Berkshire Funding Resource Center
The Berkshire Athenaeum is a Cooperating Collection of the
Foundation Center of
New York and offers:
- A core collection
of Foundation Center print directories and guides to
grant research
- In library access to
Foudation Directory Online,a searchable database of
80,000 grantmakers and over half a million grants. (Ask a librarian
to enter the password.)
- In library access to
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, a searchable
online database of more than 6,200 foundation and public charity programs
that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.
(Ask a librarian to enter the password.)
- Access to the Foundation Center's online database of
990-PFs,
the tax return filed by private foundations with the Internal Revenue
Service. These documents provide comprehensive information about even the smaller foundations, including fiscal
data, names of trustees and officers, application information, and
descriptions of grants awarded the previous year.
- Professional reference assistance in using these resources.
- Access to Internet computers, word processing workstations, and a wireless
Internet connection. Laptops available for 2-hour loan with valid Athenaeum card only.
Do you want to learn more? Contact the Reference Department at 499-9480
during regular library hours or at pittsref@cwmars.org
This page updated May 2008.