Bay Area Community Foundation -
Michigan
The Bay Area Community Foundation is the primary philanthropic organization to improve the
quality of life in the Bay Area community.
Beaumont Foundation - The Beaumont Foundation of America grants Toshiba branded
equipment to support digital inclusion for underserved individuals.
The Foundation has three distinct grant programs: ●
Community Grants of technology equipment to community-based
organizations ●
Education Grants of technology equipment for schools ● Individual Grants of technology
equipment directly to individuals.
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions
to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and
particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open
up new avenues of research in science.
Beim Foundation
The Foundation has a broad range of interests and makes grants for a variety of purposes.
The general categories of interest are in the following four areas: ARTS EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN SERVICES. Grants are normally given to organizations in the State of
Minnesota but occasionally, very rarely, slip over the border.
The James Ford Bell
Foundation - Minneapolis, Minnesota
A high priority is given to projects with historical connections to the Bell Family,
including the James Ford Bell Library, the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, the
Delta Waterfowl Foundation, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Belwin and related
programs. The Trustees will also consider requests in the following areas: The
Environment, The Arts, Social Services, Education.
BellAtlantic Foundation -
Regional - Now The Verizon Foundation
Areas of Interest: Education, Health and Human Services, Arts and Humanities, Communities
Bell Canada and the Community
In selecting the programs and organizations to which it contributes, Bell gives special
importance to technology, youth and education — our future.
BellSouth Foundation
Emphasis: Stimulate active learning for students in elementary & secondary education
in the south and southeast.
Best
Practices in Education
BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATION is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to working with
American teachers to find effective educational practices from other countries to adapt
and apply in United States schools. We sponsor innovative projects with tangible goals and
facilitate their delivery to US classrooms in pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Berrien Community Foundation Michigan
Funds not earmarked for specific
purposes are focused on the following areas:
Excellence In Education, Strengthening the Family, Youth Development and
Leadership
The Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Offers competitive grants to not-for profit organizations throughout the United States
which facilitate progressive social change, by addressing the underlying conditions of
societal or environmental problems.
Frank
Stanley Beveridge Foundation
Emphasis: Animal related, arts & culture, civil rights, community improvement,
conservation and environment, crime, disaster/safety, education, employment, food and
agriculture, health, housing, human services, mental health, philanthropy, recreation,
religion, science, youth development, annual campaigns, computer systems and equipment,
emergency funds and seed money.
Benton
Foundation
Supporting the efforts of nonprofits to articulate and advocate their interests;
demonstrating the value of communications for solving social problems and strengthening
social bonds.
Best
Buy Community Relations
"This year Best Buy is giving millions of dollars to the communities in which we have
a presence. We support communities locally through scholarships, grants and
volunteerism."
H.N.
and Frances C. Berger Foundation
The Berger Foundation prefers to seek out and target its own projects. While a variety of
civic, educational and community projects are supported by the Foundation, a common thread
is a focus on children and youth in keeping with the Berger's that children are our
future.
BFGoodrich - Inventors
Program
A national competition designed to encourage college students active in science,
engineering, mathematics, technology and creative invention, while stimulating their
problem-solving abilities.
Bernardine
Franciscan Sisters Foundation Virginia
Funding is available to organizations whose missions, philosophies and works are in
keeping with the mission of the congregation. This mission is one of service in which the
members reach out to the people of God in compassionate love, recognize the dignity and
giftedness of each person and seek justice, peace and reconciliation especially on behalf
of the poor. Support from the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation, Inc. is available
to organizations in the following Virginia cities and counties: Newport News, Hampton,
Poquoson, Gloucester and York.
Big Ben Community Foundation
-
Pennsylvania
The aim of the Foundation is to try to provide other non-profit community-based
organizations with supplemental funding so they in turn can maintain existing programs and
provide new and better services for their local communities.
Amy
Biehl Foundation - South Africa
The Amy Biehl Foundation works to prevent youth-perpetrated violence in South Africa and
the United States through providing program opportunities in education, sports/recreation,
arts, employable skills and safety.
F.
R. Bigelow Foundation - Minnesota
Serving the greater St. Paul metropolitan area (including Ramsey, Washington and Dakota
counties, but giving preference to St. Paul-based organizations), the Foundation centers
its funding on education, human services, humanities, the arts, and community development.
The William Bingham Foundation
The Foundation continues to contribute to a wide variety of organizations in the areas of
the arts, education, and health and human services in these communities and nationwide.
Birmingham Foundation (PA)
The Foundation focuses on health-related and human services grantmaking in a three zip
code area of South Pittsburgh. Visitors to the Foundation's Web site will find application
guidelines and an outline for the
initial letter of intent.
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Foundation provides funding for projects, operating advocacy and research in the
following priority areas: Arts and Culture, Athletics and Outdoor Activities, Environment,
Fostering Understanding, Helping Adolescents Learn. Young Women and Girls.
Blakemore Foundation
The Blakemore Foundation was established to encourage the study of Asian languages at an
advanced level and to increase the understanding of Asian art in the United States.
