"We started our foundation because we believe we have a real opportunity to help advance equity around the world...to help make sure that, no matter where a person is born, he or she has the chance to live a healthy, productive life."
Melinda Gates
Grants & More
Funding Prospects - General Resources
Candid (Guidestar) - Search for foundations by name and view foundation Form 990PCs (hint: find out who they've funded and for how much) - also search their database of 1.8 million nonprofit organizations and view their Form 990s and other basic information (must create an account, but it's free)
Fundsnet Services Online General resource for foundation and grants research
GrantsAlert.com Grant opportunities posted by deadline - can filter by state, type of grant maker, and deadline
Grant Bulletin from the University of Iowa - focus on federal grants
Grant Gopher General source of current funding opportunities, updated weekly
Grantwriters.net - feature to search for grant opportunities on Focus Area/Geography - Can sign up for GrantSiren, free weekly alerts of new federal, state and foundation grant announcements
Grant Writing USA - a page with a long list of funders to browse and look at
Society for Nonprofits Funding Alert Search by field of interest or target population - may be a bit out of date, but still may be a good source of leads
Funding Prospects - By Sector/Issue Area
Animal Funding Atlas Funding for animal welfare - search by geography, species, keywords
Animal Grantmakers Funding for animal welfare, shelters
Animalsheltering.org Grant opportunities for animal welfare, shelters, etc.
