Friday, November 20, 2009
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Illinois & National Focus
The MacArthur Foundation is one of the nation’s largest independent foundations. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media. The Foundation has several programs that include International Program, Domestic Program: Affordable Housing, Community & Economic Development, Digital Media & Learning, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Policy Research, Program-Related Investments. Under its General Program it includes Media Grantmaking, Arts and Culture in Chicago, MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions, International Connections Fund, Targets of Opportunity.

Deafness Research Foundation - National Focus
DRF, the leading national source of private funding for basic and clinical research in hearing and balance science, awards research grant awards of up to $25,000 to researchers once a year to conduct novel investigations of auditory and vestibular function and dysfunction. All research proposals, both basic, translational and applied clinical in hearing and balance will be considered for funding. DRF wishes to stimulate research that leads to a continuing and independently fundable line of research.

Longaberger Foundation - Ohio
The Longaberger Foundation was established in 1997 by family members Dave, Tami and Rachel Longaberger to formalize their commitment to make a difference in the lives of others. The Foundation's mission is to stimulate a better quality of life through philanthropy. Rachel Longaberger Stukey serves as the Foundation's President. The Foundation has four areas of grantmaking focus: Promoting entrepreneurial principles, Preserving American history and ideals, Strengthening families, Addressing regional quality of life needs. To date, grants from The Longaberger Foundation have been awarded primarily in those areas of Ohio in which the majority of Longaberger employees and their families reside. See more Foundations in Ohio...

Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana
The Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana serves as the endowment and philanthropic arm of Family & Youth, connecting donors to the priorities that enhance the quality of family and community life for generations to come. The Foundation supports Human Services Response Institute (HSRI). HSRI will help affected individuals and families gain access to shelter, adequate food, basic needs, and crisis support services. The Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana serves Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeff Davis parishes. See more Foundations in Louisiana...

Drayton Valley Community Foundation - Canada
The Drayton Valley Community Foundation supports a wide range of charitable projects and causes in our community in the following areas: Social Services & Health, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Education, Environment. See more Foundations in Canada...

Lethbridge Community Foundation - Canada
The Lethbridge Community Foundation is a "360 degree grant maker", supporting eligible organizations of all sizes in all sectors. If your organization is interested in applying for a grant it must meet the foundation's eligibility criteria and follow the application instructions as outlined on this site. The Foundation funding interests include Social Need & Health, Historical & Education, Culture, Culture, Recreation and the Environment. Geographical focus area: all the communities of southwestern Alberta. See more Foundations in Canada...

Fredericton Community Foundation - Canada
The Fredericton Community Foundation was founded in 1956 for the purpose of receiving donations and to maintain, manage, control and use such donations for charitable and public purposes in the Greater Fredericton Area. Over the past 40+ years donations have been received and endowed with the annual income being used to provide grants in the general areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Health, Physical Activity, Social Services, Heritage and Environment. See more Foundations in Canada...

Lubbock Area Foundation - Texas
The Lubbock Area Foundation restricts its support to organizations in Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains area which are 501(c)(3) or the government equivalent. Grants may be made for start-up funding, general operating support, program support and demonstration programs. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, for political purposes, to retire indebtedness or for payment of interest or taxes. The Foundation has a separate grant program for K-12 schools in the South Plains area including both public and private schools. The intent of this program is to provide small grants to elementary and secondary school teachers to enable them to try out creative teaching techniques and buy enriching teaching materials which are not supported by school budgets. See more Foundations in Texas...

Lurie Foundation - San Francisco
The mission of the Lurie Foundation is to be an active instrument to improve the lives of youth and their families. The Foundation encourages mutual support, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Funding Priorities: YOUTH, ages birth through 18 years, with an emphasis on: Family Support, Education, Health, Cultural Enrichment, Recreation. The Lurie Foundation’s giving is strictly limited to organizations providing services within the City of San Francisco. While the Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals for funding, interested organizations may send a two-page letter describing their organization and programs. See more Foundations in California...

Lyford Cay Foundation - Bahamas
Lyford Cay Foundation was created to enhance and enrich The Bahamas and the lives of its people. To this end, we direct our resources into two principal areas: Increasing the availability of higher education and technical training for Bahamians, Supporting local non-profit groups through financial contributions and volunteer initiatives.

Main Street Community Foundation - Connecticut
The Main Street Community Foundation, Inc. is a public charity established in 1995 that brings people together who care deeply about their community and seek to improve its quality of life. The Main Street Community Foundation of Connecticut welcomes grant requests from organizations that serve our geographic area, which includes Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott. See more Foundations in Connecticut...

Mazda Foundation - National Focus
The Mazda Foundation, Inc. was established in 1990 to demonstrate Mazda's commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities in which it does business. The Mazda Foundation awards grants to programs promoting: Education and literacy, Environmental conservation, Cross-cultural  understanding, Social welfare, Scientific research. The Foundation only accepts applications from May 1 through July 1 each fiscal year. Grant applications are accepted either by fax or preferably by mail only.

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Brant Community Foundation - Canada
The Brant Community Foundation supports a wide range of local initiatives through their grant making programs - from health, education and social services to arts, culture, recreation and the environment. Preference will be given to applications that: address root causes; fill a gap or meet a need in the community; support capacity building to strengthen the organization and help them fulfill their mission; promote collaboration and sharing among agencies to reduce duplication of services. See more Foundations in Canada...

