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In 2000, some 50,000 active private and community foundations in America awarded some $23.2 billion in grants to nonprofit organizations in the US and abroad. This resource is a starting point for grantseekers looking for foundation, corporate, and other charitable support for libraries and information services. It contains 799 entries, including 727 grantmaking foundations, 17 direct corporate giving programs, and 55 public charities that have shown interest and support in libraries or information services. Entries give information on contacts, foundation type, assets and expenditures, and applications, and offer statistics of dollar value and number of grants and loans paid. Recent grants for libraries and information services awarded in 1998-2000 are listed. This edition uses more precise Grants Classification System (GCS) terminology, a change which results in more information on international giving. c. Book News Inc.