- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 - Provides grants to nonprofit organisations in the following programme areas: Conservation and Science; Population; and Children, Families, and Communities. - Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
- Programme areas include scholarships and research grants, international competitions, and support for Hellenic Studies.
- Allavida
- International organisation bringing together grant-making, training, capacity building, research, and publishing.
- Amadou Diallo Educational, Humanitarian & Charity Foundation
- Raising funds to assist Muslim immigrants, victims of police brutality, and others.
- American Endowmment Foundation (AEF)
- Offers information about charitable donor-advised funds.
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Makes grants in the following areas: conservation and the environment, cultural programmes, higher education and scholarship, population, and public affairs.
- Andrus Family Fund
- Provides funds to support transition frameworks for social change.
- Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
- Private family foundation that supports programmes that offer opportunities to the disadvantaged, strengthens the bond of families, and improves the quality of people's lives.
- Arthur B. Schultz Foundation
- Seeks to empower individuals worldwide through offering grants for business education, economic development, and environmental conservation.
- Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
- Supports programmes and organisations that create opportunity, enhance self-esteem and increase awareness about cultural and community issues among young men and women.
- Ashoka (2)
- Association of Small Foundations
- Assists foundations with few or no staff by providing information, training, and networking services.
- Betaseron Champions of Courage
- Grant-giving programme that recognises achievements of people with MS and provides financial grants to support their inspirational work in their respective communities.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Contributing toward increasing access to innovations in education, technology, and world health.
- Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation, Inc.
- Promoting economic literacy.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York (4)
- Change Happens Foundation
- Nonprofit private foundation that supports the development of innovative technology and progressive ideas that generate a force for positive change.
- Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
- Dedicated to furthering a balance between technological advancement and environmental preservation.
- Charles A. Dana Foundation
- Supports health research and school reform by means of grants and public education initiatives.
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Administers grants relevant to civil society, environment, Flint, MI, and poverty, as well as special projects.
- Claude Pepper Foundation
- Promotes policies and programmes that will improve health, provide economic opportunity, and contribute to social justice for all Americans, with an emphasis on the elderly.
- Coleman Foundation
- Offers grants for entrepreneurship education, cancer research, housing and education for the handicapped, and other educational programmes.
- Common Counsel Foundation
- Offers strategic philanthropic advisory services to donors and family foundations while serving the community at large.
- Compton Foundation, Inc.
- Supporting peace, the environment, the arts, and numerous other causes.
- Council on Foundations
- Association of foundations and corporations, serving the public good by promoting and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy.
- Dagmar and Vaclav Havel Foundation VIZE 97
- Founded by Dagmar and Václav Havel to support a broad range of interests, including social care, health care, education, and culture.
- Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
- Fund honouring the memory of the late Princess Diana. Site details the grants awarded by the Fund and includes information on applying for grants and how the money is raised by the Fund. Also offers Princess Diana photos and chronology.
- Do Right Foundation
- Seeks to fund pilot programmes addressing violence prevention, joblessness, justice system productivity, welfare, government efficiency and parenting skills.
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The
- Contributing to programmes in the arts, medicine, the environment, and child abuse prevention.
- Echoing Green Foundation
- Provides fellowships to social entreprenuers who are creating their own public service organisations or independent projects.
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, The
- Working towards a vision of self-sufficient people in healthy communities.
- Feed the Minds
- Supports literacy, publishing, education, and other causes in developing countries through grants.
- First Hand Foundation
- International nonprofit organisation founded by Cerner Corporation that offers financial assistance to families of children with health problems.
- Fishman Family Foundation
- Established as a long-term charitable giving programme.
- Flora Family Foundation
- Supporting selected activities of charitable organisations. Proposals accepted by invitation only.
- Flying Elephants Foundation
- Awarding grants to individuals from a broad range of disciplines in the arts and sciences whose work inspires a reverence for the natural world.
- Ford Foundation, The@
- Foundation Center
- Independent nonprofit organisation established by foundations to increase public understanding of the foundation field.
- French American Charitable Trust (FACT)
- Supports nonprofit organisations in the United States and in France, working on root causes of poverty and inequality.
- Gae Online
- Manages several grants structured to help individuals establish a small business.
- George Haligua Foundation
- Aims to help build and maintain the cornerstones of the education, health, and human rights we all deserve.
- Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation@
- Gere Foundation, The
- Founded by actor and activist Richard Gere. Awards grants to humanitarian organisations.
- German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
- Supports U.S.-European cooperation and operates programmes to assist with political, economic and environmental reforms in Europe. Created as a permanent memorial to the Marshall Plan.
- Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
- Promotes the advancement and perpetuation of humanistic inquiry and artistic creativity by encouraging excellence in scholarship and in the performing arts, and by supporting research libraries and other institutions that preserve cultural heritage resources.
- Gulley Foundation, The
- Helping other nonprofits and individuals provide humanitarian aid around the world.
- Heinz Endowments (9)
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation@
- Henry Luce Foundation
- Supports projects in higher education, Asia, American art, theology, women in science, and public policy.
- Ho-Am Prize
- Awarded in five areas for outstanding public service and commitment.
- Impact Fund, The
- Funding and technical assistance for public interest litigation in the areas of civil and human rights, environmental justice and poverty law.
- Ittleson Foundation
- Providing resources for organisations that serve the environment, those with AIDS, and those with mental health problems.
- J.C. Downing Foundation
- Supports a variety of philanthropic projects through grants to nonprofit organisations.
- Jackie Robinson Foundation
- Nurtures scholars who are the living legacy of his dedication to improving America for everyone.
- Jeff Gordon Foundation
- Supporting the physical, social, and intellectual needs of children and their families.