Altona Community Foundation - Canada
The mission of the Altona Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the town of Altona and the surrounding area for present and future use of projects to meet the diverse needs of the Community. The applicant must carry out its activities in The Altona Community Foundation geographic granting area. This area is to include the Town of Altona, Town of Gretna, Village of Rosenfeld and the area around Altona generally consisting of the R.M. of Rhineland (excluding the Town of Plum Coulee). Preference is given to projects which: benefit the whole community, encourage more efficient use of community resources, demonstrate new approaches and techniques in the solution of community problems, address the underlying causes of problems in our society, promote efficient and co-ordinated use of community resources, both human and financial promote volunteer participation. See more Foundations in Canada...

Beautiful Plains Community Foundation - Canada
The mission of the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation is to preserve and advance the quality of life in the Community by developing permanent endowment funds, making responsible grants and acting as a catalyst for Community philanthropy and leadership. The "Community" will encompass the Town of Neepawa, the Unincorporated Village of Brookdale and the Rural Municipalities of Rosedale, Langford, Lansdowne and Glenella or their successors. See more Foundations in Canada...

Community Foundation of Southeast Alabama
The central role of a Community Foundation is making grants to non-profit organizations. Grants from address a wide variety of needs in the five-county Wiregrass area: Arts, culture and the humanities, Quality of life, Health and Human services, Environment, Economic development, Education, Religion.  See more Foundations in Alabama...

Capitol Federal Foundation - Kansas
The Capitol Federal Foundation was established to benefit the communities in which Capitol Federal operates. The Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life in these communities by investing in the citizens of today and tomorrow. The main areas of focus for accomplishing this mission are education, community development, the United Way and other charitable purposes. Geographic Focus: Company operations in: Emporia, Kansas City, Lawrence, Manhattan, Olathe, Salina, Topeka, and Wichita, KS. See more Foundations in Kansas...

Westar Energy Foundation - Kansas
The Foundation, along with employee and retiree volunteers, supports programs that prepare youths, kindergarten through college, to successfully participate in our society and improve the communities in which they live. As a general rule, we target youth and education and support programs that are designed to achieve the following goals: Improve academic performance of youths, Prepare youths for the world of work and community leadership. Preference will be given to requests meeting the following criteria: The organization serves children and youths, particularly through educational programs related to enhancing employment opportunities and other programs related to the general well being of the community. See more Foundations in Kansas...

Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City - Kansas
From its beginning, the foundation’s target has been programs specifically for girls and women, consistent with its goal of changing the feminine face of poverty. Since 1992, The Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City has helped thousands of women and children across the area access the services they need by awarding over $1.8 million in grants to local agencies. Our grants have given local health centers the resources they need to provide better and more accessible services. We have helped improve the self-esteem of women and girls by funding organizations that run support groups and personal healing and growth programs. And we have helped provide safe housing to women and their children by supporting programs that offer emergency shelter and affordable housing to victims of domestic violence. See more Foundations in Kansas...

Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa goal is to build stronger, healthier, more vibrant communities across the region. We utilize several strategies to make this goal a reality, including effective grantmaking and offering scholarship opportunities to promising students. The Foundation supports the broad charitable needs of the geographic regions we serve by making grants in the areas of: Community Affairs & Development, Arts & Culture, Education, Environment Education & Protection, Health, Historic Preservation, Human Services. See more Foundations in Iowa...

Laredo Area Community Foundation - Texas
The Laredo Area Community Foundation solicits and accepts grant application from organizations that meet our funding guidelines. In awarding grants, particularly consideration is given to established, ongoing programs as well as new, innovative proposals. Collaborate initiatives are encouraged. Projects should address root causes and work on large term solutions of identified social problems. Priories have been developed for he following five sectors: Social Services (children, youth, adult and seniors), Health, Education, Arts and culture, Environment. See more Foundations in Texas...

Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) is a public charitable foundation holding more than 500 different funds, large and small, established by individuals, families, nonprofit agencies and businesses to benefit Linn County, Iowa. The Foundation offers multiple opportunities for funding based on the type of project, organization age and size, and community need. Grant funds are available for both emerging and established organizations for projects ranging from small, time-limited grants to larger multi-year commitments. The foundation list of funding areas include Health & Human Services, Education, Environment, Historic Preservation, Youth Philanthropy, Scholarships, and many others. See more Foundations in Iowa...

Long Island Community Foundation
The mission of the Long Island Community Foundation is to enhance the well-being of the people and communities of Long Island. Grants from the Long Island Community Foundation (LICF) fall into three categories: Donor Suggested Grants - Community Response Grants - Special Purpose Grants. These grants are made by the board of the LICF, through a competitive process, to not-for-profit organizations working in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. See more Foundations in New York...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Moran Family Foundation - District of Columbia & Northern Virginia
The Moran Family Foundation supports innovative programs that promote healthy development of at-risk children and at-risk families whose lives are impacted by the challenges of poverty. The foundation invests in Community Based Organizations that work to empower at-risk youth and their families to enhance the opportunity for each child to achieve their full potential. By supporting the growth and development of children and their families, the foundation seeks to strengthen our community. The Foundation supports organizations in the District of Columbia and in the Northern Virginia areas of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Falls Church.

Holland's Opus Foundation - National Focus
MHOF donates both new and refurbished instruments to school and after-school music programs that lack the resources to keep up with equipment loss due to attrition, depreciation and wear over time, and to accommodate students on waiting lists or who have to share instruments. An infusion of instruments enables more students to participate and to experience a quality music education. It is vital that efforts are made to give youngsters every tool available within the small window of time when they can make the most of their education, and experience the benefits inherent in learning to play music.

