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Grant Research/Funding Resources

Búsqueda de subvenciones/Recursos de financiación En Espanol
Búsqueda de subvenciones/Recursos de financiación En Espanol

The Huntington Public Library has been part of the Candid Community, a network of libraries, community foundations and other nonprofit resource centers around the world, for over 35 years.

We offer a variety of resources on fundraising, grants, and nonprofit management. As a Candid Community partner, we provide free onsite access at our Main Branch location to the Foundation and GuideStar databases.

If you have questions or want to learn the basics of searching these databases, please contact Suzy Bloom at 631-427-5165, x 256 or email suzy_bloom@huntlib.org for an appointment or additional assistance. 

The Foundation Directory helps nonprofits and individuals find and connect with funders.  This database consists of over 240,000 grantmaker profiles with grant and recipient information for 501(c)(3) organizations searching for funding. It also provides individual grantseekers with scholarship, grant and fellowship information.

(In Library Use Only)

GuideStar provides data on over 2 million nonprofit organizations. It is a useful resource to research local nonprofits to support and to find services. A free account provides limited access to the database. Full access to GuideStar is available at the library.

Guidestar consists of over 2.6 million profiles of nonprofit organizations including 1.9 million 501(c)(3) entities. It includes both funder and recipient organizations with information such as the group's mission, programs, finances and staff and board members. A free account provides
limited access to the database. Full access to Guidestar is available at the library.

Search this database of individual 990 tax forms for fiscal data, contact information and grant information for private foundations, public charities and other nonprofits. 

For more information about 990s, see Demystifying the 990-PF.

 

Search this database of individual 990 tax forms for fiscal data, contact information and grant information for private foundations, public charities and other nonprofits. 

For more information about 990s, see Demystifying the 990-PF.

 

This database provides information on more than 1,000 federal grants administered by 26 federal agencies and is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is searchable by agency or category, but is primarily used as a tool to submit grants in the grant application process. 

 

This database provides information on more than 1,000 federal grants administered by 26 federal agencies and is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is searchable by agency or category, but is primarily used as a tool to submit grants in the grant application process. 

 


Grants Action News is a NYS State Assembly monthly publication that highlights select state, federal and private grants.  You can subscribe to this newsletter to receive it by email. 

 

Grants Action News is a NYS State Assembly monthly publication that highlights select state, federal and private grants.  You can subscribe to this newsletter to receive it by email. 

 

Training and Services

Candid Learning (formerly known as Grantspace) connects grantseekers to Candid’s live and on-demand trainings, webinars, and other resources designed to improve an organization's fundraising, overall sustainability, grantmaking, and transparency.

Candid Learning (formerly known as Grantspace) connects grantseekers to Candid’s live and on-demand trainings, webinars, and other resources designed to improve an organization's fundraising, overall sustainability, grantmaking, and transparency.

Tutorials such as Candid's Introduction to Finding Grants and Introduction to Proposal Writing are available at this site.

This short video will review how to search for nonprofits in GuideStar to donate, work, volunteer, or seek out services by geographic area, subject, or name.

For one-on-one training to learn the basics of searching the Foundation Directory Online database, please contact Suzy Bloom at 631-427-5165 x 256 or suzy_bloom@huntlib.org to make an appointment. 
 

Candid Overdrive Ebooks
In addition to our collection of books on nonprofit management, proposal writing, and fundraising, you can also search and download Candid’s ebook collection on these subjects.

To create a login to access this collection, see Creating an account.

Nonprofit Start-Up Resources

New York State Nonprofit Start Up Resources

Here you will find links to New York State management/technical assistance providers, legal resources, nonprofit associations, state agencies and start up guides.


New York State Nonprofit Start Up Resources
Here you will find links to New York State management/technical assistance providers, legal resources, nonprofit associations, state agencies and start up guides.

New York Council Of  Nonprofits Start Up Assistance
New York Council of Nonprofits Start Up Assistance provides services to help organizations with financial management, board development, legal assistance, fund development and more. 

New York Council Of  Nonprofits Start Up Assistance
New York Council of Nonprofits Start Up Assistance provides services to help organizations with financial management, board development, legal assistance, fund development and more. 

Nonprofit New York

Nonprofit in New York teamed up with New York Law School's Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic to create the checklist "Steps for Starting a Nonprofit in New York." Here you will find a guide primarily for those wishing to start a new organization but also for existing groups who may want to make sure their nonprofit has been properly structured. 

Nonprofit New York
Nonprofit in New York teamed up with New York Law School's Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic to create the checklist "Steps for Starting a Nonprofit in New York." Here you will find a guide primarily for those wishing to start a new organization but also for existing groups who may want to make sure their nonprofit has been properly structured. 

Charities.nys.gov
All charitable organizations operating in New York State are required by law to register and file annual financial reports with the Attorney General's Office. At this site, you can search for registered NYS charities, register and file annual reports with the Charities Bureau, and find other helpful information.

Charities.nys.gov
All charitable organizations operating in New York State are required by law to register and file annual financial reports with the Attorney General's Office. At this site, you can search for registered NYS charities, register and file annual reports with the Charities Bureau, and find other helpful information.

Nonprofit Start Up Assessment Tool

Candid's Nonprofit Startup Assessment Tool helps aspiring nonprofit founders determine whether they are ready to start a nonprofit and to direct them to the resources they need to build skills and gain knowledge of the sector. This assessment is for people who are either considering or are already in the early stages of starting a nonprofit. Questions will evaluate background knowledge, capital, and work experience that are relevant to starting a nonprofit. You need a free Candid Learning account to access this tool. 

In this one hour webinar, you will learn the legal and logistical elements necessary to start a successful nonprofit.  You will also learn about possible alternatives to starting your own nonprofit that you may not have considered.