OVERVIEW: Based in Minneapolis, the George Family Foundation supports whole-person health and wellbeing, leadership development, youth, spirituality and inner life, the environment, and community-based work including democracy, journalism, social … [Read more...] about George Family Foundation
Grants for Journalism & Media
Puffin Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Puffin Foundation makes small grants to artists and arts organizations “who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities.” It also funds annual awards for human rights activism and “creative citizenship” and provides ongoing support … [Read more...] about Puffin Foundation
Goldhirsh Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Goldhirsh Foundation supports social innovators with financial, social and human capital, seeking to connect promising ideas with the resources they need to thrive. The foundation describes itself as a “fund for social good” and … [Read more...] about Goldhirsh Foundation
PEN America
OVERVIEW: In addition to its prestigious awards program, PEN America offers grants and fellowships to writers working in various styles and genres. It has recently established two grantmaking programs for community projects concerning press freedom … [Read more...] about PEN America
Gates Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gates Foundation funds nonprofit and for-profit organizations in dozens of issue areas. Grantmaking is global in scope, with partnerships in over 130 countries. IP TAKE: The Gates Foundation remains one of the most powerful … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation
Alicia Patterson Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Alicia Patterson Foundation supports the work of individual journalists working in the U.S. with twelve- and six-month grants to support quality investigative work. IP TAKE: The Alicia Patterson Foundation (AFP) awards about ten … [Read more...] about Alicia Patterson Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Public Welfare Foundation funds criminal justice reform efforts in the United States, especially surrounding the juvenile justice system. IP TAKE: The Public Welfare Foundation approaches America’s “crisis of incarceration” by … [Read more...] about Public Welfare 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
Wallace Genetic Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Wallace Genetic Foundation supports environmental and natural resource conservation, global water and sanitation, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, environmental health and climate-related work. It also funds environmental policy, … [Read more...] about Wallace Genetic Foundation
The Miami Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Miami Foundation is a community foundation serving Greater Miami. Its grantmaking spans health and wellness, economic stability, disability inclusion, arts and culture, community safety, environmental resilience, youth and families, … [Read more...] about The Miami Foundation
Arcadia Fund
OVERVIEW: The Arcadia Fund’s grantmaking centers around environmental conservation, cultural heritage and open access media. IP TAKE: Arcadia is a major international funder with a relatively unusual grantmaking structure. Its direct strategic … [Read more...] about Arcadia Fund
United States Artists
OVERVIEW: United States Artists provides unrestricted grants and professional support to artists and cultural practitioners across the United States and its island jurisdictions. Its flagship fellowship supports 10 creative disciplines, while … [Read more...] about United States Artists
Unbound Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: Unbound Philanthropy takes a holistic approach to supporting the rights, wellbeing and belonging of immigrants and refugees in the United States and United Kingdom. Its current work spans immigration systems, public narratives, belonging … [Read more...] about Unbound Philanthropy
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Robert R. McCormick Foundation makes grants for community development and safety, journalism, early childhood education, and Military & Veterans causes. Its place-based Thriving Communities work focuses heavily on Chicago’s South … [Read more...] about Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Seattle Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Seattle Foundation is a large community foundation that pursues racial and economic equity through community-led grantmaking, policy and advocacy, impact investing and cross-sector partnerships. IP TAKE: The Seattle … [Read more...] about Seattle Foundation
Hollyhock Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Hollyhock Foundation supports education, local and investigative journalism, and environmental work in the United States. The foundation has particularly strong interests in literacy and teacher development, nonprofit journalism, and … [Read more...] about Hollyhock Foundation
Dobkin Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Dobkin Family Foundation supports Jewish organizations, women and girls, documentary film and media, and select arts, human rights and social justice organizations. Its giving has significant ties to New York, but also reaches national … [Read more...] about Dobkin Family Foundation
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
Arkay Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Arkay Foundation's grantmaking supports democracy and civic engagement at the national, state and local levels. IP TAKE: A progressive grantmaker, Arkay is a relatively small but well-connected democracy funder whose grantmaking … [Read more...] about Arkay Foundation
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
OVERVIEW: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations support private higher education, public educational media, interfaith leadership and religious literacy, environmental solutions and palliative care. IP TAKE: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations are a … [Read more...] about Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
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
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
OVERVIEW: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is a major national grantmaker supporting journalism, community development and economic opportunity, arts and culture, and research on information, technology and society. The foundation’s … [Read more...] about John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Open Society Foundations
The Abrams Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Abrams Foundation is the Boston-based family foundation of Amy and David Abrams. Its giving supports journalism and media, arts and culture, and organizations advancing access and opportunity, with additional support for public history … [Read more...] about The Abrams Foundation
Tow Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Connecticut-based Tow Foundation supports public health, criminal justice reform, higher education, journalism and arts and culture with a strong focus on marginalized people. This foundation prioritizes the states of Connecticut and … [Read more...] about Tow Foundation
Baughman Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Baughman Foundation supports education and scholarships, youth and recreation, community needs, health and human services, and arts and public media, with grantmaking concentrated in Liberal and southwest Kansas and some funding … [Read more...] about Baughman Foundation
Ascendium Education Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Ascendium Education Philanthropy aims to close the equity gap in postsecondary education and workforce training for underserved and marginalized students from low-income backgrounds. IP TAKE: The Ascendium Education … [Read more...] about Ascendium Education Philanthropy
