Web Directory

» American Bar Foundation
   Nonprofit, independent national research institute committed to basic empirical research on law and legal institutions.
   http://www.americanbarfoundation.org

» American Council of Learned Societies
   Private non-profit federation of sixty-one national scholarly organizations. The mission of the ACLS, as set forth in its constitution, is to "advance humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the Humanities and the related social sciences and to ma
   http://www.acls.org/

» Archstone Foundation
   For issues related to older people in the US. Contains information about types of projects funded, news and publications.
   http://www.archstone.org/

» Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
   Founded with the proceeds from the sale of Chicago's Ridgeway Hospital, a nonprofit psychiatric facility focusing on low-income adolescents. One of its primary funding areas is the support of nonprofit agencies which provide medical, psychiatric and psych
   http://www.blowitzridgeway.org/

» Boston Foundation for Architecture
   Supports public education programs in Massachusetts related to design and the built environment; includes grant application and list of past recipients.
   http://www.bfagrants.org/

» Bread and Roses Community Fund
   A partnership of donors and activists committed to supporting social change in the Delaware Valley.
   http://www.breadrosesfund.org/

» Brown Foundation
   Supports education, community service and the arts, primarily in Houston and Texas. Provides annual report and funding criteria.
   http://www.brownfoundation.org/

» Campbell Hoffman Foundation
   Funds increased access to comprehensive health care for underserved people in Northern Virginia, emphasizing oral health, mental health, and pharmaceuticals. Describes application process, with list of grants and of board members.
   http://www.campbellhoffman.org/

» Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
   Funds private higher education institutions and social service and health related nonprofits. Includes previous recipients, application guidelines, and foundation history.
   http://www.frueaufffoundation.com

» Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
   National grants in the areas of journalism, aging care, and cardiovascular research, as well as special regional initiatives. Provides application guidelines, current financial report and list of grantees, and history of founder.
   http://www.dwreynolds.org/

» Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
   Supports various needy charitable, educational, health services and cultural organizations, mainly in Florida.
   http://www.edythbush.org/

» Equality Network Foundation
   Mission is to facilitate networks of people and organizations that work towards economic, environmental, educational, cultural, and social equality and justice.
   http://www.equality.net/Foundation/default.htm

» Foundation for the Mid South
   makes grants "to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and individuals" throughout the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
   http://www.fndmidsouth.org/

» Fund for Southern Communities
   Public charity funding organizations working for social change in Georgia and the Carolinas. Provides grant application, list of grantees, and information on fundraising events.
   http://www.fundforsouth.org/

» Gill Foundation
   Considers grant applications from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and allied organizations in non-urban areas, as well as HIV/AIDS organizations and Colorado cultural groups.
   http://www.gillfoundation.org/

» Grable Foundation
   Supporting programs that help children develop by improving educational opportunities, supporting community efforts, and strengthening families.
   http://www.grablefdn.org

» Grand Victoria Foundation
   Illinois. Describes grant programs focused on Elgin and on the state, with history of the organization.
   http://www.grandvictoriafdn.org/

» Jenifer Altman Foundation
   Private foundation which funds environmental health programs, as well as groups in Bolinas, California. They list grantees and provide application guidelines.
   http://www.jaf.org

» Joe W. & Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation
   Their focus is on south Louisiana, the New Orleans area and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, in the issue areas of service learning, medical research, and basic human needs. they briefly describe each area, and provide a grant application.
   http://www.thebrownfoundation.org/

» Katharine Matthies Foundation, The
   Supports programs that meet social and community needs for tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations in the towns of Seymour, Oxford, Beacon Falls, Ansonia and Derby. Presents previous recipients, application guidelines, submission requirements, and geographic
   http://electronicvalley.org/matthies/index.html

» Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
   Various programs including prevention of cruelty to animals. Provides program information, grant application on-line, and evaluation tools. Giving limited to Bandera, Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in Texas.
   http://www.kronkosky.org/

» LEF Foundation
   Group supporting the creation and presentation of contemporary work in the fields of visual art, performing art, new media, literary art, architecture and design. History, guidelines, funding deadlines, and contact details.
   http://www.lef-foundation.org/

» Luther I. Replogle Foundation
   Describes specific funding priorities, which include disadvantaged children, supportive housing, archaeology, and geography, with a list of recent grantees and financial information.
   http://www.lirf.org/

