National & International Foundations and Organizations
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A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
Peace and disarmament, social and economic justice, racial/sexual equality and labor movement
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation
Early childhood
AOL Time Warner Foundation
Student Achievement, Arts, and Community Involvement
ACE Hardware Foundation
College scholarships
Ad Council & the Office of National Drug Control Policy
National, multi-media, public service campaigns
ADA Foundation
Dental research, education, access to care and assistance to dentists and families
Aetna Foundation
Reducing racial/ethnic disparities in health care and end-of-life care
Agrium Inc.
Youth, culture, environment, and health and wellness
Airforce Association
Aerospace K-12 education and college scholarships
Alcoa Foundation
Communities and college scholarships
Allstate Foundation
Safe and vital communities; economic empowerment; tolerance, inclusion and diversity
Alternate R.O.O.T.S
Arts and community
American Assoc. of Univ. Women Educational Foundation
Women, girls and education
American Community Gardening Association
Community gardening and greening
American Composers Forum
Music
American Council of Learned Societies
Learning in humanities and social sciences
American Craft Council
American craft
American Express Company
Community service, cultural heritage and economic independence
American Federation for Aging Research
Aging research
American Honda Foundation
Youth and scientific education
American Humane Association's Second Chance Fund
Animal shelter assistance
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Education and professional development
American Legacy Foundation
Tobacco control
American Public Transportation Association
Transportation
AMERIGROUP Foundation
Health care access and healthy children, families and communities
AMR American Airlines
Education, community development, arts and culture, and health and welfare
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Visual arts
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Higher education, museums and art conservation, performing arts, environment, and public affairs
Annenberg Foundation
Education and youth, arts and culture, community and civic, and health
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Improve the outcomes for families and children in tough or isolated neighborhoods
Archibald Bush Foundation
Arts and humanities, ecological health, education, human and health services, public broadcasting, and community foundations
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
Private higher education, secondary education, religion, health care, and public TV
AT&T Foundation
Community development, community needs, and needs, diversity and education
Avon Breast Care Fund
Breast cancer
Avon Foundation
Breast cancer and domestic violence
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Banfield Charitable Trust
Financial assistance for pet's medical costs
Bank of America
Community development
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Family literacy
Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Youth baseball and softball
Beaumont Foundation of America
Grants technology equipment to schools, communities and individuals
Beldon Fund
Human and environmental health, and key states
BellSouth Foundation
Education
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Supports grassroots organizations working towards systemic social change
Bernice Barbour Foundation
Animal welfare
Best Buy Children's Foundation
Children’s learning through technology
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Global health, education, libraries, charitable sector, and pacific northwest region of U.S
B.J.'s Charitable Foundation
Education, health, community service, hunger and disaster relief, and safety/security/well-being of children and families
Blakemore Foundation
Asian arts and languages
Blockbuster
Nonprofit projects: with film/video industry focus; impacting children/families; supporting Blockbuster business objectives with clearly defined/measurable goals.
Blue Moon Fund
Supports new economic, cultural, and environmental approaches to resource use, energy use and urban development
Boat U.S. Foundation
Boating safety
Boeing Company
Education, health and human services, arts and culture, civic, and environment
Boston Scientific Foundation
Health and education
BP Conservation Program
Environmental conservation
Bradley Foundation
American citizenship
Bridgestone Firestone Trust Fund
Education, environment and conservation, and children
Broadcaster’s Foundation of America
Assist men and women in the radio and television broadcasting profession in acute need
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Cable Positive
HIV/AIDS CBOs and cable outlet partnerships
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Chemical Sciences
Captain Planet Foundation
Support hands-on environmental projects for youth
Caring for Carcinoid Foundation
Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor research
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Education, intl’ peace and security, intl’ development, and strengthening U.S. democracy
Caterpillar Foundation
Education, health and human services, and civic, cultural and environmental causes
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Inc.