Community Foundation of Southeast New Brunswick - Canada
The Community Foundation of Southeast NB (formerly the Community Foundation of Greater Moncton) is deeply committed to community development. We believe not only in helping our citizens in need, but in identifying the community’s potential and developing it in a sustainable way socially, economically and environmentally. See more Foundations in Canada...

Greater Saint John Community Foundation - Canada
The Greater Saint John Community Foundation was established thirty three years ago, by an Act of the New Brunswick legislature in 1976, to serve as a trustee for charitable, educational and cultural purposes. Earnings from the permanent endowment funds are donated as annual grants to local charities, for a wide range of worthy causes - youth, seniors, health & medicine, education, the arts, environment & social services. See more Foundations in Canada...

Community Foundation of Nova Scotia - Canada
The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia is a public foundation established by and for the people of Nova Scotia. Our Mission is to strengthen the common good, improve the quality of life and address the most challenging issues in our communities. We support local donors in the management of their endowment funds and primarily grant to charitable organizations in the province of Nova Scotia. While our focus is Nova Scotia, donors can grant to any provincial, national or international charity recognized by Canada Revenue Agency. The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia is also pleased to accept unsolicited proposals throughout the year. See more Foundations in Canada...

Hershey Foundation - Ohio
The Hershey Foundation is dedicated to providing Northeast Ohio children from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds with special opportunities for personal growth and development. Support from the Foundation helps schools, museums, cultural institutions, and other non-profit organizations develop and implement innovative programs that make the future brighter for children by improving quality of life, building self esteem, enhancing learning, increasing exposure to other cultures and ideas, and encouraging the development of independent thinking and problem-solving skills. See more Foundations in Ohio...

Campbell Hoffman Foundation - Northern Virginia
The mission of the Campbell Hoffman Foundation is to promote and fund efforts to increase access to comprehensive health care for underserved and uninsured populations in the Northern Virginia region. Eligible organizations must be both located in and serve the target populations of Northern Virginia. Northern Virginia is defined as the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park. See more Foundations in Virginia...

Roy A. Hunt Foundation - Southwestern Pennsylvania & Boston
The mission of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation is to support organizations that strive to improve the quality of life. The trustees of this family foundation meet semi-annually to make grants to nonprofit organizations engaged primarily in Arts and Culture, Environment, Health, Human Services, Community Development, and Youth Violence Prevention. The geographic focus of the Foundation's giving is Southwestern Pennsylvania (primarily in Pittsburgh) and New England (mainly the Boston area), although organizations of particular interest to individual Trustees may be located anywhere throughout the United States.

Hyde and Watson Foundation - New York City & New Jersey
The Foundation supports capital projects such as hard costs related to purchase or relocation of facilities and/or building improvements, purchase of capital equipment, limited medical research, and other one-time capital needs. Broad fields include education, social services, arts, health, religion, and humanities. The current geographic areas of grant support are primarily the five boroughs of New York City, and Essex, Morris, and Union Counties in New Jersey.

Copland Fund
The Fund maintains three separate grant programs in support of contemporary American music, each with its own objectives and annual application deadline. Recording Program, Performing Ensembles Program, Supplemental Program (The Supplemental Program’s objective is to support non-profit organizations that have a history of substantial commitment to contemporary American music but whose needs are not addressed by the Fund’s programs of support for performing organizations and recording projects.)

U.S. Oil/Schmidt Family Foundation - Wisconsin & Midwest
Founded in 1985, the U.S. Oil/Schmidt Family Foundation, Inc. supports programs and organizations that offer opportunities to the disadvantaged, improve the quality of people’s lives, and strengthen communities. Grants are given to organizations based in the communities where we operate as well as organizations based in the Midwest that provide outreach to impoverished regions throughout the world. The U.S. Oil/Schmidt Family Foundation awards grants in the following categories: Education and scholarship, International relief, Health and human services, Community development, Arts and culture, Environmental stewardship. Proposals from non-profit agencies will be considered for programmatic, capital, and general operating needs.

William K. Warren Foundation - Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Warren Foundation is interested in its resources being used for programs that work to empower beneficiaries, not just serve them. The Warren Foundation funds a variety of programs and services whose relevancy and value have been identified by the community and work with other community members to create broad-based solutions to common issues. In addition, through the generosity and vision of William K. and Natalie O. Warren, the Warren Foundation provides financial assistance in support of worthy charitable, scientific, Catholic, and health programs dedicated to improving the quality of life. The Warren Foundation primarily limits its grants to non-profit organizations in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma. See more Foundations in Oklahoma...

Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation - Oklahoma & National Focus
Through its grantmaking program, the Noble Foundation supports community projects and the activities of nonprofit charitable, educational and healthcare organizations. The Foundation make grants in a number of areas with primary focus on capital funding for higher education and on health research and delivery systems. Generally, the emphasis of the Noble Foundation's grantmaking is geographically focused on Oklahoma organizations and projects. If invited to submit a formal grant application, deadlines for receiving completed grant applications (not letters of inquiry) are Dec. 1, March 1, June 1 and Sept. 1. NOTE: The Foundation is not accepting proposals for the remainder of 2009. See more Foundations in Oklahoma...

Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation - Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation is a broad-based funding foundation. However, areas of emphasis include Jewish causes, the indigent, the disenfranchised and the homeless. Besides funding the nonprofit sector, the Foundation also awards college scholarships and post secondary school scholarships to students based on financial need and aptitude for continuing education. Only students who have attended an Oklahoma high school and are under 28 years of age at the time of application are eligible for scholarships. Deadlines: January 2nd, April 1st, July 15th and October 15th. See more Foundations in Oklahoma...

Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation - Ardmore, Oklahoma
The Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation gives priority to grant requests that support medical or health-related issues and education. Other areas considered for grants include education, social services, and civic/cultural activities that contribute to the quality of life in Ardmore and the surrounding areas. To be considered for a grant, an organization must be headquartered, or have a physical presence, in Oklahoma within 50 miles of Ardmore and provide services within this area. Application deadlines are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. See more Foundations in Oklahoma...

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sam L. Cohen Foundation - Maine
The Sam L. Cohen Foundation strives to ensure that all people have the opportunity to develop their potential and provide healthy, productive futures for themselves, their families, and their communities. The Foundation concentrates its efforts in southern Maine. Today, the Foundation supports a wide variety of organizations that: provide access to educational opportunities, promote culture and the arts, contribute to civic improvement and community well being, increase access to health care, or preserve Jewish traditions, culture, and community. See more Foundations in Maine...

Cochise Community Foundation - Arizona
The Cochise Community Foundation’s mission is to support Cochise communities in their efforts to be great places to live, learn, give, work and raise a family. Focus areas include education, literacy and lifelong learning, health and wellness and improving the overall quality of life. See more Foundations in Arizona...

Cracker Barrel Foundation - Tennessee & National Focus
The Cracker Barrel Foundation seeks to strengthen and preserve our community by supporting programs in the areas of education, human services, cultural affairs and the environment. Special consideration is given to programs that address children, youth and family issues, and emphasize traditional values such as hard work, education and self-reliance.

Doris & Victor Day Foundation - Illinois
The Doris & Victor Day Foundation is committed to meeting basic human needs such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care and education. Geographical focus: Quad Cities, especially the residents of Rock Island, Illinois. See more Foundations in Illinois...

Delaplaine Foundation - Multiple States
The Delaplaine Foundation is a private family foundation based in Frederick, Maryland, dedicated to the enrichment of communities and families within Maryland, nearby states and the District of Columbia. The following are some of the areas of special interest to Delaplaine Foundation. Please note that the Foundation is not limited to these areas and we encourage all eligible groups and organizations with a worthy cause to apply: Cultural Arts, Historical Documentation, Exhibition and Preservation, Higher Education, Spiritual Enrichment, Community Services, Health, Sciences, Other areas deemed appropriate by the trustees. The deadline for application for consideration of funding is November 1 of each year and grants are awarded in December.

Dewan Foundation - Chicago & International Focus
The Dewan Foundation was established in January 2000 following the completion of the sale of STATS. Inc. , a sports information company founded by John and Susan Dewan in the 1980's. The foundation provides financial support and assistance to organizations that provide direct services to people in poverty. Faith-based organizations are a focus of grant making. Self-help projects that transform lives are a special interest. Grants will focus primarily on organizations operating programs providing services within the City of Chicago and immediately surrounding suburbs, although efforts that address the needs of people in poverty overseas are also an interest.

Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation - New Jersey
The Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation focuses on programs and projects that provide opportunities to children and individuals who are physically, mentally or economically disadvantaged in New Jersey. The Foundation concentrates on small non-profit organizations that provide programs and projects that prevent or solve problems, rather than meet basic needs. The Foundation does not award grants for political or lobbying activities, environmental or cultural projects, capital or annual campaigns, endowments, operating budgets, deficit or debt reduction, loans or housing projects. Also, grants are not made to programs of national or international scope. See more Foundations in New Jersey...

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation - Los Angeles & National Focus
The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation primarily funds local, not-for-profit organizations endeavoring to advance education, medicine and religion, to improve the health and welfare of the sick, aged, incapacitated, and to aid those in need. Specific area of funding interest include Education, Medical, Religion, Health and Welfare, Aid to Those In Need (includes food banks). The Foundation limits its grants to programs located within the fifty states and certified as non-profit public charities by the Internal Revenue Service.

Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation - Vermont
It is the primary mission of the Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation to provide assistance to various specified institutions in Castleton, Vermont and the immediate environs. Beyond that, the Foundation hopes to address the following areas of concern: 1. Issues affecting the elderly, particularly those "middle-income" elderly not served by other programs; 2. Education, particularly as it addresses hearing and/or learning impairments, or reading disabilities; and 3. Programs or agencies engaged in the furtherance of fundamental values, such as: self-reliance, respect for tradition, the value of work, the importance of family, the innate 'goodness' and 'uniqueness' of all persons, and the satisfaction to be derived from religious or similarly uplifting beliefs. See more Foundations in Vermont...

Joseph Drown Foundation - Los Angeles, California
The Foundation supports education programs in K-12, at both public and private schools, that seek to solve the existing problems in Los Angeles area schools. The Foundation supports programs that encourage all individuals to reach their fullest potential. To that end, the Foundation supports programs that deal with issues such as the high drop-out rate, lack of sufficient health care, substance abuse and violence. In addition, the Foundation will consider programs that address poverty issues and assist the economically disadvantaged. Although it is not the emphasis of the Foundation, grants are made for the arts and humanities and are made primarily for outreach and education programs. See more Foundations in California...

