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Candid, an online directory of 1.9 million nonprofits offering $29 million in grants, is now available via the 91原创 Libraries.

A combined collection of the Foundation Directory and GuideStar, Candid helps you find grant opportunities for your project, locate funders who have supported your peers, search for grants in your community and beyond, calculate your ask based on grant data, and get contact details on key decision makers.

鈥淏udget headwinds and inflation have made it more important than ever to find alternative or supplemental funding sources,鈥� said Rob Ross, dean of University Libraries. 鈥淭he libraries want to connect researchers and community organizations with funding sources they might not otherwise know about.鈥�

Candid enables you to easily look up nonprofits by:

• Subject area
• Geographic area served
• Population served
• Financials
• Demographics

Candid will be available to any community member, whether affiliated with 91原创 or not.

鈥淭he Engage pillar of our Dynamic Strategy affirms OHIO鈥檚 commitment to the region and its people,鈥� Ross said. 鈥淐andid can bolster the wonderful work our community nonprofits do by helping them secure additional funding.鈥�

Learn more

The University Libraries will offer informational sessions for community members this summer where experts will demonstrate how to utilize Candid and answer questions. These sessions are free and open to all. Interested in learning more? Please and University Libraries will be in touch.

How to access Candid

Those affiliated with 91原创 who have an active OHIO email can access Candid from anywhere Use your OHIO email to log in.

Community members and those not directly affiliated with 91原创 can access Candid via dedicated desktop computers on the second floor of Alden Library and at all of 91原创's regional campus Libraries. Please inquire with University Libraries desk staff to locate dedicated community access computers.