Education, children’s advocacy, medical research and the arts
Charles Lafitte Foundation
Education, social services and health
Chatlos Foundation
Religion, seminary, liberal arts colleges, and medical and social concerns
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation
Alcoholism and education outreach
Cingular Wireless
Education, social issues, and culture
Cisco Systems
Human needs, education, citizenship, and technology
Citigroup Foundation
Financial education, education, and building communities and entrepreneurs
Coca-Cola Foundation
Educational opportunity for children and youth
Commonwealth Fund
Independent research on health and social issues
Corning Foundation
Education, culture, community service, national programs, matching gifts program
Corporation for National and Community Service
Strengthening communities and volunteerism
Cottonwood Foundation
Environmental protection, cultural diversity, individual empowerment, and volunteerism
CVS/pharmacy Charitable Fund
Children with disabilities; special education; and inclusion
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Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption
Foster care and adoption
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Conservation and science, population, children, families, and communities
Delta Air Lines Foundation
Community, health, youth, and arts and culture
Dennis Martinez Foundation
Helps children in Nicaragua
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust
Disabled and homeless veterans
Discount Foundation
Poverty, elevating wages, and creating job opportunities
Disney Hand
Fundraising efforts by charitable organizations
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Arts, environment, medical research, child abuse prevention, and properties
Draper Richards Foundation
Nonprofit start-up efforts
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F.B. Heron Foundation
Wealth building within low-income communities
Fannie Mae Foundation
Homeownership and housing opportunities
Fantastic World Foods
Donates healthy food products to nonprofit organizations
Farm Aid
Restore family farm-centered agriculture
Federated Department Stores Foundation
Community initiatives
FedEx Social Responsibility Dept.
Emergency and disaster relief, pedestrian and child safety, education, and health and human services
First Data Foundation Western Union
Global grants for disaster relief, education, and health and human services
FishAmerica Foundation
Stock enhancement, freshwater fisheries habitat restoration, non-habitat marine and estuarine enhancements, and family fishing waters improvement projects
Flora Family Foundation
Arts education and conservation-based economic development
Ford Foundation
Democratic values, poverty and injustice, intl’ cooperation and human achievement
Foss Foundation
Children and youth, mental illness, families, equality, diversity, self-sufficiency, values
Foundation for Technology Education (FTE)
Technology education
Fund for Wild Nature
Save and restore native species and wild ecosystems
Funding Exchange
Social change
Future Fisherman Foundation
Fishing and boating education, and sportfishing for children/youth
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Gannett Foundation
Priority areas vary by local Gannet newspaper or television station
Garth Brooks Foundation: Teammates for Kids
Supports health, education and inner-city services for children in need
General Electric
Ecomagination, Emerging Markets, Compliance and Governance, and Environment, Health and Safety
General Mills
Youth nutrition and fitness, education, arts and culture, social services and United Way
Gerber Foundation
Infants and young children
GlaxoSmithKline
Health and human services, science education and literacy, arts and culture, and civic and community
Global Fund for Women
Women’s rights and issues
Goldman Sachs Foundation
Education and youth
GRAMMY Foundation
Music Education
Grassroots Exchange Fund
Travel stipends, cacity building, and networking or bridge building for grassroots organizations
Global Greengrants Fund
Grassroots environmental initiatives worldwide
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J. Paul Getty Trust
Research, conservation, education and professional development
Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
Promotes physical and emotional healing to underserved populations
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation
Historic preservation in U.S.
