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Foundation Directory

Last Loaded on Web: Monday, April 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: December 9, 2009

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Dialog File Data DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Map
Subject Coverage Database Content Contact Additional Indexes Report Options
Tips Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Sort Predefined Format Options
Print Counterparts Special Features Sample Record Rank Rates


File Description [top]

Published by the nonprofit Foundation Center, the Foundation Directory is a leading source of information on U.S. grantmakers and their grantmaking activities. It provides descriptions of more than 100,000 independent, operating, company-sponsored, and community foundations as well as corporate giving programs and grantmaking public charities. The file includes descriptions of active and terminated grantmakers. In-depth information on specific grants made by these organizations can be found in File 27, Foundation Grants Index.

Records include entries from the following Foundation Center online and print directories: The Foundation Directory, The Foundation Directory Online Professional; Corporate Giving Online; The Foundation Directory; The Foundation Directory, Part 2; Guide to U.S. Foundations: Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors; and National Directory of Corporate Giving.

Principal sources of information are voluntary reports to the Foundation Center and information obtained from IRS returns filed each year by grantmakers.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 26

to identify grant-making foundations and their areas of interest.

USE /DE,PR,PU

for information about giving interests.

     S DRUG(W)REHABILIT?/DE,PR,PU

USE NOT PL=

to eliminate certain programs.

     S S1 NOT PL=POLITICAL

USE LM= OR AS=

to limit to specific geographic area.

     S S1 AND (LM=N OR AS=CA)



Subject Coverage [top]

  • Community Foundations
  • Corporate Giving Programs
  • Operating Foundations
  • Private Grantmaking Foundations (independent and company-sponsored foundations)
  • Grantmaking Public Charities


Print Counterparts [top]

Print Counterparts:

  • The Foundation Directory
  • The Foundation Directory, Part 2
  • Guide to U.S. Foundations: Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors
  • National Directory of Corporate Giving

Online Counterparts:

  • Foundation Directory Online Professional
  • Corporate Giving Online


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Current, covering one year's data based on the most currently available fiscal year
File Size: 103,648 records as of September 2009
Update Frequency: Monthly reload


Database Content [top]

  • Directories


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • US Only


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • REPORT Available
  • MAP Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
ASSNS Associations
FOUNDAT Foundations/Grants


Contact [top]

Foundation Directory is produced by the Foundation Center. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Foundation Center
Customer Support
79 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003-3076

Telephone: 212-620-4230
800 Line: 800-478-4661
Fax: 212-691-1828
E-Mail: fdonline@foundationcenter.org


Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online.