ConAgra Foods Foundation - Multiple States 
The ConAgra Foods Foundation seeks to partner with impactful organizations that address childhood hunger and nutrition needs in the communities where our employees live and work. While any organization that is working to address community needs is eligible for funding, preference will be given to those that seek to provide children and their families with access to food and nutrition education. Religious organizations such as churches, mosques and synagogues may qualify only if their outreach programs are offered to the general population regardless of religious affiliation AND they have established a separate 501(c)(3) organization to operate the funded program(s). ConAgra Foods has offices in Omaha, Nebraska, Kennewick, Washington, Naperville, Illinois, Edina, Minnesota.

Bow Valley Community Foundation - Canada
In making grants the Bow Valley Community Foundation stresses that the grant make a significant impact in the community through programs that are creative, responsive, diverse and flexible and meet the needs of our community. The Bow Valley Community Foundation awards grants to support activities in the following areas the arts, education, social services, environmental issues, health, culture, recreation and sports, or any other project that maintains or improves the quality of life in the Bow Valley. See more Foundations in Canada...

Alberta Foundation for the Arts - Canada
As the primary arts resource and grant funding body in Alberta, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts helps to unleash the potential of every artist through funding, arts promotion, and capacity-building services. With the same passion as Alberta's artists, we provide behind-the-scenes support to artists and arts organizations, giving them the power to inspire minds, encourage expression, foster creativity, and contribute to Alberta’s economy. Whether you are an artist or just love the arts and want to learn more, we can help you in your pursuit of artistic expression. See more Foundations in Canada...

LEGO Children's Fund - National Focus
The LEGO Children's Fund extends this commitment to local and national organizations that support innovative projects and programming to cultivate and celebrate a child's exploration of personal creativity and creative problem-solving in all forms. Our goal is to prepare the next generation - the builders of tomorrow - for a lifetime of creative learning and innovative thinking. The Foundation awards grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations including educational organizations as defined in USC 26 § 170 (C) with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support: Early childhood education and development, Technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities, Sport or athletic programs that concentrate on under-served youth.

Monday, November 16, 2009
Hutchinson Community Foundation - Kansas
The Hutchinson Community Foundation serves the communities of Hutchinson and Reno County, Kansas. Our grant amounts usually range from $500 to $15,000 – with several $4,000-5,000 grants each year. It is common for proposals to receive partial funding of the amount requested. Areas of funding interest include the arts, education, health issues or social services. Please note that completed proposals must be submitted in hard copy and will not be accepted via email. See other Foundations in Kansas...

Cargill Foundation - Minnesota
To achieve our mission, we will invest in organizations and programs that demonstrate leadership and effectiveness in improving student achievement especially for socio-economically disadvantaged children (pre-kindergarten-12) and in eliminating barriers to their educational success. Funding focus areas include Education and Eliminating barriers to education success. Geographical area: We support organizations that serve a significant proportion of children from Minneapolis, Minnesota and/or its northern and western suburbs. These cities include: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, New Hope, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Plymouth, St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Eden Prairie, Richfield, and Edina. See more Foundations in Minnesota...

Aylmer Area Community Foundation - Ontario, Canada
The mission of the Aylmer Area Community Foundation is to distribute grants to organizations which provide a wide range of cultrual, educational, health, environmental, recreational, heritage and community services. The Foundation reaches out to people of all ages from the Town of Aylmer, Township of Malahide and the Municipality of Bayham. See more Foundations in Canada...

Brampton and Area Community Foundation - Canada
The Brampton and Area Community Foundation is volunteer-driven, non-profit organizations that aims to strengthen communities by pooling the charitable gifts of various donors to create permanent, income-earning endowment funds. Grants from the earnings of these funds are made annually to support a wide range of local initiatives from health, education and social services to arts, culture and the environment. Preference in grant making will be given to projects which contribute to the community's growing needs for artistic, cultural, recreational, environmental, health and social service related programs. See more Foundations in Canada...

BBVA Compass Bank Foundation - Multiple States
The BBVA Compass foundation is a non-profit organization, created with the specific goal of contributing to the comprehensive development of society. Areas of Focus: Education, Financial Literacy, Arts, Culture and Sports, Social Services, Environment. Geographic Focus: Company operations in: AL, AZ, CA, CO, NM, FL, TX.

Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation - Alabama
The Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation distributes the greater of its net income or 5% of its value each year, as follows: 60% among six named charitable organizations and 40% among charitable organizations selected in the discretion of the Trustees. The Trustees have adopted the following grant procedures in connection with the exercise of their discretion. In order to maximize the impact of available Foundation funds, the Trustees generally will limit their grant awards to charitable organizations operating in Madison County, Alabama. Requests from organizations operating outside Madison County, Alabama, will usually not be considered. See more Foundations in Alabama...

Alpha Foundation - Alabama
The Alpha Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to improving the human condition. To this end, Alpha will select organizations to which grants will be made that further this objective. An emphasis will be placed on grants to educational, scientific and charitable organizations. A major focus of Alpha's support is biotechnology to aid in the discovery and cure of diseases. See more Foundations in Alabama...

CHS Foundation - Multiple States
The CHS Foundation is committed to investing in the future of rural America, agriculture and cooperative business through education and leadership development. The CHS Foundation supports national efforts related to its mission. Funding is also available for programs within the CHS trade territory for regional, multi-state or state-wide projects. Giving outside national efforts typically reaches the following states: Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Depending on circumstances, other geography may be considered.

Sunday, November 15, 2009
Orfalea Foundations - California
The Orfalea Foundations' Mission is to support collaborative initiatives and entrepreneurial partnerships that promote educational development and sustainable solutions. Based in Santa Barbara, California, our support is concentrated first and foremost in Santa Barbara County and to a lesser extent in Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Committed to improving and enriching early childcare, educational programs, and other community services, the Orfalea Foundations actively seek innovative and effective programs that meet our goals to systematically impact the communities we live in. See more Foundations in California...

