Winning private grants for programs is a challenging, but not impossible, task for associations that are able to do the work Private grants for research or scholarship programs are available for associations that want them, if groups are willing to put in the effort. U.S. foundations awarded $45.7 billion in grants in 2010, according to data compiled by the nonprofit Foundation Center. Most of that money isn’t going to associations, but a significant chunk is. A 2009 Foundation Center survey of more than 1,300 of the nation’s larger foundations found they had awarded $432 million to associations and professional societies in that year alone. Many of the largest foundations… Read More