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Farm Aid
OVERVIEW: The Foundation of Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, Farm Aid raises supports agricultural workers, policy and direct emergency relief to farmers facing natural disasters or financial crises. IP TAKE: Farm Aid represents the … [Read more...] about Farm Aid
Leland Fikes Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Leland Fikes Foundation is a Dallas-based private foundation with a focused portfolio spanning reproductive justice, democracy, local human services and health and medical research. IP TAKE: The Leland Fikes Foundation is a … [Read more...] about Leland Fikes Foundation
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation and the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
OVERVIEW: The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation is an artist-endowed foundation that supports visual arts and arts education, as well as energy efficiency, clean energy and climate resilience at visual arts institutions through the Frankenthaler Climate … [Read more...] about Helen Frankenthaler Foundation and the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
Michael J. Fox Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research supports basic, translational and clinical research aimed at defining, measuring, treating and ultimately curing Parkinson’s disease. Its grants reach academic researchers, medical … [Read more...] about Michael J. Fox Foundation
Lauren and Lee Fixel Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation is a private family funder with major interests in medical research, Jewish communal life, education, health and human services. It also supports arts and cultural institutions, veterans, youth … [Read more...] about Lauren and Lee Fixel Foundation
Fidelity Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Fidelity Foundation supports capacity-building projects in the areas of arts and culture, conservation, education, health, and social and economic mobility. IP TAKE: The Fidelity Foundation is an unusual corporate funder. Inside … [Read more...] about Fidelity Foundation
Foundation for a Just Society
Freedom Together Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Freedom Together Foundation, formerly The JPB Foundation, supports U.S.-based organizations working to build and expand multiracial democracy, with a focus on people and communities that have been denied power. Its current grantmaking … [Read more...] about Freedom Together Foundation
Five College Women’s Studies Research Center
Fulk Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Fulk Family Foundation is one of the Chicago area's substantial grantmakers. Its areas of interest are higher education, health, human services, the arts and conservation. Chicago, the state of Nebraska and the greater Midwestern region … [Read more...] about Fulk Family Foundation
Foundation Fighting Blindness
OVERVIEW: The Foundation Fighting Blindness funds a wide range of research that addresses retinal diseases. IP TAKE: The Foundation Fighting Blindness is one of the world’s leading supporters of the retinal disease research field. It runs several … [Read more...] about Foundation Fighting Blindness
From the Heart Productions
OVERVIEW: From the Heart Productions' provides funding and services to filmmakers whose work has the potential to contribute positively to society. IP TAKE: From the Heart Productions offers small grants to filmmakers whose innovative work “make[s] a … [Read more...] about From the Heart Productions
Firelight Media
OVERVIEW: This funder supports documentary filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds, as well as films about underrepresented people and communities. Many of the films it produces appear on PBS. IP TAKE: With its strong connections to PBS and … [Read more...] about Firelight Media
Film Independent
OVERVIEW: Film Independent is best known for its Spirit Awards, but it also awards several grants and fellowships to support filmmakers in the early stages of their careers. IP TAKE: While Film Independent runs many fellowship and award programs for … [Read more...] about Film Independent
Funders for Justice
OVERVIEW: Funders for Justice is a member organization that fosters collaboration among philanthropic organizations and others working in the areas of social, racial, Indigenous, criminal and gender justice in the U.S. IP TAKE: While Funders for … [Read more...] about Funders for Justice
Sherman Fairchild Foundation
OVERVIEW: Founded in the 1950s, the Sherman Fairchild Foundation provides tens of millions if funding to higher education in the U.S. Smaller areas of interest are arts and culture and human services. IP TAKE: The Sherman Fairchild Foundation's … [Read more...] about Sherman Fairchild Foundation
F Three Foundation
OVERVIEW: The F Three Foundation’s main giving areas are journalism and civic engagement. It has also demonstrated interest in education and environmental conservation. IP TAKE: The FThree Foundation, formerly the Farese Family Foundation, is a … [Read more...] about F Three Foundation
Fund for Nonviolence
OVERVIEW: The Fund for Nonviolence is committed to criminal justice and foreign policy reform in the United States. It is particularly concerned with abolishing the death penalty, reducing the national rate of incarceration, and limiting the U.S. … [Read more...] about Fund for Nonviolence
Fund for Teachers
OVERVIEW: The Fund for Teachers supports summer fellowships for teachers who design their own learning experiences. IP TAKE: The Fund for Teachers is a transparent and accessible funder that invites prospective fellows to reach out with general … [Read more...] about Fund for Teachers
Fund for Trans Generations
OVERVIEW: The Fund for Trans Generations focuses its grantmaking on organizations that support the rights of transgender, gender non-conforming and nonbinary people. IP TAKE: The Fund for Trans Generations is run by Borealis Philanthropy. This fund … [Read more...] about Fund for Trans Generations
Flora Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Flora Family Foundation works globally to support climate change, clean energy and marine conservation. Grants for poverty alleviation and maternal health mainly stay in the U.S., with a focus on California. IP TAKE: Many of this … [Read more...] about Flora Family Foundation
Fund for Global Human Rights
OVERVIEW: The Fund for Global Human Rights awards grants for work related to the rights of women, migrants, children and LGBTQ people. Support goes to activists and others who are victims of harassment and violence. Latin America, South and Southeast … [Read more...] about Fund for Global Human Rights
FRIDA: The Young Feminist Fund
OVERVIEW: FRIDA backs growing feminist and LGBTQ organizations combatting oppression, violence and inequality around the world. IP TAKE: This funder has a unique "participatory" grantmaking model in incorporates applicants in the selection process. … [Read more...] about FRIDA: The Young Feminist Fund
Foundation for Middle East Peace
OVERVIEW: The Foundation for Middle East Peace supports educational and humanitarian efforts, as well as public affairs and civil rights groups working on peaceful solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian and other conflicts in the Middle East. IP TAKE: … [Read more...] about Foundation for Middle East Peace
Freedom House
OVERVIEW: Freedom House offers emergency assistance to frontline human rights defenders, activists, civil society organizations, survivors of religious persecution and defenders of religious freedom. IP TAKE: Freedom House awards emergency assistance … [Read more...] about Freedom House
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
OVERVIEW: The Foundation for Contemporary Arts supports artists working across multiple disciplines and media, as well as those working in multiple disciplines. IP TAKE: Founded by Jasper Johns and Robert Rauchenberg and supported by a cadre of … [Read more...] about Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Edward E. Ford Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Edward E. Ford Foundation supports independent secondary schools with traditional and leadership grants. IP TAKE: The Edward E. Ford Foundation is a niche funder that aims to help independent schools in the U.S. improve the quality of … [Read more...] about Edward E. Ford Foundation
Susan & Leonard Feinstein Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Susan & Leonard Feinstein Foundation provides major funding to medical research institutes that bear the family name. Additional giving supports Jewish causes and arts and culture. Feinstein gives mainly in the the New York … [Read more...] about Susan & Leonard Feinstein Foundation
Futura Foundations
OVERVIEW: The Futura Foundations supports women's and girls causes, as well as research on green technologies and programs to raise public awareness about environmental concerns. IP TAKE: Based in Sweden, the Futura Foundation is comprised of two … [Read more...] about Futura Foundations
