5 Finding Grant Funders Slide Presentation.pptx

1. Finding Grant Funders
WithLaura McEachen
SKC Grant Coordinator

2. Are you “Grant Search Ready”?
Who, What, Where?
• Organizational
• Programmatic
• Financial

3. Organization
• 501(c)3 status
• Board of Directors
• Mission Statement
• Guidestar Profile
Program
• Description
• Key staff members
• Resources
• Evaluation
Finances
• Form 990
• Other Funders
• Budget > $20k

4. Online Funder Databases
Government Grants – www.grants.gov
Foundation Directory Online -
https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/
GrantStation - https://grantstation.com/
Instrumentl -
https://www.instrumentl.com/

5. Accessing Online
Databases
Direct
Subscription
Public Library
Nonprofit
Connect
Membership
Publication
Membership

6. Foundation Directory Online
as accessed on Nonprofit Connect
• Kansas City — All Funders — Local & National
• Kansas City — All National Funders
• Kansas City — Primarily Kansas
• Kansas City — Metrowide (funding on both sides of the river)
• Kansas City — All Local Funders
• Kansas City — Exclusively Kansas
• Kansas City — Primarily Missouri
• Kansas City — Exclusively Missouri

7. Animals/Wildlife(252)
Arts & Culture(663)
Community Development(385)
Crime Prevention(160)
Education(909)
Employment(88)
Environment(386)
Faith and Spirituality(363)
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition(17
Health Care(626)
Mental Health(97)
Health Organizations(372)
Housing/Shelter(157)
Human Services(968)
International(186)
Philanthropy(241)
Public & Societal Benefit(484)
Recreation(143)
Rural Community Development(33)
Science and Technology(185)
Social Sciences(49)
Narrow your search by Interest Area:
Narrow further by: Population Served, Funder’s City, Funder’s State, Most recent average low/high grant

8. • Access government opportunities
(US and Canadian)
• Access Corporate grants
• Access the GrantStation Insider –
their weekly newsletter for free.
https://grantstation.com/public-
resources/newsletters

9. Grant Research Databases
Instrumentl Foundation Directory Online GrantStation GrantWatch
Pricing
$195/month 14-day free trial
available*
Starting at $49.99/month Free
access available*
$699/year with discounts
available*
$199/year
Popularity Among Nonprofits High High Moderate Moderate
Features Offered
Prospecting, tracking,
management, reporting, 990
snapshot, access to 200,000
funders and 10.000+ active
grant opportunities
Funder profiles, recipient
profiles, access to over 100,000
funders, access to 990s
Funder profiles, project
creation, additional education
such as newsletters, webinars,
etc.
Detailed grant information
included pre-application
workshop info, important dates
Types of Grants Listed
Foundations, government
grants, corporate grants
Foundations only
Foundations, government
grants, corporate grants
Foundations, government
grants, corporate grants
Ease of Use Easy Relatively easy Okay Okay

10. Employer
Bank
Place of Worship
Other Philanthropy
Utilize your Board, Volunteers and Stakeholders

11. Grants in your Community
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
https://www.growyourgiving.org/grant
• Jewish Community Foundation
https://www.jcfkc.org
• Bank of America Philanthropic Solutions
https://www.bankofamerica.com/content/documents/philanthropic
/Complete_List_of_Foundations.pdf
• Nonprofit Connect
https://www.npconnect.org

12. Local Government Funders
City of Kansas City
www.kcmo.gov
Jackson County
www.jacksongov.org
GrantStation – State Government Funders
https://grantstation.com/search/state-grants/missouri
https://grantstation.com/search/state-grants/kansas

13. Corporate Funders
Local: https://www.thinkkc.com/business/regional-employers
National: www.corporategrantsguide.com
https://www.fundraiserhelp.com/corporate-grants-source-list.htm
AMC
American
Century
Black & Veatch
Burns &
McDonnell
Cerner
Corporation
Evergy
Garmin
International
H&R Block
Hallmark
Cards
JE Dunn
Construction
Kansas City
Southern
Lockton
Companies
Populous
Russell Stover
Chocolates
ScriptPro
Seaboard
Corporation
T-Mobile
(Sprint Legacy)
Waddell &
Reed
YRC
Worldwide

14. Additional Links:
FDO Free Course: Introduction to Proposal Writing
https://learning.candid.org/training/courses/introduction-to-proposal-writing
Chronicle of Philanthropy
www.philanthropy.com
GrantStation Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXRjN2awC-4
Foundation Directory Online Tutorial
https://youtu.be/zn740tOBx4w
Philanthropy News Digest RFPs
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps
Bank of America (all foundations managed nationwide)
https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/search-for-grants/
The Independent
https://kcindependent.com
Ingram’s Magazine
www.ingrams.com

15. Thank you for
attending today’s
SKC Growth
Exchange.