St. Louis Public Library’s Grants and Foundation Center at Central Library (1301 Olive Street) provides resources for local nonprofit organizations, including books about starting and running a nonprofit, subscription access to the Candid (formerly the Foundation Center) nonprofit grant research database, Foundation Directory and access to Candid’s GuideStar.
Customers from nonprofit organizations can complete this form to schedule an appointment for one-on-one instruction on navigating Foundation Directory at Central Library.
Some good news: Foundation Directory, once only available at Central, is now available at ALL St. Louis Public Library locations - on a reference database computer, go to “F” under “A-Z Resources” and scroll down to Foundation Directory to log in.
Foundation Directory Professional
Candid's premier fundraising tool gives nonprofit grant-seekers unprecedented access to the largest amount of clean and coded philanthropic data that currently exists. By combining exhaustive data with intuitive search functionality and informative data visualizations, Foundation Directory Professional makes nonprofit fundraising quick and efficient. Candid has rolled its Grants to Individuals tool into Foundation Directory - for one-stop shopping!
GuideStar
GuideStar is Candid’s “premier destination for nonprofits and nonprofit research.” GuideStar is a source of information about all 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing with the IRS. Candid invites nonprofit organizations to “Claim and update your organization’s nonprofit profile. Earn a Seal of Transparency to give donors the information they need to support you.” In other words, the more information a nonprofit shares (mission, financials, Board, etc.) the higher its “seal” ranking (bronze, silver, gold, platinum).
Please contact the Grants and Foundation Center at 314 539-0357 or by email at gfc@slpl.org if you have questions or would like to set up an appointment.