Black Hills Power & Light
Company - South Dakota
Black Hills Power and Light will offer the Black Hills Gold communities a grant program
designed to assist communities in need of financial assistance in order to complete their
community project or goal.
Blind Foundation for India
The organization's mission is to prevent blindness in India, and cure it when possible.
Blowitz-Ridgeyway Foundation
- Illinois
One of its primary funding areas is the support of nonprofit agencies which provide
medical, psychiatric and psychological care to economically disadvantaged children and
youth, thereby continuing the original mission of the hospital.
Bloundin Foundation - Minnesota
Emphasis: Rural Minnesota communities. Education, cultural opportunities, community
leadership training, environmental stewardship.
BoatUS Foundation
The BoatU.S.
Foundation is a national 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to
promoting safe and environmentally sensitive boating. The Foundation's
goal is to be the leader in boating safety and environmental education and
outreach, with the purpose of reducing accidents and fatalities,
increasing stewardship of our waterways, and keeping boating a safe,
accessible, and enjoyable pastime
Bodman Foundation
The Bodman Foundation concentrates its grant program in New York City with occasional
grants directed to northern New Jersey in memory of the Bodmans. This includes funding for
youth, rehabilitation, biomedical research, child welfare, science education, major
cultural institutions, health and hospitals, social services, welfare reform, alcohol and
drug abuse, responsible fatherhood and father absence, and education (including charter
schools, public school reform, and parental school choice). Other interests include
volunteerism, literacy, homelessness, entrepreneurship and economic development,
environment (science education and land conservation), and job training with employment in
the private business sector.
Boettcher Foundation (Colorado)
The Foundation's four areas of giving are: education, civic and cultural
programs, community and social service, and
hospital and health service.
Boeing
Corporate Philanthropy
Company and employee contributions totaled nearly $60 million to support EDUCATION, HEALTH
& HUMAN SERVICES and CULTURAL & CIVIC INITIATIVES predominately in communities where our
employees live and work.
The David Bohnett Foundation
Southern California
The Foundation is a grant making organization supporting organizations in six key target
areas including gun control, voter registration activities and lesbian and gay social
services.
J. Armand Bombardier Foundation
- Canada
Each year, in addition to funding education in the form of student bursaries and donations
to colleges and universities, the Foundation supports several charity and relief
organizations as well as missionary works.
Corella
and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation
The Foundation allocates its resources to two primary projects: the Bonner Scholars
Program, a community service scholarship program supporting 1500 students at 24 colleges
and universities; and the Crisis Ministry Program, which supports faith-based anti-hunger
initiatives.
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Supports watershed restoration programs and developing new sources of renewable energy.
Geographic preference: Pacific Northwest.
Booz, Allen & Hamilton
What distinguishes Booz·Allen's Community Relations Program is the direct link between
active employee participation and the firm's support of volunteer or community service
activities.
Mary Owen Borden Foundation
In recent decades, the Foundation has limited its new funding to New Jersey's Mercer and
Monmouth counties. The primary focus on current giving is to address the needs of
disadvantaged youth and their families, and much of the Foundation's grants go to
nonprofit entities in Trenton, Asbury Park and Long Branch.
Boston Bar Foundation
The Boston Bar Foundation is the charitable affiliate of the Boston Bar Association. It
works to support access to the justice system, especially for the poor. The Foundation
raises funds and awards grants to projects which provide legal services to the
disadvantaged and enhance public understanding of the rule of law in a just society.
Boston Edison
-
Massachusetts
Site describes their Community Investment Program as well as information on the Boston
Edison Foundation.
Boston Foundation for Sight
A non-profit institution dedicated to restoring sight to damaged corneas with sight
restorative contact lens devices.
The
Boston Globe Foundation - The primary mission of the Boston Globe Foundation is to assist the next generation to become educated, employable and responsible citizens. We support programs that build youth leadership, support education and forge friendships across racial, cultural and neighborhood boundaries.
The Bowerman Track Renovation Program: Nike
The Bowerman Track Renovation Program provides matching cash grants to
community-based, youth-oriented organizations that seek to refurbish
or construct running tracks. This five-year, $1 million program,
administered by Nike's Community Affairs department, provides matching
funds of up to $50,000 to youth-oriented nonprofit organizations
anywhere in the world. Deadline: May 31, 2004.
The Bothin Foundation
- California
The Foundation supports low income, at-risk children, youth and families, and the elderly
and disabled. To a limited extent, grants may also be made to environmental agencies, arts
organizations that serve youth predominately, and community-based capital campaigns.
Robert Bowne Foundation
- NY City
Current giving program focuses specifically on innovation in both new
and existing youth programs. Our goal is to
fund groups that are willing to take risks, and that aspire to make
literacy education an integral part of their work. Through our grants and
technical assistance, we seek to strengthen understanding of the theory
underlying effective literacy education, to improve practice, and to build
programs' capacity to effect educational change.
Burroughs
Wellcome Fund
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent private foundation established to advance
the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational
activities.
The Brackett Foundation - New York
The Foundation supports students from nursery school through postgraduate studies.