This file is copyrighted by the Foundation Center. No part of the database may be reproduced by any means or transmitted or translated into machine-readable form without prior written permission from the Foundation Center.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R) File 26: Foundation Directory 
    (c) Foundation Center. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00014216 
  ID=, EI=   ID NO. MCKE006  EI NO. 596144455 
  /FN, FN=, /ON, ON=    McKesson Foundation, Inc. 
       One Post St. 
  CY=, ST=, ZP=     San Francisco,  CA  94104 
  TE=     (415) 983-8673 
  /CO, CO=, /ON, ON=, CK=   PARENT COMPANY: McKesson Corporation  (439) 
  /ES, ES=   ESTABLISHMENT DATA: Incorporated in 1943 in FL. 
  /NA, NA=, /DO   DONOR(S): McKesson Corp. 
  FT=   FOUNDATION TYPE: Company Sponsored (CS) 
  PS=   PRESENT STATUS: Active 
     PURPOSE  AND  ACTIVITIES: Giving primarily to programs for junior 
  /PU     high  school  students, and for emergency services such as food 
       and  shelter;  limited  support  for  other educational, civic, 
       cultural, and human service programs. 
  FD=   FINANCIAL DATA (FISCAL DATE: 90/03/31) 
  AA=, AT=     ASSETS AMOUNT:  $10,400,000 AM 
  EX=     EXPENDITURES:  $2,000,000 
  QD=     QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTION:  $1,890,532 
  TG=     TOTAL GIVING:  $1,890,532 
  GA=     GRANTS AMOUNT:  $1,735,532  NO. OF GRANTS:  171 
  HI=, LO=       HIGHEST GRANT:  $115,050  LOWEST GRANT:  $1,000 
         AVERAGE GRANT: 5000-25000 
  MA=     MATCHING GIFTS AMOUNT:  $155,000 
  /PR   GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS: 1) Youth: employment, drug prevention, peer 
     counseling.  2)  Human  Services:  United  Way, food banks.  3) 
     Regional  Grants:  employee  committees  in  areas  with sizeable 
     McKesson,  Inc. employee population evaluate and recommend grants 
     to  a  variety  of  social  services, youth-related, and cultural 
     organization  in  the  southern  CA  area  and  AZ. 4) Education: 
     Scholarship Corporation, educational councils. 5) Culture and the 
     Arts:  zoological  society,  ballet,  opera,) Civic Organizations 
     7)  Community Funds: United Way. 
  GL=   GEOGRAPHIC  LIMITATION:  Giving  primarily in the Bay Area of San 
     Francisco,  CA, and in other cities where the company has a major 
     presence. 
  LM=   LIMITATION: Local (L) 
  AS=   STATE(S) FUNDED: CA 
  PL=   PROGRAM  LIMITATIONS:  No  support for religious organizations or 
     political groups. 
  SL=   SUPPORT  LIMITATION:  No  grants to individuals, or for endowment 
     funds, advertising, or capital fund drives; no loans. 
  PB=   PUBLICATIONS: Annual report (AR); Application guidelines (AG) 
       GOVERNING BODY/EXECUTIVE STAFF: 
       Officers: Marcia M. Argyris, Pres.; Douglas L. Thompson*, V.P.; 
      Dena J. Goldberg, Secy.; Garrett A. Scholz*, Treas. 
  /NA, NA=     Trustees:* Arthur Chong;  James S. Cohune;  Charles Woods, 
        Judie Doherty; Kenneth C. Hicken; James I. Johnston; Marvin L. 
       Krasnansky; Rex R. Malson; Ivan D. Meyerson; Alan Seelenfreund; 
       Gregg Tarr; Susan Weir; John S. Wheaton 
  ET=     STAFF:  4 
  AI=     APPLICATION INFORMATION: Application form not required. Initial 
       approach:  Letter.  Copies  of proposal: 1. Deadline(s): Submit 
       initial  letter  preferably  between Apr. and Oct.; submit full 
       proposal   upon   request.  Board  meeting  date(s):  Bimonthly 
       beginning in Apr. Final notification: 60 to 90 days. 
  WR=     WRITE: Marcia M. Argyris, Pres. 
  /DE   DESCRIPTORS:   Continuing   support;  Emergency  funds;  Employee 
     matching  gifts;  Matching  funds; Operating budgets; Seed money; 
     Employee-related  scholarships;  Equipment;  Secondary education; 
     Education--minorities;   Health;  Cultural  programs;  Education; 
     Welfare;  Civic  affairs;  Youth; Disadvantaged; Employment; Drug 
     abuse;  Alcoholism; Recreation; Community funds; Social services; 
     Hunger; Religion; Homeless; Aged; Educational associations; Arts; 
     Dance; Music; Performing arts 
  SF=   SUBFILE: FULL 
  GT=   GRANT STATUS: Grant records in File 27 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None None All Basic Index Fields Word S SOCIAL(W)SERVICE?
/CO CO CO (32) Company Name1 Word S MCKESSON/CO
/DE DE None Descriptor2 Word
& Phrase		 S SEED(W)MONEY/DE
S PUBLIC AFFAIRS/DE
/DO DO DO (32) Donor3 Word S MCKESSON/DO
/ES ES ES (32) Establishment Data1 Word S 1943/ES
/NA NA NA (32) Officer Name1,4 Word S GARY(2N)TARR/NA
/ON ON ON (32) Organization (Foundation Name)1,6 Word S MCKESSON/ON
/PR PR None Grant-making Programs Word S YOUTH(5N)EMPLOYMENT/PR
/PU PU None Purpose and Activities Word S (STUDENT? AND EDUCATION?)/PU

1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

2 Also /DF.

3 Also includes former or alternate name (if any).

4 Includes /DO.

5 Indicates those foundations whose recently added grants (within the last two years) are included in File 27, Foundation Grants Index.

