OVERVIEW: The William H. Donner Foundation’s main areas of giving are education, environmental conservation and animal welfare. It also supports organizations working in global security, civic engagement and democracy, disease research and arts and … [Read more...] about William H. Donner Foundation
Grants for Global Security
Grace & Mercy Foundation
OVERVIEW: The New York City-based Grace & Mercy Foundation supports housing and homelessness, work and opportunity, education, mental health and human rights. A significant portion of funding goes to Christian organizations. IP TAKE: The Grace … [Read more...] about Grace & Mercy 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
Sage Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Sage Foundation, associated with Steven and Roberta Denning, maintains interests in education, arts and culture, economic opportunity, health, conservation and public policy. Giving is national, but the Bay Area in Northern California … [Read more...] about Sage Foundation
A.C. Israel Foundation
OVERVIEW: The A.C. Israel Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, and human services. It also earmarks funds for Jewish and religious causes, the arts, and other select causes. IP TAKE: The A.C. Israel Foundation … [Read more...] about A.C. Israel Foundation
Winston Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Winston Foundation is a New York-based private foundation with broad interests spanning higher education, health, civil rights, arts and culture, the environment and human services. Its grantmaking has a strong New York and Northeast … [Read more...] about Winston Foundation
Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation supports higher education, humanities research, arts and culture, medical research, human rights and democracy. IP TAKE: The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation tends to stick with its founder's specific … [Read more...] about Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation
Park Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Park Foundation makes grants for civic engagement, democracy, media, environmental concerns, higher education, racial justice and animals. Funding is national in scope, but the state of New York and Tompkins County are geographic … [Read more...] about Park Foundation
Peace Development Fund
OVERVIEW: The Peace Development Fund is a human rights funder. Recent areas of interest include racial and economic justice, women and girls, environmental conservation, criminal justice reform and civic engagement and democracy. IP TAKE: The … [Read more...] about Peace Development Fund
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
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
OVERVIEW: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting supports journalism on underreported issues of broad impact in the U.S. and around the world. Recent areas of interest include the environment, technology, health and equity for marginalized people … [Read more...] about Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Arsenault Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Arsenault Family Foundation supports global security, economic development and leadership development with a focus on women’s rights and empowerment. IP TAKE: This low-profile family funder is a difficult prospect for organizations … [Read more...] about Arsenault Family Foundation
Arc of Justice
OVERVIEW: Arc of Justice, formerly known as the Benjamin Fund, supports community organizing and democracy efforts around the United States. IP TAKE: Arc of Justice is an inaccessible but potentially significant prospect for progressive … [Read more...] about Arc of Justice
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
OVERVIEW: The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative supports projects related to humanitarian relief, human rights and higher education across the globe. IP TAKE: Aurora is best known for its $1 million Aurora Prize, but its funding model extends beyond … [Read more...] about Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Prospect Hill Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Prospect Hill Foundation’s current areas of grantmaking are nuclear nonproliferation and youth development. The foundation also supports the philanthropic activities and interests of its directors via its sponsored grants program. IP … [Read more...] about Prospect Hill Foundation
Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation is based in Switzerland and supports initiatives for humanitarian aid, environmental conservation, animal welfare, human rights, health and disease research. IP TAKE: Italy and Africa appear to be … [Read more...] about Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation
Peter G. Peterson Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s grantmaking supports research, policy development and education on the “key fiscal challenges threatening America’s future.” IP TAKE: The Peter G. Peterson Foundation focuses on fiscal challenges facing … [Read more...] about Peter G. Peterson Foundation
David and Elaine Potter Foundation
OVERVIEW: Based in London, the David and Elaine Potter Foundation supports global development, human rights, journalism, STEM education and arts and culture, prioritizing the U.K. and, occasionally, South Africa. IP TAKE: For years, the Potter … [Read more...] about David and Elaine Potter Foundation
Wells Fargo
OVERVIEW: Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation support financial opportunity, housing access and affordability, and small business growth. Grantmaking is national and local, with additional opportunities sometimes available through intermediary … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
OVERVIEW: The Rockefeller Brothers Fund runs thematic grantmaking programs for democracy in the U.S. and globally, climate and sustainable development, and peacebuilding. It also runs place-based initiatives in Central America, China and the Western … [Read more...] about Rockefeller Brothers Fund
United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York
OVERVIEW: The United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York mainly gives for Jewish causes but also supports community development, health, mental health and human services. The federation prioritizes New York City, Israel and areas of the former … [Read more...] about United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York
Holthues Trust
OVERVIEW: Human rights grantmaking at Holthues supports a general range of human rights and environmental causes both in the U.S. and abroad. IP TAKE: The Holthues Trust is a low-profile private foundation based in Muscatine, Iowa. Recent … [Read more...] about Holthues Trust
Digital Defenders Partnership
OVERVIEW: The Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP) is an international program that supports human rights defenders, journalists, activists and civil society organizations facing digital threats. IP TAKE: Digital Defenders Partnership occupies a … [Read more...] about Digital Defenders Partnership
Annie E. Casey Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a major national funder of work benefiting children, youth, young adults and families. Its grantmaking spans child welfare, juvenile justice, economic opportunity, community development, research and … [Read more...] about Annie E. Casey Foundation
Trellis Charitable Fund
OVERVIEW: The Trellis Charitable Fund makes grants for human rights, journalism and visual arts projects. This funder tends to offer ongoing support to a select group of grantees working in its areas of interest. IP TAKE: The Trellis Charitable … [Read more...] about Trellis Charitable Fund
Andrew Carnegie Foundation
OVERVIEW: Formerly the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation supports education and economic mobility, democracy and civic participation, immigration, libraries, international peace and security, nuclear risk reduction and … [Read more...] about Andrew Carnegie Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Oak Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Oak Foundation makes grants for the environment and climate, sustainable agriculture, clean energy, housing and homelessness, human rights, women’s causes, learning differences, violence prevention and child sexual abuse prevention. … [Read more...] about Oak Foundation
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of Sarasota County (CFSC) supports a broad range of causes in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties, with particular interests in economic stability, basic needs, health, education and literacy, arts and … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Younes & Soraya Nazarian Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Nazarian Family Foundation supports Jewish causes, higher education, policy development and arts and culture. Most of grantmaking stays in the cities of Los Angeles and Tel Aviv, Israel, but sometimes supports organizations in the … [Read more...] about Younes & Soraya Nazarian Family Foundation
