Contact Addresses


TEXAS Foundation Center Cooperating Collections
ABILENE Nonprofit Resource Center P.O. Box 3322 500 N. Chestnut, Ste. 1511 Abilene 79604 915-677-8166 FAX 915-676-4206 Gail Kaiser, Director AMARILLO Amarillo Area Foundaton 700 First National Place 801 S. Fillmore Amarillo 79101 806-376-4521 Ashley Allison AUSTIN Hogg Foundation Regional Library 3001 Lake Austin Blvd., Ste 4.110 Austin 78703-4200 512-471-5041 FAX 512-471-9608 Allison Supancic, Librarian [http://www.hogg1.lac.utexas.edu/] BEAUMONT Funding Information Center Beaumont Public Library 801 Pearl Street Beaumont 77704 409-838-6606 CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus Christi Public Library 805 Comanche St. Corpus Christi 78401 361-880-7070 DALLAS Dallas Public Library 1515 Young St. Dallas 75201 214-670-1487 Jill Azaria EDINBURGH Southwest Border Nonprofit Resource Center 1201 W. University Dr. Edinburgh 78539 956-316-2610 Alice Hawley EL PASO Center for Volunteerism & Nonprofit Mgmt. 1918 Texas Ave. El Paso 79901 915-532-5377 FAX 915-532-2104 Ann Goodman	FORT WORTH Funding Information Center 329 S. Henderson Fort Worth 76104 817-334-0228 FAX 817-921-7718 Karen LiBassi, Executive Director HOUSTON Houston Public Library 500 McKinney Houston 77002 713-236-1313 Adele Abramowitz LAREDO Nonprofit Management & Volunteer Center Laredo Public Library 1120 East Calton Rd. Laredo 78041 956-795-2400 LONGVIEW Longview Public Library 222 W. Cotton St. Longview 75601 903-237-1352 FAX 903-237-1343 Ronald R. Heezen LUBBOCK Lubbock Area Foundation, Inc. 1655 Main St., Ste. 209 Lubbock 79401 806-762-8061 Kathleen Stocco, Executive Director SAN ANTONIO Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas 111 Soledad, Ste. 200 P.O. Box 15070 San Antonio 78212-8270 210-227-4333 FAX 210-227-0310 Stella Trejo fic@fic.org [http://www.fic.org/] WACO Waco-McLennan County Library 1717 Austin Ave. Waco 76701 254-750-5975 Jo Pendleton Reference Manager WICHITA FALLS North Texas Cetner for Nonprofit Mgmt. 624 Indiana, Ste. 307 Wichita Falls 76301 817-322-4961 FAX 817-322-8643 Dee Decker, Director
Texas Community/Area Foundations
Amarillo Area Foundation, Inc. 700 First National Place I 801 S. Fillmore Amarillo, TX 79101 (806) 376-4521 Limitations: Top 26 northernmost counties in the Texas panhandle Contact: Mr. Jim Allison Austin Community Foundation for Capitol Area P.O. Box 5159 Austin, Texas 78763 (512) 472-4483 Limitations: Greater Austin area Contact: Richard G. Slaughter Beaumont Community Foundation P.O. Box 1430 Beaumont, Texas 77704 (409) 835-4575 Limitations: Beaumont and North Jefferson County, United Way Agencies Contact: Peg Towers Coastal Bend Community Foundation 860 First City Bank Tower-FCV 276 Corpus Christi, Texas 78477 (361) 882-9745 Limitations: Aransas; Bee; Jim Wells; Kleberg; Nueces; Refugio; San Patricio Counties Contact: Dr. Dana Williams Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. 4605 Live Oak Street Dallas, Texas 75204 (214) 826-5231 Limitations: unrestricted funds limited to Dallas; advised funds elsewhere in Texas Contact: Edward M. Fjordbak, President Community Foundation of Abilene P.O. Box 1001 Abilene, Texas 79604 (915) 676-3883 Limitations: Abilene area only Contact: Nancy E. Jones, Exec. Director Community Foundation of Brazoria County 1212 N. Velasco Angleton, Texas 77515-3064 (409) 848-2628 Community Foundation of Metropolitan Tarrant County 306 W. 7th Street, Suite 702 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (817) 877-0702 Limitations: primarily Tarrant County Contact: James R. Holcomb, President Corpus Christi Community Trust 3817 S. Alameda, Suite B Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 Limitations: pre-selected Corpus Christi organizations Contact: Harvie Branscomb, Jr.	Dallas Foundation 400 S. Record, Suite 600 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 977-6676 Limitations: Dallas County Contact: Mary M. Jalonick, Exec. Director El Paso Community Foundation 1616 Texas Commerce Bank Building El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 533-4020 Limitations: El Paso regional area Contact: Janice W. Windle, President Greater Houston Community Foundation 1201 Louisiana St. Houston, Texas 77002-5600 (713) 654-1999 Kerrville Area Community Trust 301 Junction Hwy Kerrville, Texas 78028-4262 (830) 896-8811 Lubbock Area Foundation, Inc. 502 Texas Commerce Bank Building Lubbock, Texas 79401 (806) 762-8061 Limitations: Lubbock and surrounding counties Contact: Kathleen Stocco, Exec. Director Matagorda County Community Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 2005 Bay City, Texas 77414 (409) 245-6383 Limitations: Matagorda County only Contact: Haskell L. Simon, President Navarro Community Foundation Nations Bank Corsicana, Texas 75110-0000 (903) 874-4301 Permian Basin Area Foundation P.O. Box 10424 Midland, Texas 79702 (915) 682-4704 Limitations: Permian Basin; West Texas; Southeastern New Mexico Contact: John D. "Jack" Swallow San Antonio Area Foundation P.O. Box 120366 San Antonio, Texas 78212-9566 (210) 225-2243 Limitations: San Antonio area Contact: Candes Chumney, Exec. Director Waco Foundation 1801 Austin Ave. Waco, Texas 76701-01616 (254) 754-3404 or (254) 752-9457


Possible Internet Sources of Grant Information This section is a new feature of the funding directory due to the rapid expansion of Internet access. A recent issue of Philanthropy News Digest noted that 1998 saw foundations use web sites, not just to post program descriptions and grants lists, but also to offer reports, feature articles, and news updates.[1] In searching for information on funding sources, it became apparent that foundations use web sites for communication purposes. Web sites augment staff time spent communicating about foundation objectives and application procedures. The future use of web sites and search tools is expected to increase in the next few years. The sources listed are broad search sites that can be used to connect to several additional national and state sites.