6 Includes Company Name and Foundation Name.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA AA (17) Assets Amount Numeric S AA>10M
None AD AD (32) Foundation Street Address
AI= AI None Application Information Word S AI=DEADLINE
None AN AN (11) DIALOG Accession Number
AS= AS None Additional States Funded Phrase S AS=CA
AT= AT AT (8) Asset Type Phrase S AT=AM
None AV AV (27) Average Grant
CK= CK CK (11) Corporate Key Phrase S CK=439
CO= CO CO (32) Company Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S CO=(MCKESSON(W)CORP?)
S CO=MCKESSON CORP?
CR= CR CR (17) Contributions Received Numeric S CR<=4M
CY= CY CY (14) Foundation City Phrase S CY=SAN FRANCISCO
EI= EI EI (11) IRS EI Number Phrase S EI=596144455
ES= ES ES (32) Establishment Data1 Word S ES=(INCORPORATED(1W)1943)
ET= ET ET (8) Employees Total (Staff) Numeric S ET=3:6
EX= EX EX (17) Expenditures Numeric S EX=1M:2M
FD= FD FD (10) Financial Data (Fiscal Date) Phrase S FD=900331
FT= FT FT (17) Foundation Type Phrase S FT=COMPANY SPONSORED
GA= GA GA (17) Grants Amount Numeric S GA=1M:2M
GL= GL None Geographic Limitation Word S GL=(SAN(W)FRANCISCO)
GN= GN None Number of Grants Numeric S GN=100:200
HI= HI HI (17) Highest Grant Numeric S HI=90K:140K
HS= HS HS (17) Highest Scholarship Numeric S HS<500
ID= ID ID (12) Foundation ID Number Phrase S ID=MCKE006
IK= IK IK (17) In-Kind Contributions Numeric S IK>10000
LA= LA LA (17) Loan Amount Numeric S LA=1000:2000
LM= LM LM (14) Limitation Phrase S LM=LOCAL
LN= LN LN (8) Number of Loans Numeric S LN>5
LO= LO LO (17) Lowest Grant Numeric S LO=1000
LS= LS LS (17) Lowest Scholarship Numeric S LS=100
MA= MA MA (17) Matching Gifts Amount Numeric S MA=50K:160K
MN= MN MN (10) Number of Matching Gifts Numeric S MN=30:40
NA= NA NA (32) Officer Name1,4 Word
& Phrase		 S NA=(SHIRLEY(2N)WEIR)
S NA=WEIR, SHIRLEY
NK= NK NK (9) Number of In-Kind Gifts Numeric S NK>15
ON= ON ON (32) Organization (Foundation Name)1,6 Word
& Phrase		 S ON=MCKESSON
S ON=MCKESSON CORP?
PA= PA PA (17) Operating Program Amount Numeric S PA=120,000
PB= PB None Publications Phrase S PB=ANNUAL REPORT
PL= PL None Program Limitations Word S PL=RELIG?
PN= PN None Number of Operating Programs Numeric S PN>10
PS= PS PS (12) Present Status Phrase S PS=ACTIVE
QD= QD QD (17) Qualifying Distribution Numeric S QD<1M
SA= SA SA (17) Scholarship Amount Numeric S SA=2500
SF= SF None Subfile Phrase S SF=FULL
SL= SL None Support Limitation Word S SL=(NO(W)GRANTS(1W)INDIVIDUALS)
SN= SN SN (10) Number of Scholarships Numeric S SN=5
ST= ST ST (7) Foundation State Phrase S ST=CA
TE= TE TE (16) Foundation Telephone Number Phrase S TE=415
S TE=415 221
S TE=415 221-0665
TG= TG TG (17) Total Giving Numeric S TG=1M:5M
UD= None None Update Phrase S UD=9999
WR= WR None Contact Name Word S WR=(MARCIA(1N)ARGYRIS)
ZP= ZP ZP (12) Foundation Zip Code Phrase S ZP=94104


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AA, AS, CO, CR, CY, EX, GA, HI, ID, IK, LA, LO, MA, ON, PA, QD, SA, ST, TE, TG, ZP SORT S13/AL L/ON/GA
PRINT S5/5/1-24,GA,D


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK AU S3


MAP [top]

MAP FIELDS EXAMPLES
ON MAP ON TEMP S3


REPORT OPTIONS [top]

Output may be specified in table format using the REPORT command. REPORT S3/ON,GA/ALL


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/ON,GA/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Foundation Name, Address, Financial Data, ID Numbers, and Telephone Numbers
3 Medium ID Numbers, Name, Address, Status, Officer Names, Staff Contact, and Telephone Numbers
4 -- ID Numbers, Name, Address, Staff Contact, and Telephone Number
5 -- Full Record
6 Short ID Numbers and Name
7 Long Foundation Name, Address, Financial Data, ID Numbers, and Telephone Numbers
8 Free ID Numbers, Name, and Descriptors
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 00014216/5
DISPLAY 00013327/ON,AV
PRINT 000141377/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Foundation Directory[26]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $3.50
Cost per minute:                   $1.18
Report Elements                    $0.15
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.50    $1.50
     3    $1.50    $1.50
     4    $1.50    $1.50
     5    $2.00    $2.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $1.50    $1.50
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $2.00    $2.00
KWIC95    $0.08       NA
KWIC96    $0.08       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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