Yakima Valley Community Foundation
The Yakima Valley Community Foundation has a very broad mission to improve the quality of life for residents of the Yakima Valley; thus, it is free to make grants in any area with a charitable purpose. See more Foundations in Washington...

Donaldson Foundation - Minnesota, Multiple States & International
The mission of the Donaldson Foundation is to positively impact the communities in which we live and work by supporting education. Through the Donaldson Foundation, Donaldson Company, Inc. makes charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations where its employees live and work. Global company operations.

Bromelkamp Foundation - Minnesota
The Bromelkamp Foundation will consider applications from non-profit organizations for projects serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, our primary focus will be in those neighborhoods in which Bromelkamp Company employees reside. These currently include Downtown Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, Longfellow, Maple Grove, New Hope, Fridley/Columbia Heights and St. Paul. Funding Priorities include Homelessness, Literacy, Technology. See more Foundations in Minnesota..

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina
The mission of Coastal Community Foundation is to foster philanthropy for the lasting good of the community. Commitment to building community vitality throughout coastal Carolina is one thing that unites our nonprofit partners. Ranging from arts or health-related organizations to education programming, conserving the environment, strengthening neighborhoods and satisfying human needs, we are connected to the full spectrum of charitable and nonprofit organizations. Geographic Focus: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton and Jasper counties, SC. See more South Carolina Foundations...

Spartanburg County Foundation - South Carolina
The Spartanburg County Foundation considers only those organizations and institutions that are recognized as 501 (c) (3) non-profit and/or tax exempt entities providing services to the residents of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. By meeting these criteria, certain institutions and organizations located outside of Spartanburg County may be eligible for funding. Except in unusual circumstances, multi-year grants are not considered. Grant sizes generally range from $5,000 to $15,000. (Larger grants may be considered at the discretion of the Trustees.)  See more South Carolina Foundations...

Central Carolina Community Foundation - South Carolina
The Central Carolina Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization serving 11 counties in the Midlands by distributing grants and scholarships and linking the resources of donors, nonprofits and community leaders to areas of need. The Foundation has shifted its competitive grantmaking focus to target strategic areas of need in our community. The overriding goal is to make targeted grants that will have a measurable, positive impact on issues that affect our citizens.Through our competitive grant process the Foundation will support creative and innovative programs in the following strategic areas: Dropout Prevention, Homelessness Prevention, Literacy, Our 11-county service area includes Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda and Sumter counties. In addition, certain communities have created regional endowments to better focus on their local needs. See more South Carolina Foundations...

Springs Close Foundation - South Carolina
The Foundation follows a philosophy that resources are here to assist community groups and agencies with programs and projects that will contribute the most to improving the quality of life for the people in its service area. Historically, the Foundation has had three major areas of program interest: Recreation & Environment, Public Education & Early Childhood Development, Community Service & Health. Effective for 2009 and until further notice, the Foundation will only consider grant requests from eligible nonprofit organizations that can effectively deliver emergency and basic support to citizens in Chester and Lancaster counties and a portion of York County. Such support includes, but is not limited to, food, shelter and medical assistance. This temporary change in focus is in response to high levels of unemployment and economic distress in the Foundation’s service areas. See more South Carolina Foundations...

Carlson Family Foundation - Minnesota
The Carlson Family Foundation provides grants to organizations which are tax-exempt and publicly-supported under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Funding from the Foundation primarily supports organizations and programs within the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Foundation has identified the following funding priorities: Education, Children At-Risk & Mentoring. See more Foundations in Minnesota..

World Childhood Foundation - International
The World Childhood Foundation is presently supporting projects in 15 countries. All Childhood projects, no matter where they are situated geographically, have the goal to help children in vulnerable situations. The target groups of a project proposal must be clearly stated and defined. Childhood does not accept applications from private persons. The Foundation accepts applications for projects in the following countries: Belarus, Brazil, Estonia, China, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine and the United States.

Saturday, November 14, 2009
Cora L. Brooks Foundation - Pennsylvania
The Cora L. Brooks Foundation provides grants for the purpose of environmental conservation, restoration or education within the watersheds of the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, with particular emphasis on environmental protection issues relating to clean water and water related ecologies. See more Pennsylvania foundations...

Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation - National Focus & International
Nu Skin Enterprises' spirit of long-term social responsibility led to the creation of the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation: a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of children by offering hope for a life free from disease, illiteracy, and poverty. Since its inception in 1996, the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation has supported hundreds of worthwhile projects in more than 50 countries throughout the world.

Thrasher Research Fund - National Focus & International
The Thrasher Research Fund remains open to a variety of pediatric medical research topics. Research projects with the potential to impact a large number of children as well as research projects that address severe problems affecting relatively few children will be considered. The Fund seeks to maintain a portfolio of grants with a balance of both domestic and international research. Amounts awarded and time periods vary depending on the specific needs of each proposal. Projects are supported for up to 3 years. Awards from the Fund have ranged from a few thousand dollars to approximately $400,000. The Fund’s median award is $230,000, with most between $150,000-$300,000.