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (2)
- John Ernest Foundation
- Supports maverick organisations in their work with mentors to provide new opportunities .
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- Provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts.
- Kirsch Foundation
- Provides medical research, environmental, and Silicon Valley community grants. Also engages in environmental lobbying, political reform, and other issue-based activities.
- Kresge Foundation
- Independent, private foundation, was created in 1924 by Sebastian S. Kresge "to promote the well-being of mankind." Seeks to strengthen the capacity of charitable organisations to provide effective programmes of quality.
- Lannan Foundation
- Promoting and protecting cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity in the arts, literary programmes, and indigenous communities.
- Lawrence Foundation
- Making charitable contributions and grants to support educational, environmental, and health causes.
- Leary Firefighters Foundation, The
- Founded by actor Denis Leary in response to the Worcester Firefighter tragedy of 1999. Provides funding and resources for fire departments to obtain the highest level of equipment, technology, and training, as well as resources to the families of firefighters who have perished or have been injured in the line of duty.
- Lennon Family Foundation
- Supports conservation, education, scientific, and humanitarian causes. Uses donated time to eliminate administrative costs.
- Lilly Endowment
- Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation that supports the causes of religion, education, and community development with an emphasis on projects that benefit young people and promote leadership.
- Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal Program
- Awards grants directly to Christian congregations to allow pastors to step away briefly from the persistent obligations of daily parish life and to engage in a period of renewal and reflection.
- Markle Foundation
- Provides funding in the development and use of the technologies of communication and information to enhance lifelong learning and promote an informed citizenry.
- Marlene F. Johnson Fund
- Provides information on applying for grants for scholarly writings concerning Christian Science. Summarizes past scholarship on the denomination's history, Biblical roots, and healing practice.
- Max and Anna Levinson Foundation
- Private foundation making grants for social, environmental, Jewish, and cultural projects aimed at developing a more humane society.
- Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
- Nonprofit charitable organisation that awards grants and scholarships and administers charitable endowment funds.
- Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Private grantmaking foundation focusing on arts, environment, health, Jewish life, spirituality, and democratic values.
- National Endowment for Financial Education
- Nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping individual Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their financial lives.
- National Network of Grantmakers
- Membership association of funders committed to supporting organisations working for social and economic justice.
- New Profit Inc.
- Venture philanthropy fund partnering with promising social enterprises to help increase their social impact.
- Nippon Foundation, The
- Private organisation supporting programmes in a wide array of fields and locations.
- Nobel Foundation (289)
- Noel Foundation
- Encourages and supports the advancement of women around the world by funding entrepreneurial and educational programmes.
- Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation, The
- Supports programmes and projects which address subjects including hunger, world peace, cultural diversity, leadership, agricultural science, the environment, and service learning.
- Norman Foundation
- Making grants to organisations in the areas of civil rights and individual liberties, economic justice, and environmental justice.
- Onaway Trust
- Supporting extensive numbers of projects worldwide, including poverty and disaster relief, animal welfare, and the support of indigenous peoples. Donate online.
- Oprah's Angel Network
- Founded by Oprah Winfrey. Oprah's Angel Network supports programmes for women, children, and families, educational programmes, and health and human services.
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The
- Focusing on the arts, education, and overseas projects which are concentrated in India.
- Pears Foundation, The
- U.K.-based charitable foundation supporting human rights, community and education, disability, international development, and Israel projects.
- Pew Charitable Trusts (3)
- Progressive Technology Project (PTP)
- Seeks to raise the scope and scale of technology resources available to grassroots organising groups.
- Resist, Inc.
- Providing grants to grassroots activist, progressive and radical groups and organisations in the United States.
- RGK Foundation
- Independent foundation supports medical, educational, and community programmes and research, without geographic limitations.
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Private, grantmaking foundation.
- Rockefeller Foundation, The@
- Roger Clemens Foundation
- Roger Clemens' foundation supporting educational, charitable, literary, scientific, and religious activities for children.
- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
- Private foundation engaged in agricultural education, plant biology research, and grant-making.
- Scaife Foundations
- Family of conservative foundations that fund public policy, family and traditional values, historic preservation and education programmes.
- Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation
- Encourages and supports policy analysis, advocacy, and research, as well as educational and artistic activities that address issues around society's changing family structure and its cultural and ethnic diversity.
- Skoll Foundation
- The Skoll Foundation advances systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs.
- Sloan Foundation
- Philanthropic nonprofit institution established by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. in 1934. The Foundation's programmes and interests include science and technology, standard of living and economic performance, education and careers in science and technology, national issues, and more.
- Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion
- Given each year, the award honours an outstanding living individual who has shown extraordinary originality advancing the world's understanding of God and/or spirituality.
- Thomas C. Wales Memorial Foundation
- Charitable foundation promoting fairer justice, rational discourse, community involvement, and related causes.
- Timmissartok Foundation
- Offering grants to individuals who undertake adventures in foreign lands.
- Twenty-First Century Foundation
- Makes grants to support African American community revitalization, education, and leadership development.
- Two/Ten International Footwear Foundation
- Provides funds, college scholarships, and social and human services to employees and families in the footwear, leather, and allied industries.
- United Nations Foundation (UNF)
- Promotes the partnership between the public and private sectors in order to raise funds and provide grants for UN initiatives. Focuses on children's health, environment, women and population, and humanitarian projects.
- W. M. Keck Foundation
- Writes grants primarily in the areas of medical research, science and engineering. Also supports liberal arts colleges and selected community and civic services.
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Focusing on building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to solve their own problems.
- We Share Foundation
- Raising funds and making grants to support humanitarian, educational, and research causes worldwide.
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Supports programmes in education, performing arts, population, environment, conflict resolution, family and community development, and U.S.-Latin American relations.
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