The 5th Edition of the National Guide provides essential facts on more than 600 foundations and corporate direct giving programs, each with a history of awarding grant dollars to libraries and other information centers. You will cut hours from your fundraising research time by having, in a single convenient volume, a list of grantmakers committed to your subject field The new 5th Edition of the National Guide is designed to help you get the facts you need to bolster your target list of funding prospects. The book features: -- Grantmaker Portraits -- Each entry provides crucial data -- address and contact name, financial data, giving priorities statement, application procedures, and key officials. -- Sample Grants -- Many entries include descriptions of recently awarded grants over 1,000 sample grants in all -- Range of Indexes -- The volume's indexes help you target potential funders by the names of donors, officers, and trustees; geographic area; types of support; grants awarded by subject; and name of the foundation or corporate giver.Each year the grantmakers featured in this volume award millions of grant dollars to a wide range of institutions and projects. Grant recipients include academic, law, art, and medical libraries, as well as other nonprofit information clearinghouses, databases, and public service centers.