Anheuser-Busch Foundation - Multiple States
Anheuser-Busch and its charitable foundation have established the following as their primary focus areas for cash donations: Education, Economic Development, Environment. Anheuser-Busch has established the following as its primary focus areas for corporate sponsorships: Education, Economic Development, Environment, Arts and Culture, Minority Development. Contributions are primarily limited to organizations located in communities where the Company and its subsidiaries operate major facilities and where its employees and their families live and work. Geographic Focus: Company operations in: AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, Washington, DC, WI, and WY. Emphasis on: Fairfield, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Fort Collins, CO; San Diego, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Orlando, FL; Tampa, FL; Cartersville, GA; Merrimack, NH; Newark, NJ; St. Louis, MO; Baldwinsville, NY; Columbus, OH; Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX; Williamsburg, VA.

Jim Casey Youth Opportunies Initiative
As a national foundation, the mission of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is to bring together the people, systems and resources necessary to assist youth leaving foster care make successful transitions to adulthood through: making grants, providing technical assistance, and advocating for improved policies and practices. The Initiative is working in ten demonstration sites: Atlanta, Georgia; Hartford/Bridgeport Connecticut; Denver/Front Range, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Maine; Detroit/Wayne County and Northern Michigan; Nashville, Tennessee; Rhode Island; San Diego, California; and Tampa, Florida.

Hallmark Corporate Charitable Giving - Multiple States
We believe the well-being of our communities has a direct effect on Hallmark's success and that of our employees and fellow citizens. So we take our mission to enrich lives beyond our products and into the communities we call home. Funding decisions are guided by a philanthropic vision based in the belief that people's lives are enriched through caring connections, that gifts should demonstrate empathy and caring, and that: All children deserve the chance to grow up as healthy and productive persons; Vibrant arts and cultural experiences enrich the lives of all citizens; Communities need a strong infrastructure of basic institutions and services, especially for people in need. Geographic Focus: Company operations in: Kansas City metropolitan area, Center Texas, Columbus, Georgia, Enfield, Connecticut, Lawrence, Kansas, Leavenworth, Kansas, Liberty, Missouri, Metamora, Illinois, Topeka, Kansas.

H & R Block Foundation - Kansas & Missouri
Since 1974, The H & R Block Foundation has improved the quality of life by responding to the changing needs of people and communities through thoughtful, innovative, and responsible philanthropy. The Foundation aligns leadership and resources to create positive social change on important community issues. The Foundation prefers to support projects and programs that strive for excellence, improve service for clients and strengthen the organization. A major emphasis is placed on support of activities that serve underserved, low-income persons living in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri, and Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. Areas of funding interest include Arts & Culture, Education including early-learning programs to adult literacy, Health & Human Service including services for physical and mental health; and youth development programs.

Whitaker Charitable Foundation - St. Louis, Missouri
The Whitaker Foundation makes grants in two focus areas: Enriching Lives Through the Arts, Encouraging the Preservation and Use of Parks. The Whitaker Foundation values projects that are creative in their execution, move toward self sustainability when possible, and are strategic in nature. This year all nonprofit agencies approaching the Foundation for support are asked to submit a Letter of Inquiry. Grants made by the Foundation support projects and agencies within a fifty mile radius of the Arch. See more Foundations in Missouri...

Herman T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation - St. Louis, Missouri
The Pott Foundation was established in 1963 by Herman T. Pott. The grant making process is overseen by an Advisory Committee made up of seven members. The Advisory Committee of the Pott Foundation honors the values that were important to Herman T. Pott and Phenie R. Pott; children, education and health and human services. Most of the grant recipients are located in Herman Pott's adopted city of St. Louis, Missouri. The Advisory Committee has given grants to the following types of organizations: Child-focused Organizations, Scholarships, Medical Research, Hospitals and Hospices, Women's Shelters, Food Pantries. All applications must be received by April 1 for consideration. See more Foundations in Missouri...

St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals Care Foundation - St. Louis, Missouri
The St. Louis Cardinals Care Foundation community foundation has the following requirements for nonprofit organizations seeking funding. Serve or support youths under 20 years old, Operate in "Cardinals Country", Be a 501 (c) (3) with a Federal tax exempt letter, Must be up and running as a 501 (c) (3) for a least 1 year, Budget for entire organization not to exceed $2,000,000, Administration/fundraising expenses not to exceed 30% of total budget, If you organization received a Cardinals Care grant in 2009, you must attach both a) April 3rd or August 21st acknowledgement letter informing you of your grant and b) a copy of the receipt for the purchase the grant funded. See more Foundations in Missouri...

Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation - Minnesota
The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation was established in St. Paul, Minnesota by Patrick and Aimee Mott Butler in 1951. Pat and Aimee remained active in the Foundation throughout their lives and the Foundation continues as a lasting reminder of their wisdom, generosity, and love. The legacy of the founders continues in the Foundation's priorities of supporting human services, including chemical dependency programs, and the arts. Granting priority it given to organizations that serve St. Paul and Minneapolis, with the exception of environmental grantmaking within the Community Grants program, which is statewide. The Foundation continues to honor Pat and Aimee's commitment to the betterment of the Twin Cities community by making grants to organizations serving St. Paul and Minneapolis their priority. See more Foundations in Minnesota..

Abbotsford Community Foundation - Abbotsford BC, Canada
As a first step, the Grants Committee encourages the charities seeking funding to contact the Foundation office by email or phone call to discuss the upcoming program and/or project. Upon the initial screening acceptance, the Grants Coordinator will request a ‘letter of intent'. The ‘letters of intent' will then be further screened by the Grants Committee Members and considered for an application process. In order to be eligible, the applying organization should be providing services which primarily benefit the citizens of Abbotsford. See more Foundations in Canada...