J.C. Downing Foundation
Education and human development, environmental research/preservation, fine arts, sports/athletics, technology and communications
J.C. Penney
United Way, disaster relief, education, volunteerism, and diversity
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Health, education, religion, arts, social service, environment, and more
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Environment, community health, agriculture/ food systems, and New York City
Jewish Funds for Justice
Affordable housing, immigrant rights and refugee justice, job creation, workers’ rights, neighborhood revitalization, and quality public education
JM Foundation/Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation
Disabilities and rehabilitation; education and research fostering market-based policy solutions; free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and private initiative; and young leaders
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Housing, community, education, juvenile justice, mental health, policy, research, media, and Chicago arts and culture
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Diabetes research
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Kellogg Foundation
Health, food systems, rural development, youth, education, philanthropy, volunteerism, Battle Creek and learning opportunities
Kodak
Community revitalization, environment, arts and culture, education, and health and human services
Kraft Foods
Hunger, healthy lifestyles, and arts in education
Kresge Foundation
Capital campaigns, green building, technology, historically black colleges and universities, fundraising, Detroit and Intl’ initiatives
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Lance Armstrong Foundation
Cancer survivorship, education, advocacy, public health and research
Lattner Family Foundation
Arts and Humanities, Education, Environment, Health and Social Services, Historic Preservation and Medical Research
Laura Bush Foundation For America's Libraries
School libraries
Lawrence Foundation
Environmental, education, health, human services and other causes
Legal Services Corporation
Legal services
LEGO Children's Fund
Early childhood education, educational technology, and athletic programs for underserved youth
Levi Strauss Foundation
Women, youth, AIDS/HIV prevention, building assets and workers’ rights
Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation
Pro bono legal services to social entrepreneurs
Liberty Hill Foundation
Social change
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Organizational development, strategic planning and real estate development
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF)
Community improvement and K-12 public education initiatives
Lucent Technologies Foundation
Youth, education and teacher professional development
Lumina Foundation for Education
Educational access and success
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MAC AIDS Fund
Supports HIV/AIDS organizations with basic needs, health, social and recreational services
Maddie’s Fund: The Pet Rescue Foundation
Animal welfare
Major League Baseball Players Trust for Children
Promotes community involvement and supports children in need
Mary Byron Foundation
Domestic violence
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Supports low-wealth people build assets and transform economic conditions
May Foundation
Supports nonprofits addressing educational, cultural and civic concerns
Mayer Foundation
Economic relief to individuals
McKenzie Foundation
Early childhood development, education, environment, and arts and culture
MetLife Foundation
Educational, health and civic and cultural organizations
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Parkinson's Research
Microsoft Corporation
Social and economic well-being
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Young people with disabilities
Mockingbird Foundation
Music, education and children
Mervyns
Educational programs that supplement classroom curriculum
Monsanto Fund
Nutritional well-being/agriculture, environment, science education and communities
Morris Animal Foundation
Research to protect, treat and cure animals
Mott Foundation
Civil society, poverty, environment, and Flint community
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Music education
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Individuals with MS
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Nathan Cummings Foundation
Arts and culture, the environment, health, social/economic justice, and the Jewish life and values/contemplative practice programs
National 4-H Council
Youth in local communities
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Family literacy, English as a second language, adult basic education, and women-focused programs
National Book Scholarship Fund
Supports classroom teachers in the areas of improving classroom practices and increasing teachers' mathematical knowledge
National Endowment for Financial Education
Financial literacy and personal well-being
National Film Preservation Foundation
Preservation and public access of American orphan films
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Conservation education, habitat protection and restoration, and natural resource management
National Forest Foundation
National Forests conservation
National Foundation for Jewish Culture
Performing arts, literary arts and Jewish scholarship
National Geographic Education Foundation
Geography education, educator training, federal policy reform and public awareness
National Park and Recreation Association
Park and recreation
National Tree Trust
Tree conservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Historic preservation
NEA Foundation
Education
NEC Foundation
Assistive technology for people with disabilities
New York Life Foundation
Youth programs and youth related projects in New York City
Newman's Own
Education and charitable purposes
NIKE - Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program
Assist teachers acquire monetary resources to carry out their lesson plans
NIKE Foundation
Girls’ empowerment and well-being worldwide
Norman Foundation