» Marguerite Casey Foundation
   Funds efforts to assist parents, caregivers and youth be active, engaged, and empowered members of society. Describes priorities and approach, lists current grantees, and offers research and evaluation resources.
   http://www.caseygrants.org

» McCormick Tribune Foundation
   Supports work in journalism, communities, citizenship, and education. Lists current grantees with information on granting goals and application requirements, with descriptions of the Cantigny and the Cantigny First Division Foundations.
   http://www.rrmtf.org/

» McKnight Foundation
   Minnesota foundation working to strengthen communities, families and individuals. Provides news items, application details, entities funded, and current issues.
   http://www.mcknight.org/

» Meadows Foundation
   Addresses basic human needs, the environment, and cultural enrichment, primarily in Texas. Describe current programs and funding priorities, with financial and staff information.
   http://www.mfi.org/

» Morgan Family Foundation
   Describes program goals and grant application process. Focus areas are youth, education, environment, and stewardship.
   http://www.morganfamilyfoundation.org/

» Nancy Graves Foundation
   Established in 1996 through a provision of the artist's Last Will and Testament to give grants to individual artists.
   http://www.nancygravesfoundation.org/

» National Endowment for the Humanities
   Agency of the US government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. They describe criteria for various granting programs, with information on past projects.
   http://www.neh.gov/

» National Heritage Foundation
   Located near Washington, D.C. Purpose is to restore, maintain, and extend our heritage of people making peoples' lives more meaningful. "We have the resources and industry experience to give you a sustainable advantage in setting up your foundation."
   http://www.nhf.org/

» National Trust for Historic Preservation
   Preservation information, features, events and activism for America's historic places.
   http://www.preservationnation.org/

» Open Meadows Foundation
   Makes grants to small organizations for projects led by women and girls. They provide their application, with lists of previous grantees.
   http://www.openmeadows.org

» Otto Bremer Foundation
   The mission of the 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
   http://www.ottobremer.org/

» Pacific Northwest Foundation
   Focuses on unique medical/dental health issues. Includes how to give, and self evaluations of nonprofit boards of directors.
   http://www.pnf.org

» Park Foundation
   Provides funding guidelines and application procedures for higher education scholarships as well as grants in media and the environment.
   http://www.parkfoundation.org/

» Rahima Charitable and Educational Organization
   Established to serve the needy, the less fortunate, and those requiring assistance; to take care of their immediate needs; and then to help them get back on their feet and become productive members of society. Its main focus is in San Francisco Bay Area,
   http://www.rahima.org

» Resist, Inc.
   For more than 30 years, Resist has funded progressive organizations in the United States that are actively part of a movement for social change.
   http://resistinc.org/

» Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
   Funds education, medical and scientific research, and youth programs, primarily in Iowa and Illinois. Describes history, specific funding interests, and application process.
   http://www.carvertrust.org/

» San Diego Foundation for Change
   Promotes change by funding and supporting small and/or emerging community-led grassroots organizations working for social, economic and environmental justice in San Diego County and the Tijuana, Mexico border region.
   http://www.foundation4change.org/

» Scott and Helen Nearing: The Vermont Experiment Symposium
   Learn about Scott Nearings activism during this educational symposium, June 22, 2002 at Stratton, Vermont.
   http://www.strattonfoundation.org

» Sid Richardson Foundation
   Education, health, human services, and the arts, in Texas. Provides foundation history, information on application process, and reports on education in the state.
   http://www.sidrichardson.org/

» Special Hope Foundation
   Funds nonprofit organizations with innovative programs for physically, mentally, and developmentally disabled children and adults. They provide application guidelines and a list of previous grantees.
   http://www.specialhope.org/

» TKF Foundation
   Gives to open spaces, sacred places and community greening projects that nurture the human spirit and foster a sense of community in greater Washington, D.C., Annapolis, Maryland, and Baltimore, Maryland.
   http://www.tkffdn.org/

» The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation
   Focuses on Baltimore, Maryland, in the areas of Jewish community services, fragile families, and nonprofit infrastructure. Describes history and grant application process.
   http://www.strausfoundation.org

» The Abell Foundation
   Baltimore, Maryland. About the endowment, programs funded, publications and research, special programs, news and contact information.
   http://www.abell.org/

» The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
   The foundation's programs and interests fall into the following areas: science and technology, standard of living and economic performance, education and careers in science and technology, and selected national issues and civic programs.
   http://www.sloan.org/

