Private Foundations

The Foundation Center

Contact Information:

The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue, 16 Street
New York, N.Y. 1003-3076
1-800-424-9836 or 212-620-4230

The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.

A core collection of Center publications, free to the public, is available at the following New York locations. Staffs at these institutions are trained to direct patrons to appropriate resources on funding information. Many also have directories and reports on local funders.

ADRIANCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Special Services Department
93 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 914-485-3445

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Social Sciences Division
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: (718) 230-2100

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Business and Science and Technology Department
1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 858-7097

THE FOUNDATION CENTER OFFICE AND LIBRARY
79 Fifth Avenue 2nd Floor
New York 10003-3076
Phone: 212-620-4230

HUNTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
338 Main St.
Huntington, NY 11743
Phone: 516-427-5165

LEVITTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
1 Bluegrass Lane
Levittown, NY 11756
Phone: 516-731-5728

NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY
Humanities Reference
Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza, 6th floor
Albany, NY 12230
Phone: 518-474-5355

ONONDAGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
447 S. Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202-2494
Phone: 315-435-1818

QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Social Services Division
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: 718-990-0700

RIVERHEAD FREE LIBRARY
330 Court Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: 631-727-3228

ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Social Sciences and Job Information Center
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 716-428-8120

UTICA PUBLIC LIBRARY
303 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
Phone: 315-735-2279

WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY
100 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: 914-422-1480

YONKERS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Riverfront Library
One Larkin Center
Yonkers, NY 10701
Phone: 914-337-1500