the U.S. Use the term National; international to locate grantmakers that award grants on both a national and international basis. For example, to find grantmakers with a known giving interest in California, select California and National from the index. This search strategy will retrieve those grantmakers with a known giving interest in California or that award grants on a national basis.
XI. Trustees, Officers, and Donors
Used to search for grantmakers associated with a specific person known to be a trustee, officer, or donor. Since this index also includes all donor names, and trustees aren't always individuals, some banks, companies, and other organizations are listed when they are donors or trustees.
When typing a name directly into the search field, you'll need to know the exact way the name of the person or institution you're trying to find appears in the index. For example, if a name is listed in the index as "Doe, John Q.," typing "John Doe" into the search field won't retrieve the grantmaker record you're looking for—the "Q." must be included.
Used to search for grantmakers classified as one of the following four grantmaker types: Community foundation, Company-sponsored foundation, Independent foundation, or Operating foundation. Platinum and Professional subscribers have access to an additional two grantmaker types: Corporate giving program and Public charity.
Use the drop-down menu to select the type of range search you want to perform. Enter your low-end value in the "From:" field and your high-end value in the "To:" field. You can also conduct an open-ended search by entering a value in one field only. The range searches available to you are listed below: I. Total Giving
Used to search for grantmakers with a Total Giving amount within a particular dollar value range.
Note that Total Giving data isn't available for some corporate giving programs and public charities. These particular grantmaker records won't be retrieved by a Total Giving range search, regardless of the grantmaker's actual total giving amount. II. Total Assets
Used to search for grantmakers with a Total Assets amount within a particular dollar value range.
Note that Total Assets data isn't available for some public charities. These particular grantmaker records won't be retrieved by a Total Assets range search, regardless of the grantmaker's actual total assets amount. Total Assets data isn't applicable for corporate giving programs; these grantmaker records won't be retrieved at all. III. Establishment Year
Used to search for grantmakers established within a particular range of years.
Note that Establishment Year data isn't available for some grantmakers and rarely available for corporate giving programs. These particular grantmaker records won't be retrieved by an Establishment Year range search, regardless of the grantmaker's actual establishment year.
A keyword (or text) search can be conducted either independently of or in conjunction with an index search or range search. Simply type a word or phrase into the Keyword Search field to search for grantmakers with Foundation Directory Online grantmaker profiles containing that word or phrase.
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