Foundation Directory Online

Foundation Directory Online

This comprehensive source of information about US foundations and corporate donors is the web-based version of The Foundation Directory.


The UNH Library's subscription to the Foundation Directory Online at the Professional (all-inclusive) level provides access to:

  • Detailed grantmaker profiles of 100,000+ foundations, corporate donors, and grantmaking public charities
  • Over 2.2 million recent grants
  • More than 500,000 trustee, officer, and donor names — fully indexed
  • Over 700,000 IRS 990s — fully keyword-searchable
  • 54 search fields including keyword search
  • Interactive maps and charts showing a foundation's grants by location or subject
  • Additional tools and services



To search the FDO, go to: http://www.library.unh.edu/find/databases/subject/grants-%26-philanthropy

   Select the link to the Foundation Directory Online.

* If you're on a UNH computer, it will take you to the FDO welcome page.
* If you're on a non-UNH computer, it will take you to a UNH library log-in page; follow directions provided to log into Blackboard and get access to Library services.
* If you're on a non-UNH computer logged into the UNH VPN or Blackboard, clicking on the FDO link will take you directly to the FDO welcome page.


Assistance in conducting FDO searches is available:

  • at the UNH Library Reference Desk
  • from Lynnette Hentges, Office of Research Development and Communications

Email: lynnette.hentges@unh.edu
Phone: 862-2002


Individual and group subscriptions to the FDO also can be purchased on-line for as little as one month at a time. Cost varies with extent of access to the directory databases, length of time access is desired, and number of users.

     For details, go to: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/