OVERVIEW: The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation supports affordable housing preservation, criminal justice reform and environmental justice, primarily in Los Angeles and secondarily in New Orleans and Tacoma, Washington. Civic empowerment … [Read more...] about Roy and Patricia Disney Foundation
Grants for Disaster Preparedness & Humanitarian Aid
Bath & Body Works Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Bath & Body Works Foundation supports basic needs, housing and shelter, domestic violence prevention, community well-being and disaster relief, with a particular focus on Central Ohio. IP TAKE: Bath & Body Works maintains a … [Read more...] about Bath & Body Works Foundation
Youngstown Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Youngstown Foundation supports arts and culture, education, economic and community development, health, human services and the environment in Ohio. IP TAKE: The Youngstown Foundation has been a critical lifeline of support for … [Read more...] about Youngstown Foundation
Dream Blue Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dream Blue Foundation’s grantmaking supports global development, global health and refugees from Syria’s civil war. IP TAKE: Dream Blue is a relatively small grantmaker with a limited pool of recipients, many of which receive repeat … [Read more...] about Dream Blue Foundation
Dhanam Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dhanam Foundation is the personal foundation of Ram and Vijay Shriram and supports higher education, arts and culture, civic engagement, and human services. IP TAKE: Dhanam is a relatively low-profile but substantial funder that … [Read more...] about Dhanam Foundation
Global Fund for Children
OVERVIEW: The Global Fund for Children supports global education, gender equity, youth empowerment and the prevention of violence and exploitation of children. IP TAKE: This funder supports community-led trust-based philanthropy that invests … [Read more...] about Global Fund for Children
Grand Circle Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Grand Circle Foundation makes grants and supports hands-on partnerships in the areas of global development, environmental conservation, clean energy, arts and culture and humanitarian and disaster relief. IP TAKE: The Grand Circle … [Read more...] about Grand Circle Foundation
Gere Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gere Foundation supports human rights, global development, global health and humanitarian aid with a strong focus on Tibet. IP TAKE: Beyond grantmaking, the Gere Foundation considers itself a platform for change that amplifies the … [Read more...] about Gere Foundation
The William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gross Family Foundation supports health, education, global development and aid, environmental causes nationally and around the world. Grants also support the communities of Orange County in California. IP TAKE: The William, Jeff and … [Read more...] about The William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation
Giustra International Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Giustra International Foundation supports global organizations focused on global development, humanitarian and disaster relief, and security and human rights. IP TAKE: This funder’s giving is pretty locked-in on a dozen-or-so … [Read more...] about Giustra International Foundation
MGM Resorts Foundation
OVERVIEW: The MGM Resorts Foundation supports affordable housing, economic opportunity/workforce development, K-12 education, family services, food security, health and wellness, homelessness efforts, services for seniors, and services for veterans … [Read more...] about MGM Resorts Foundation
Ford Foundation
Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder supports health, education and immigrants’ causes in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties in the state of Washington. IP TAKE: The Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation prioritizes immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations, … [Read more...] about Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
Biella Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Biella Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to higher education, Christianity and human services. Seattle is its main geographic priority. IP TAKE: The Biella Foundation is a substantial but difficult-to-access grantmaker. … [Read more...] about Biella Foundation
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
Joel Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Joel Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts education. IP TAKE: The Joel Foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. This is a good regional arts … [Read more...] about Joel Foundation
Intel Foundation
OVERVIEW: The main focus of Intel's corporate philanthropy is STEM education, but the foundation also supports disaster relief and organizations where its employees volunteer. IP TAKE: Like so many corporate foundations, Intel conducts most of its … [Read more...] about Intel Foundation
Prudential Foundation and Corporate Giving
OVERVIEW: The Prudential Foundation and Prudential’s corporate giving program support work and economic opportunity, disaster relief and arts and culture. This funder works with both large national organizations and small outfits in areas near its … [Read more...] about Prudential Foundation and Corporate Giving
The Pollination Project
OVERVIEW: The Pollination Project makes seed grants to individuals and grassroots organizations working to “create a more compassionate world.” Areas of grantmaking interest include but are not strictly limited to global development, human rights, … [Read more...] about The Pollination Project
PwC Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The PwC Charitable Foundation supports K-12 education, disaster relief and preparedness, veterans causes, small business and economic development. This funder tends to provide multi-year support to large, well-established … [Read more...] about PwC Charitable Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Home Depot Foundation supports U.S. veterans’ housing and services, disaster preparedness/response/recovery, and skilled trades. IP TAKE: Though the Home Depot Foundation offers several types of grants, it is also known as a major … [Read more...] about The Home Depot Foundation
Panda Cares
OVERVIEW: Panda Cares is the philanthropic vehicle of the Panda Restaurant Group. The organization supports pediatric hospitals and education. Funding is mainly limited to the U.S. IP TAKE: This youth-focused funder strives “to make a difference … [Read more...] about Panda Cares
PPG Industries Foundation
OVERVIEW: The PPG Industries Foundation mainly supports STEM education in K-12 and higher education settings. This funder also supports community development and housing. IP TAKE: The PPG Industries Foundation is strong supporter of STEM education … [Read more...] about PPG Industries Foundation
Alumbra Innovations Foundation
OVERVIEW: Alumbra Innovations Foundation supports ocean and coastal conservation, regenerative aquaculture, land and water stewardship, place-based education, arts and culture, and community resilience. Additional grantmaking has supported public and … [Read more...] about Alumbra Innovations Foundation
Autodesk Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Autodesk Foundation makes grants and impact investments to develop and scale impactful solutions to social and environmental problems around the world. Giving targets industries in which the foundation's parent software company is … [Read more...] about Autodesk Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Pfizer Foundation supports global and community health, with an emphasis on access to health care, health systems, improving vaccine access and responding to humanitarian crises. IP TAKE: The Pfizer Foundation describes its work as … [Read more...] about Pfizer Foundation
Principal Financial
OVERVIEW: Principal Financial makes grants for basic needs and financial empowerment in geographic areas where its employees live and work. This corporate funder supports many local chapters of the United Way and prioritizes the greater Des Moines … [Read more...] about Principal Financial
American Express
OVERVIEW: American Express supports education, work and opportunity, and disaster relief in states and countries where it maintains operations. IP TAKE: Through its Community Impact Mission and affiliated charitable foundation, American Express … [Read more...] about American Express
Ameriprise Financial
OVERVIEW: Ameriprise Financial commits to grantmaking that creates “positive change” in communities across the U.S. This includes not only meeting “basic needs” but also supporting “community vitality.” IP TAKE: Ameriprise is formally accessible … [Read more...] about Ameriprise Financial
New York Foundation for the Arts
OVERVIEW: The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) provides artists and art organizations with cash grants, fiscal sponsorship, online resources and training. IP TAKE: The New York Foundation for the Arts is an unusually accessible arts funder, … [Read more...] about New York Foundation for the Arts
