Waco-McLennan County Library

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Grants Resource Center

The Grants Resource Center (GRC) located at the Central Library offers a specialized collection of grant-related resources and services and is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center.

The Foundation Center offers a selection of free tutorials on proposal writing, the grantseeking process, developing a project budget and an overview of Form 990-PF. http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online/

Print and online resources are available in the GRC covering a wide range of grant related topics including information on foundations and other grant makers. While most materials are for use only at the library, some items may be checked-out with your library card.

A Grant Writer and Grant Researcher staff the GRC through a partnership between the Waco Foundation and the Waco-McLennan County Library.

"To Be or Not To Be a Nonprofit" Training

The Grants Resource Center at the Waco-McLennan County Library, 1717 Austin Avenue, in collaboration with the Waco Foundation Capacity Building Program are hosting a free workshop on Tuesday, June 23 from noon until 1:15 p.m. at the Central Library's meeting room.

The program for potential nonprofit founders provides information to take you step-by-step through the thinking, planning and arranging that have to occur before applying to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Topics include developing evidence of need before you start, the first board, start-up checklist and funding your potential nonprofit.

The Grants Resource Center is a 'Cooperating Collection' of the Foundation Center of New York. Tihara A. Vargas, Director of Special Projects of the Waco Foundation, will be leading the discussion. For more information or to register, please call 750-5945 or email bbuckner@ci.waco.tx.us or tvargas@wacofoundation.org.

Services Offered in the Grants Resource Center

The Grants Resource Center staff offers variety of services to local non-profit organizations and individuals including assistance in locating funding sources, grant writing and using GRC resources. Orientation sessions on GRC resources are offered periodically during throughout the year.

Selected Resources Available at the Grants Resource Center

The Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance provides information on federal government grants and other assistance programs.
Foundation Directory Professional database - includes more than 80,000 grant makers. Available for in Library use only.
Foundation Grants to Individuals - detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers. Available for in Library use only.
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies.
Guidestar Basic - discover more about a non-profits mission, programs, and finances and view a recent IRS Form 990 . Free access, but requires registering as a user.
The Non-Profit Times is a bi-weekly publication providing current news relating to non-profit issues.
Philanthropy News Digest is a weekly online news service of the Foundation Center, summarizing philanthropy-related articles and feature stories in the U.S. media.

Information on forming a Non-Profit Organization

Foundation Center online tutorial on starting a non-profit organization.
IRS Tax Information for Non-Profit Organizations.

Contact Information

For additional information about the Grants Resource Center, please contact Bill Buckner (254) 750-5945 bbuckner@ci.waco.tx.us or Tihara Vargas of the Waco Foundation (254) 754-3404 tvargas@wacofoundation.org.