Economic justice, environment, social justice, civil rights and public education with an emphasis on parent and youth organizing
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Park Foundation
environment, higher education and public broadcasting/media
Patagonia
environmental and wildlife conservation
Pathways To Nature Conservation Fund
supports creation and maintenance of trails, boardwalks, wildlife-viewing platforms and nature center exhibits
Peace Development Fund organize to shift power, movement building, dismantling oppression and creating new structures to achieve peaceful, just and equitable relationships among people and nations
PETCO Foundation
Reduce, rescue, rehabilitate and rejoice animal companions
PetSmart Charities
Animal Welfare
Pepsico Foundation
Health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, environment, and employee community engagement
Pew Charitable Trusts
Policy, information and civic life
Pfizer Foundation
Global health, education, community and cultural programs
PG & E National Energy Group
Environment, education and communities
Philip Morris Foundation
Education, economic development and environment
Ploughshares Fund
Supports efforts to stop the spread of weapons and build regional security
Public Entity Risk Institute
Risk management program development
Public Welfare Foundation
Human needs in disadvantaged communities
Proliteracy Worldwide
Adult literacy
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Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation
Positive differences in the life of individuals
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Foundation
Environment, Jewish affairs, population and San Francisco
Richard Florsheim Art Fund
Senior American artists
STARR Foundation
Education; medicine/healthcare; human needs; public policy; culture; and environment
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
Charitable giving and improve social and economic conditions
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Addiction prevention and treatment, childhood obesity, health insurance coverage, nursing, pioneer, public health, quality healthcare and tobacco use and exposure
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Democratic practice, peace and security, sustainable development, human advancement and Pocantico
Rockefeller Foundation
Agriculture, arts and culture, health, employment, housing, education and globalization
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Improve health and well-being of children
The R.O.S.E. (Regaining One's Self-Esteem) Fund
Assists female victims of domestic violence
Rosie's For All Kids Foundation
Disadvantaged children and their families and early childhood education
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Salomon Family Foundation
Child abuse treatment
Sara Lee Foundation
Hunger, job training, arts and culture
Schmidt Family Foundation
Helping people help themselves
Skin Cancer Foundation
Skin Cancer research
SOROS Foundations Network
Access to knowledge, civil society communication, open information policy, arts and culture, and justice fellowships
Starbucks Foundation
Youth arts, literacy and environmental literacy programs
Starr Foundation
Education, medicine and healthcare, human needs, public policy, culture and environment
State Farm Insurance Company
Safety, community development, and education
Stonyfield Farm
Planet protection and restoration
Sun Microsystems Foundation
Community partnerships, education and workforce development
Sundance Institute
Filmmaking
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts, and nonprofit sector
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment
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Talbots
Civic and cultural activities, social welfare, health and education services and women’s scholarships
Target Local Store Grants
Reading, arts education, family violence, and arts and social services in Minneapolis, MN
Teammates for Kids Foundation
Children’s charities
Tech Foundation
technology for nonprofits
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
Health and wellness, health education, human services, education, civic and community, and arts and humanities
Third Wave Foundation
Reproductive health, justice, and young- women led racial/ economic/ social/ reproductive/ gender justice projects
TIDES Foundation
Social justice, economic opportunity, democracy, and environmental sustainability
Tiffany & Co. Foundation
Environment and arts
Tiger Woods Foundation
Children’s health, education and welfare
Tinker Foundation, Inc.
Interchange and information exchange in Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America and Antarctica
Tony Hawk Foundation
Youth and public skate parks
Toshiba America Foundation
Science and mathematics education
Town Creek Foundation
Environment, peace, news and commentary and Talbot County
Transportation Research Board
Highway, transit and airport research
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Wachovia Foundation
Neighborhood planning and development
Waitt Family Foundation
Human mind and evolution, and community building and strengthening
Wal-Mart Foundation
Community involvement
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
Biomedical Engineering
Wallace Global Fund
Natural resources, women’s human rights, justice, media and leadership, and civic engagement
Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
K-12 education reform, Arkansas, Mississippi, marine and freshwater ecosystems conservation and protection
Washington Mutual Foundation
K-12, financial and homebuyer education, housing, and mortgage assistance
Western Union Foundation
Education and economic opportunity programs to empower migrant families
Whitney Houston Foundation for Children
Children and youth programs
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Education, environment and performing arts
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Education, health, social service, and culture in underserved /underrepresented populations
Women’s Sports Foundation
Women’s sports
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