» The Annie E. Casey Foundation
   Devoted to helping disadvantaged children, their families, and their neighborhoods.
   http://www.aecf.org/

» The Bodman Foundation
   Concentrates its grant program in New York City with occasional grants directed to northern New Jersey in memory of the Bodmans.
   http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/achelis-bodman/

» The 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
   http://www.bonner.org/

» The Castle Rock Foundation
   US. Annual Report with grant application guidelines and procedures.
   http://www.castlerockfoundation.com

» The Chesapeake Bay Trust
   Nonprofit organization that provides financial support grants to civic and community organizations, schools and volunteer groups for Chesapeake Bay restoration and education projects in Maryland.
   http://www.cbtrust.org/

» The Frank Stanley Beveridge Foundation, Inc.
   Private family foundation which supports corporations, trusts, community chests (united ways), funds or foundations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruel
   http://www.beveridge.org/

» The Fred W. Stang Foundation
   Focuses on small nonprofits in southern Arizona, working on the needs of children, the underprivileged, and nature. Gives biography of founder and application form.
   http://www.fredwstang.org/

» The Gladys Brooks Foundation
   Purpose is to provide for the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of the people of this country by establishing and supporting non-profit libraries, educational institutions, hospitals and clinics.
   http://www.gladysbrooksfoundation.org/

» The Horizon Foundation
   Promotes and enhances the health and wellness of Howard County, Maryland. Includes foundation information, mission, grants, news, initiatives, and publications.
   http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/

» The James Irvine Foundation
   Goal is to expand opportunity for Californians, with grantmaking in education, economic development, civic engagement, and creativity. Describes grant programs and publications, with links to state data and analysis.
   http://www.irvine.org/

» The Joyce Foundation
   Environmental and economic development issues in the Great Lakes area, as well as campaign finance reform. Provides information about each program area.
   http://www.joycefdn.org/

» The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation
   Funds Baltimore-area nonprofits, including capital campaigns and operating expenses. Describes application process, and lists previous recipients.
   http://www.knottfoundation.org

» The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
   Concentrates on assisting people in the southern United States to build communities - just and caring communities - that nurture people, spur enterprise, bridge differences, foster fairness and promote civility.
   http://www.mrbf.org/

» The Pew Charitable Trusts
   Committed to the same fundamental values that guided the founders' lives: encouraging individual growth and potential; improving the quality of people's lives; maintaining and nurturing our democratic traditions; ensuring an educated and engaged citizenry
   http://www.pewtrusts.org/

» The Rose Hills Foundation
   Makes grants to nonprofit agencies serving Southern California, particularly the San Gabriel Valley and East Los Angeles, in the areas of arts and culture, civic and community services, education, community-based health programs, and the advancement of kn
   http://www.rosehillsfoundation.org/

» The W. M. Keck Foundation
   The foundation's grantmaking is focused primarily on the areas of medical research, science, and engineering. The foundation also maintains a program for liberal arts colleges and a Southern California Grant Program that provides support in the areas of c
   http://www.wmkeck.org/

» The William Bingham Foundation
   The foundation furthers the charitable purposes of its founder, Elizabeth Bingham Blossom, in the fields of education, health and human services, science, and the arts; seeks to strengthen civil society and its institutions; works for a world that is envi
   http://www.wbinghamfoundation.org/

» Tiger Woods Foundation
   The foundation supports programs that encourage youth to dream big dreams, engage the community in helping youngsters pursue their goals, and ensure young people's access to developmental opportunities in society.
   http://web.tigerwoods.com

» Toby Wells Foundation
   San Diego. Presents guiding principles, funding and submission guidelines, and general information regarding the foundation.
   http://www.tobywells.org/

» Topfer Family Foundation
   Describes grant programs for organizations serving children, youth and adults in the Chicago and Austin areas, with application and reporting process and list of previous recipients.
   http://www.topferfoundation.org/

» Twenty-First Century Foundation
   Supports African American community revitalization, education, and leadership development. Gives application guidelines and list of former grantees.
   http://www.21cf.org/

» Walton Family Foundation
   Funds programs in specific areas of K-12 education, delta and northwest Arkansas, and restoration of marine and fresh water ecosystems. They provide detailed guidelines, a list of previous recipients, and links to information on their interest areas.
   http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/

» Z. Reynolds Foundation
   Funds projects that accomplish systemic reform and have North Carolina-wide impact. Features history, focus areas, awards information, application guidelines.
   http://www.zsr.org/