Foundation Center (www.fdncenter.org)
	An independent national service organization established by foundations to provide an authoritative source of information on foundation and corporate giving. Features the guide to funding research and resources as well as information on workshops on proposal writing and grant research. This site has links to web sites at private and community foundations, corporate giving programs, and public charities. Although the number of grantmaking foundations with web sites is growing dramatically, only a small percentage of them presently maintain web sites. Thus, the printed directories and CD-ROM database of Contacts are also necessary for grantseekers. The Foundation Center web site also provides Foundation Finder a free search tool to provide the latest facts on approximately 46,000 foundations.[2] It is designed for those seeking quick access to core information about a foundation. It asks for a foundation name or part of the name. It will then provide the full foundation name, address, phone numbers, Contact person, fax numbers, email addresses, Internet URL addresses, the year-end date of the fiscal year, assets at the end of that year, and total giving for that fiscal year. This information is also offered free to the public at five regional Foundation Centers and at more than 200 cooperating collection libraries‹sixteen of which are located in Texas. A list of Texas Foundation Center Cooperating Collections locations is included in this directory.
Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas (www.fic.org)
	The Center offers technical assistance, consultation, and training opportunities for board members, staff, and volunteers of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. They also publish the Directory of Texas Foundations (17th edition 1997/1998), which provides information on 2,621 private and community foundations in Texas. Full profiles are included for 1,776 of these foundations. The directory allows you to research foundations by areas of interest, city, foundation name, trustees and officers, and types of support. Price of 17th edition: $120. On-line database services available also for $300 per year or $50 for one month. Several publications, newsletters, class listings, and statistical tables are available from the Centerąs web site.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (www.rwjf.org)
	The nationąs largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. An extensive site offering daily news updates, research reports, information on programs and projects, and links to other resources in health.
The University of Texas at Austin - Research (www.utexas.edu/research)
	Through the Funding Resources key available on this homepage, access is provided to several federal catalogs of assistance, private funding sources (including societies and foundations), and a Research Alert Newsline that is updated weekly. Links are available to GrantsWeb, Community of Science (COS), and FEDIX three comprehensive search sites and direct links to most federal funding sources (e.g., National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation).
Other interesting sites:
Aspen Publishers, Inc. (www.grantscape.com)
	Lists of publications and courses available in grant writing.
Council on Foundations (www.cof.org)
	A nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Assists existing and future grantmakers by promoting responsible and effective philanthropy. Foundation News & Commentary articles are available. List of publications, conferences, and workshops available. This site is not for those looking for funding; refer to Foundation Center site. This site provides general information regarding issues and changes in grantmaking for the grantseeker. Council grantmaker member access by ID and key word is available.
Idealist (www.idealist.org)
	Described as the largest directory of nonprofits. Any nonprofit foundation, organization, or support group can add a link to this site. It provides a searchable database by key word, country, or program. Job and internships listings with nonprofits around the world are also listed.
Internet Nonprofit Center (www.nonprofits.org)
	This also may be of interest to grantseekers because it has information about nonprofits, public charities, and private foundations. Potential donors or volunteers can find addresses or information about any nonprofit organization. Information is based upon files from the IRS, and it is updated every six months.
Northern California Community Foundation, Inc. (www.foundations.org)
	An electronic directory of charitable grantmakers provided by the Northern California Community Foundation, Inc.
1 Philanthropy News Digest, Vol. 4, Issue 52, December 30, 1998. 2 The database includes community, company-sponsored, independent and operating foundations. However, it does not include direct corporate giving programs and public charities are not included in the Foundation Finder database.