Currently the Foundation focuses on refugees from the civil war in Burma, but holds a
strong interested in other parts of the world. The program is divided into four major
program areas that focus on four distinct demographics.
The Bradley Foundation
At present, the Foundation aims to encourage projects that focus on cultivating a renewed,
healthier, and more vigorous sense of citizenship among the American people, and among
peoples of other nations as well.
Brainerd
Foundation
Emphasis: Environmental quality in Pacific Northwest.
Bread and Roses Community Fund -
Wisconsin
Bread and Roses Community Fund is a unique partnership of donors and
activities committed to building a permanent institutional and financial base for social
change work in the Delaware Valley.
The
Braitmayer Foundation
The Foundation is interested in K-12 education throughout the United
States. In addition, the Braitmayer Foundation provides modest support of
activities in Marion, Massachusetts and surrounding communities which will
improve the quality of life for residents in the area. Grants up to
$10,000 - Applicants should submit an original and seven copies of the
following documents due in the Foundation office by June 30th or
November 15th.
Otto Bremer Foundation
The mission of the Otto Bremer Foundation is to be an accessible and
responsible financial resource to aid in the development and cohesion of communities
within the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Montana, with preference
given to those communities
served by the affiliates of Bremer Financial Corporation.
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.
Brewster
Education Foundation - Brewster, New York
Private, not-for-profit organization established to raise funds to foster, encourage, and
promote public education programs.
The Brightstar Foundation
Bright Star Foundation is a non-profit organization which educates the public, raises
money, and creates awareness through celebrity endorsements by using the entertainer's fan
base and public exposure.
Brigitte Bardot Foundation -
Europe
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation fights to defend animal rights and does not specialize in a
specific area. It acts to heighten awareness, inform, relieve and save. It intervenes
anywhere in the world where there is mistreatment of and cruelty towards animals.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Social Responsibility
Areas of Interest: Unrestricted Biomedical Research Grants Program, Women's Health
Education Programs, Math and Science Education Program, Local/Community Involvement and
Employee-Driven Contributions.
British Telecomm - In the community
Areas of Interest: Education, elderly.
Broadcasters' Foundation
Provides anonymous financial assistance to fellow radio and television broadcasters who
are in acute need.
The
Bronx Council on the Arts
The Bronx Council on the Arts announces that the applications for the 1998-1999 Community
Arts Grants are already available. The grants are awarded to arts and community based
organizations for arts projects that serve the people of the Bronx. Although all
applicants are welcome, funds are granted directly to non-profit organizations. Individual
artists may apply in partnership with a Bronx-based not-for-profit organization.
The Brookdale Foundation Group
The Brookdale Foundation Group funds several initiatives including: its Fellowship,
Respite, and Relatives As Parents Programs.
Brookline Foundation
Massachusetts
Charitable foundation supporting local public schools through grants and special programs.
The Harold Brooks Foundation - Massachusetts
The Foundation will consider any request for a grant which
significantly provides for the health, human services, religious,
educational, environmental, recreation or cultural needs of the
community, particularly in the South Shore area. Within this broad
definition, the trustees have adopted a special focus on providing for
the needs of low-income children and families on the South Shore and
have a preference for funding programs in the areas of health, mental
health, hunger, housing/homelessness and education. Deadlines: June
and December.
Brookshire Grocery Company:
Community Involvement
Each year Brookshire's gives hundreds of thousands of dollars to help non-profit agencies
and organizations that assist people in need. Operating stores in three states: Texas,
Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The Brother's Brother Foundation -
International
Our mission is to distribute donated medical, educational and agricultural resources
throughout the world without regard to race, creed or politics.
James Graham Brown Foundation, Inc.
The mission of the James Graham Brown Foundation is to foster the well-being, quality of
life and image of Louisville and Kentucky. We do this by actively supporting and funding
projects in the fields of civic affairs, economic development, education, and health and
general welfare.
Kathleen Price Bryan Foundation
- North Carolina
The Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund has closed its doors and is no longer doing business.
Brooklyn Union Gas Co.
-
Regional - Brooklyn, N.Y. (Now KeySpan Energy)
Areas of Interest: Culture and Arts, Economic Development, Education.
The Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Inc. - International
Our reputation for championing the cause of disadvantaged children in Asia
has always been a focus and will continue to be; however, with operations in Africa,
India, the Gaza Strip, the Philippines and domestic programs, we felt a change was
necessary as our world approaches the next millennium.
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family
Literacy
The mission of the Foundation is to establish literacy as a value in every family in
America.
The Laura Bush Foundation will make grants of amounts up to $5,000
to school libraries. The funds are to be used to update, extend, and
diversify the book collections of those libraries. Any school may
apply, but priority for grants will be given to those schools in which
75 to 100 percent of the school population receives free or reduced
lunch. Applications may be submitted online, however, print forms will
be accepted.
Bullit
Foundation
The Bullitt Foundation is committed to the protection and restoration of the environment
of the Pacific Northwest. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, southern Alaska, and
British Columbia.
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