Foundation of Greater Montreal - Canada
The FGM differs from other charitable organizations in that it builds endowment funds, the revenues from which are used to support charitable work in a number of areas, primarily health, education, social services, arts and culture, and the environment. The FGM will consider projects from a variety of sectors and fields. However special attention will be given to projects that touch on the following sectors: Physical health and mental health; Education; Social services; Arts and culture; and The environment and sustainable development. See more Foundations in Canada...

Friday, November 13, 2009
Herb Block Foundation - District of Columbia
The Herb Block Foundation is committed to defending the basic freedoms guaranteed all Americans, combating all forms of discrimination and prejudice and improving the conditions of the poor and underprivileged through the creation or support of charitable and educational programs with the same goals. The Foundation is also committed to providing educational opportunity to deserving students through post-secondary education scholarships and to promoting editorial cartooning through continued research. The Herb Block Foundation has three grant program areas: Defending Freedoms, Encouraging Citizen Involvement, Pathways Out of Poverty. Pathways Out of Poverty Program. See more Foundations in the District of Columbia...

AgStar Fund for Rural America - Minnesota, Wisconsin
The AgStar Fund supports direct delivery of services rather than research, planning or public awareness campaigns. Also, we will align the grants with the company’s broader business interests and community involvement programs. For maximum impact we focus our giving program in four major areas: Education – Educating young, beginning or future farmers; Environment – Maintaining or improving the quality of the rural environment; Technology – Supporting the advancement and utilization of technology for the benefit of farmers and rural communities; Quality of Life – Programs or initiatives that enhance the quality of life for farmers and rural communities. Geographic focus: Minnesota, Wisconsin.

Allianz Corporate Giving Program - Minnesota
The mission of the Allianz Corporate Giving Program is to give back to our community through a focused effort that promotes employment readiness, financial literacy and the independence and self-sufficiency of senior citizens. The corporate giving program’s primary geographic focus is the Twin Cities metro area. See more Foundations in Minnesota..

Northeastern Regional Community Foundation - New Mexico
The mission of the Northeastern Regional Community Foundation is to support and benefit programs that improve the quality of life for residents in the Northeastern area of New Mexico consisting of Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union, and Quay counties. Field-of-Interest includes education, health, human services, cultural affairs, children and youth, historic preservation, and environmental conservation. See more Foundations in New Mexico...

Leichtag Family Foundation - California
The Leichtag Family Foundation has a special interest in advancing the growth and enrichment of North County San Diego. Additionally, the Foundation funds programs throughout the San Diego region, in Israel, and programs based outside San Diego with significant national impact. The Foundation will accept and consider funding proposals that fit within the following areas of interest: Alleviating Human Hardship, Advancing Self Sufficiency, Promoting Tolerance and Understanding. See more Foundations in California...

Gary and Mary West Foundation - California
The Gary and Mary West Foundation is a nonprofit grantmaking organization based in Carlsbad, California. The mission of the Foundation is to create new avenues for young and older Americans alike to enjoy a high Quality of Life. The Foundation funds organizations that are driving innovation in the following interest areas: Wireless Health, Aging, Workforce Development, Service Dogs. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. See more Foundations in California...

Escondido Charitable Foundation - California
The Escondido Charitable Foundation will accept proposals for projects in Escondido that will contribute to the improvement of Science and Mathematics programs for school-aged (K-12) children and youth that are managed by educational, non-profit, or government organizations.  See more Foundations in California...

West Family Foundation - Oregon
The Mission of the West Family Foundation is to give back to the community to provide a better opportunity in life for children and families who reside in Southern Oregon by providing grants for educational purposes, human services and other charitable causes. The Foundation’s primary areas of interest include: Schools; Youth programs; Human Services and other Charitable Causes. The Foundation will only make grants to organizations whose projects or programs exclusively benefit the residents of Jackson, Josephine, Curry and Klamath County. See more Foundations in Oregon...

Bemis Company Foundation - National Focus
Established in 1959, the Bemis Company Foundation serves as the principal instrument of philanthropy for the Company. Funded annually by the Company, the Foundation typically distributes approximately $2.5 million per year to charitable organizations and programs in the United States. Our priority is to give and support those communities in which we operate. The following general guidelines have been established for the distribution of charitable contributions: Social Welfare & Health Programs, Educational Programs, Cultural & Civic Programs.

Benton Telecommunications Foundation - Minnesota
The mission of the Benton Telecommunications Foundation is to foster human development- spiritual, intellectual, physical and psychological- and to enhance the work of people and organizations devoted to exemplary service in the community. Priority will be given to those projects who are directly within the Benton Cooperative Telephone Company service delivery area. The service of areas of BCTC which includes the cities of: Rice, Ramey, Gilman, Foreston, Milaca, Bock. Also eligible will be the impact areas of Benton, Stearns, Morrison, Mille Lacs and Kanabec Counties. The granting in these areas must impact the direct service area in some fashion. Areas of funding interest include Healthy Living, Basic Human Needs and Services, Educational and Personal Development, Community Development. See more Foundations in Minnesota..

Permian Basin Area Foundation - New Mexico & Texas
Permian Basin Area Foundation is a community foundation serving a broad range of needs of the communities and individuals in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. The Foundation makes grants to qualified nonprofit organizations serving the Permian Basin region through which a broad range of philanthropic purposes are furthered and supported in the areas of education, arts and culture, health, social services, community development, and civic affairs. In addition to these broad purposes, certain Midland based organizations are eligible for grants from the Midland Housing Trust Fund to address needs for safe, clean and affordable housing. See more Foundations in New Mexico...

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