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When it comes to doing research for funding, you won’t find a more extensive resource than Foundation Directory Online. Updated weekly, the information is current and accurate. By providing access to more than 120,000 foundation and corporate donors, 3 million recent grants, and more than half a million key decision makers, it’s comprehensive, too.
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