Alexander Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
Supports medical research and scholarship, Greek cultural efforts, and environmental work among many other causes, both Greek and international. |
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Makes grants to institutions in higher education, in cultural affairs and the performing arts, in population, in conservation and the environment, and in public affairs. |
Andrus Family Fund
Provides funding for social change under programs for foster care and for community reconciliation. |
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Helps to create, develop, advise, and support independent public policy research institutes internationally. |
Benton Foundation
Works with other groups such as National Urban League, AOL, National Endowment for the Arts to help provide solutions for bridging the digital divide. Links to various foundations including Ford, Kellogg. Offers free on-line versions of reports dealing w |
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Supports initiatives in education, world health and population, and community giving in the Pacific Northwest. |
Brett Family Foundation
A grant making nonprofit organization that supports progressive charities and public policy initiations which help disadvantaged youth, improve public education, and create caring communities, particularly in Boulder, Denver, and the state of Colorado. |
Bullitt Foundation
Committed to the protection and restoration of the environment of the Pacific Northwest. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Areas funded include education and international development. Includes complete guidelines for both grants and the Carnegie Corporation Scholars program. |
Charitable Gift Fund
Helping people find better and smarter ways to give to philanthropy, for example through pooled giving. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Offers grants related to civil and human rights, environment, poverty. Includes issue/theme-based publications, searchable database of recent Mott-funded initiatives, links to a host of grantee websites and grant application procedures. |
Common Counsel Foundation
Consortium of family foundations and individual donors committed to funding economic, environmental and social justice initiatives. |
Community Foundation for the National Capitol Region
Serves metro Washington, DC. Facilitates individual and organizational giving via charitable grantmaking funds, distributes grants to nonprofit organizations, and convenes meetings on current local issues. |
Cottonwood Foundation
Provides grants to grassroots organizations worldwide that combine protecting the environment, promoting cultural diversity, empowering people to meet their basic needs, and relying on volunteer efforts. |
Council on Foundations
A nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Our missio |
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (U.S.)
The fund supports charitable activities that directly benefit people in need, identifies and gives priority to issues and groups that are under-served by other domestic and international donors, and responds quickly to new challenges and opportunities wi |
Echoing Green
Applies a venture capital approach to philanthropy by providing seed money and technical support to individuals creating innovative public service projects that seek to catalyze positive social change. |
Eisenhower Fellowships
Organizes and funds networking between potential leaders in the United States and those in other countries. Includes selection criteria. |
Feinstein Foundation
Information about programs to fight hunger and to provide education and scholarships, founded by philanthropist and humanitarian Alan Shawn Feinstein. |
Global Community Foundation
International non-profit charity organization for a global community with a social security system for all countries. |
Grable Foundation
Supporting programs that help children develop by improving educational opportunities, supporting community efforts, and strengthening families. |
Helen Bader Foundation
Milwaukee-based foundation supports programs related to health, economics, education, and Jewish life and learning. |
International Foundation for Science
Gives research grants to young scientists in the developing world to undertake research projects in the biological and agricultural sciences in their own countries. Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden. |
Jewish Fund for Justice
A public foundation that supports grassroots organizations in which low-income people are rebuilding their communities and changing the conditions that perpetuate poverty. |
John M. Lloyd Foundation
Committed to fighting the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic through support of organizations in the following areas: (1) policy/education/prevention; (2) medical research; and (3) healthcare and services. |
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Home Page
The Foundation only supports individuals. It does not make grants to institutions or organizations. |
Lance Winslow III Foundation
Mission is to raise funds for youth groups and local community organizations. |
Laura Jane Musser Fund
Charitable foundation supporting arts, children, youth, rural and intercultural issues. |
Markle Foundation
A private, not-for-profit philanthropy promoting the development of communications industries that address public needs. Programs in three different areas: Policy for a Networked Society, Interactive Media for Children, and Information Technologies for B |
Meet the Composer
Supporting the music of living American composers through commissioning, residency, education and audience interaction programs. |
Mega Foundation
Helping severely gifted individuals to reach their potential and find camaraderie. Also funds research efforts. |
Milken Family Foundation
Funds initiatives in education and medical research. |
Modest Needs
Every month the author pledges to give away 10% of his income to anybody that asks him. FAQ, ledger, guestbook, and news. |
Mustard Seed Foundation
A Christian grant-making organization partnering with churches all over the world. |
New Israel Fund
