The Seaside Branch of Monterey County Free Libraries is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. As a member of this nationwide network of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit agencies, the Seaside Branch of Monterey County Free Libraries provides visitors with free public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center’s electronic databases, Foundation Directory Online Professional (also available in King City Branch), Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, and Philanthropy In/Sight. These fully searchable databases include detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders, and interactive mapping tools.

Calendar of locally held workshops and trainings

	The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.
	GrantSpaceSM, a service of the Foundation Center, offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.

  The FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE is the Foundation Center’s online  database for nonprofits. It contains four files: Search Grantmakers, Search Companies, Search Grants, Search 990s. The grantmakers file can be searched by field of interest, geographic focus, types of support and many other categories. The grants file can be searched by subject, recipient type, year authorized, types of support and more.
          Please ask at the Seaside or King City Reference Desk if you would like to use this database. No need to make an appointment in advance. No remote access available.

  The FOUNDATION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS ONLINE is the Foundation Center’s online database for individuals. 
           Please ask at the Seaside Branch Library Reference Desk if you would like to use this database. No need to make an appointment in advance. No remote access available.

  Philanthropy In/Sight® is the interactive mapping tool designed for grantmakers and researchers interested in the impact of philanthropy around the world today. In/Sight combines the Foundation Center’s rich data on grantmakers and their grants with familiar Google maps to tell the story of philanthropy.
          Please ask at the Seaside Branch Library Reference Desk if you would like to use this database. No need to make an appointment in advance. No remote access available.

American Human Development Project of the Social Science Research Council 
Fiscal Sponsor Directory
National Center for Charitable Statistics

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is a Cooperating Collection?
Cooperating Collections are free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.

What is available?
As a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection, the Seaside Library provides a core collection of print and electronic resources, and related reference services, of value to persons seeking scholarships, funding, grants for nonprofits and individuals, and more.

Print Resources - current editions
Board Member's Book. 
The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing 
The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals 
The Foundation Directory, Part 1, 2, 3 and Supplement
Foundation Fundamentals. A Guide for Grantseekers 
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs 
National Directory of Corporate Giving 
Securing Your Organization's Future 

Who can use the Foundation Collection?
Anyone is free to use the materials during our regular business hours at no charge.