Nonprofit Resources Catalogue
Foundations
Meta-links
Costa Rica Foundation List
Small but growing list.

Foundation Center
A great site with information about foundations and their on-line publication, Philanthropy News Digest.

Foundations On the Net  [new]
An annoted list of several at Falling Rock.

Foundations On-Line  [new]
A service of Northern California Community Foundation, Inc. Links to foundations, fundraising sites, and more.

Foundations and Funders
List of several housed at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Foundations and Funders  [new]
An annotated list of a number of foundations and resources.

Yahoo: Foundations
Yahoo provides a list of several foundations on-line.

Links
2111 Foundation for Exploration
Space-related foundation to further knowledge about exploration.

Philanthropy News Digest
An on-line publication from the Foundation Center.

AT&T Foundation
Including information on obtaining grants.

Autodesk Foundation  [new]
Develops strategies and model programs for improving public schools and expanding educational opportunities beyond the walls of the classroom.

Big Ben Foundation
Cooperative among the Allentown, Bethlehem, & Easton, Pennsylvania, communities & Lehigh students; raises & distributes funds to other nonprofit community-based organizations or individuals with specific economic hardships.

California Community Foundation  [new]
This foundation administers charitable funds for individuals and others and makes grants to Los Angeles-area nonprofits. The site includes information on their Funding Information Library and grantseeking tips; a downloadable application is included.

Carnegie Corporation
In New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York  [new]
Supporting currently four programs: education and healthy development of children and youth, preventing deadly conflict, strengthening human resources in developing countries, and special projects.

Catholic Foundation  [new]
The Archdiocese of New Orleans' foundation funds a variety of religiously-oriented program and provides services for grant seekers.

Commonwealth Foundation  [new]
A organization making grants in British Commonwealth countries addressing health, poverty, the arts, and other areas.

Commonwealth Fund
National program areas are improving health care services, bettering the health of minority Americans, advancing the well-being of elderly people, and developing the capacities of children and young people.

Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations, an association of foundations and corporations, serves the public good by promoting and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy.

Dana Foundation  [new]
A private philanthropic foundation with grant programs in health and education and operating programs of awards and public affairs.

Edward Lowe Foundation Small Business Network  [new]
Helps independent business through research, representation, education, and information services.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation  [new]
Working toward the vision of self-sufficent people in healthy communities, focusing on youth development and entrepreneurial leadership.

Flinn Foundation  [new]
Providing funds to organizations in Arizona in support of health care, medical research, education, and the arts.

Foundation News and Commentary  [new]
Excerpts from the publication of the Council on Foundations.

Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Foundation  [new]
Funding various health, human rights, and aerospace projects.

Harry Singer Foundation
Dedicated to promoting an interest in public policy. The Web site includes free on-line books as well as other information.

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving  [new]
Most of the foundation's grants are made to nonprofit organizations serving the residents of Hartford, Connecticut, or surrounding towns in the areas of social services, health care, education, arts and humanities, and neighborhood development.

Haynes Foundation  [new]
Funding social science research projects with an emphasis on public policy issues affecting California.

Heinz Endowments  [new]
Funding arts and culture, community and economic development, education, the environment, and health and human services.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation  [new]
An independant health care foundation with work focused on health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, and health and development in South Africa.

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health  [new]
With a mission to develop and conduct a mental health program to benefit the people of Texas; their concentrations include children and their families, youth at risk, and minority mental health.

IBM International Foundation  [new]
Grants internationally for education, health, human services, arts and culture, public policy research, and in support of the under-represented.

Irvine Health Foundation  [new]
Providing grants to improve the physical, mental, and emotial well-being of the residents of Orange County, California.

James S. McDonnell Foundation  [new]
Grants and awards in biomedical and behavior sciences, research and innovation in education, and global understanding.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Provides information about the foundation's programs, how to apply, recent grants, links to philanthropy resources, staff, and other topics.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts.

Lindbergh Foundation
Furthering Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's shared vision of a balance between technological advancement and environmental preservation.

Marin Community Foundation  [new]
Awards funds to programs directed toward human needs, education and training, community development, religion, the environment, and the arts in Marin County, California.

Marion Foundation
Seeks to build communicative relationships between students, parents, and educators.

Medina Foundation  [new]
The foundation's purpose is to improve the human condition in the Puget Sound area by fostering positive change, growth, and the improvement of people.

Medtronic Foundation  [new]
Directs the companies philanthropic activities focusing on education, community, and health, with priority given to programs benefiting people of color, the economically disadvantaged, or programs with older adult volunteers.

Mike Utley Foundation  [new]
Provides financial support for research, rehabilitation, and education programs on spinal cord injuries.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation  [new]
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and the empowerment of disabled youth.

National Science Foundation  [new]
An independent U. S. federal agency working to promote science and engineering.

Pew Charitable Trusts  [new]
A private philanthropy supporting nonprofit activities in the areas of arts and culture, education, the environment, health and human services, public policy, and religion. Each year, the Trusts make grants of about $180 million to 400-500 nonprofits

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  [new]
Now on the Web; the foundation provides funding to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Fund's major objective is to improve the well-being of all people through support of efforts in the United States and abroad that contribute ideas, develop leaders, and encourage institutions in the transition to global interdependence.

Rockefeller Family Fund  [new]
Supporting a wide range of environmental, political participation and reform, women's rights, and other domestic activist-oriented nonprofit groups.

Sabre Foundation
Educational support to countries in Eastern and Central Europe and former Soviet Union.

Santa Fe Educational Foundation
Organizational home page.

Sega Foundation  [new]
Helping youth by advancing education with technology, promoting excellence in teaching, providing education enrichment, supporting direct health care for children, improving resources for care providers, and supporting pediatric AIDS.

Soros Foundations
Serves information on the projects of the Soros Organizations, a network of independent foundations, programs, and institutions established and supported by philanthropist George Soros.

Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc.  [new]
Invests in communities with low income, high unemployment, and high school drop-out rates.

Surdna Foundation, Inc.  [new]
Fostering catalytic, entrepreneurial programs which offer viable solutions to difficult systemic problems.

Westinghouse Foundation  [new]
The foundation makes contributions to nonprofit organizations primarily in communities in which Westinghouse has a presence, prefering those where Westinghouse employees volunteer. It encourages activities that meets the needs of special populations.

Whitaker Foundation  [new]
A private foundation supporting primarily research and training in biomedical engineering.

Wilburforce Foundation  [new]
The foundation makes grants to organizations to protect the Earth's natural habits and environment and to reduce pressure on ecosystems through human population stabilization.

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation  [new]
Serving the people of North Carolina by funding pre-collegiate education, community economic development, environmental issues, minority issues, women's issues, and others.


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