Non-partisan philanthropic partnership of North Americans, Israelis, and Europeans. It supports a network of non-government organizations in Israel that safeguard civil and human rights, promote Jewish-Arab equality and coexistence, advance the status of |
Oak Foundation
An international philanthropy funding projects in conservation, human rights, abuse, housing, learning disabilities, and other social justice issues. Annual report, guidelines for grant applications, and contact info. |
Peace and Security Funders Group
Purpose is to enhance the effectiveness of the network of grantmakers supporting work in the area of peace and security. |
Pew Internet and American Life Project
Creates and funds original, academic-quality research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life. |
PGA Foundations
Details the many foundations created by Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft). |
Public Entity Risk Institute
Programs seek to advance the state and practice of risk management, disaster management, and environmental liability management, especially among smaller organizations. |
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
The fund is primarily interested in organizations and projects that have an impact on the City of San Francisco and local Bay Area communities. Other interests include domestic organizations providing support to Israel and national and international pro |
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Dedicated to improving the well-being of people in transition to global interdependence. |
Sons of Italy Foundation
To preserve Italian-American culture, encourage educational excellence, and support transatlantic initiatives for diplomatic, economic, and educational exchanges. |
The Arca Foundation
Focuses on government policy and politics. Includes grant guidelines and an overview of the review process. |
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Supporting programs and organizations that create opportunity, enhance self-esteem and increase awareness about cultural and community issues among young men and women. |
The Asia Foundation
Private, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization working to advance the mutual interests of the United States and the Asia Pacific region. |
The Bradley Foundation
Private foundation which supports conservative causes and public policy organizations. |
The Brainerd Foundation
Dedicated to protecting the environment of the Pacific Northwest |
The Clarence Foundation
Venture philanthropy which seeks out and supports innovative and successful grassroots organizations. Information on giving opportunities, vision, programs, and leadership. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following broad program areas: conservation; population; science; children, families, and communities; arts; and organizational effectiveness and philanthropy. The foundation provides national and interna |
The European Foundation Centre
To promote and underpin the work of foundations and corporate funders active in and with Europe. |
The Foundation Center
Features a directory of private philanthropic and grant making foundations on the Internet. Also offers grant writing tips and sample proposals. |
The Gladys Brooks Foundation
Purpose is to provide for the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of the people of this country by establishing and supporting non-profit libraries, educational institutions, hospitals and clinics. |
The Henry Luce Foundation
Grant programs focus on the arts, humanities, theology, higher education, and public affairs. Includes grant guidelines and information on recent grants awarded. |
The Kahanoff Foundation
Private Canadian foundation funding traditional and innovative charitable programs in Canada and Israel in the areas of health, education, culture, social services, philanthropy and community development, and research. |
The Kresge Foundation
Annual report, program information and FAQs for this independent, private foundation. |
The Lifebridge Foundation
A grant-making United Nations - affiliated NGO promoting the interconnectedness of all life and the Oneness of Humanity. |
The MacArthur Foundation
programs, how to apply, research, reports, recent announcements, and other materials. |
The Michael Stewart Foundation
Established by Michael Stewart, former NFL star (Rams & Dolphins 87-96), to help students achieve excellence in both academics and athletics. |
The Neil S. Alpert Foundation
A nonprofit foundation aimed at benefiting Rhode Islanders and people at large. It disperses grants in the fields of education, environment, medicine, and civic support. |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Private foundation dedicated to improving health and healthcare for Americans. Details on grant applications, information on grantees, and reports on the results of funded programs as well as Foundation press releases, publications and reports. |
The Rockefeller Foundation
a very rich philanthropic organization endowed by John D. Rockefeller and chartered in 1913 for the well-being of people throughout the world. It is one of Americas oldest private foundations and one of the few with strong international interests. " |
The Rotary Foundation
A not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. |
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Offers grants and fellowships that promote the enjoyment and understanding of European Art and Architecture. |
Tides Canada Foundation
National public foundation providing grants to charities addressing inequality and environmental stewardship in Canada. Site includes news from recent projects and tips for donors and grantseekers. |
Tides Foundation
Donor-advised grants to nonprofits working toward social change in the US and abroad. |
TKF Foundation
Gives to open spaces, sacred places and community greening projects that nurture the human spirit and foster a sense of community in greater Washington, D.C., Annapolis, Maryland, and Baltimore, Maryland. |
Turner Foundation
Makes grants in the areas of the environment and population. Includes information about the foundation and its interests, plus grant application materials. |
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Allows an individual to setup a charitable fund and choose which charities will benefit. |
