Community Foundations

Community Foundations Links

• Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Works with individuals, families, businesses and foundations, serving their philanthropic needs as well as initiating giving programs, anywhere in the world.
  
• The Saint Paul Foundation
  
• Minneapolis Foundation
  
• Montana Community Foundation
  
• Central Indiana Community Foundation A collaborative effort between community foundations serving Marion County and Hamilton County, Indiana. The founding partners are committed to a structure that sustains local engagement, leadership, and capacity, while supporting an expanded level of philanthropic service and growth for the region.
  
• Rose Community Foundation Supports the health and well-being of the greater Denver, Colorado community. Grantmaking programs focus on aging, child and family development, education, health, and Jewish life.
  
• The Omaha Community Foundation A community foundation facilitating charitable giving in the greater Omaha area by creating permanent endowment funds with assets from donors who use the earned investment interest for grants and scholarships.
  
• The Milwaukee Foundation The Milwaukee Foundation provides a way to make charitable gifts that benefit Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Washington counties perpetually. Donors may establish named charitable endowment funds within the Foundation through bequests, charitable trusts, and other contributions. These gifts provide the advantages of a private foundation with better tax savings.
  
• Saginaw Community Foundation The Saginaw Community Foundation links donor interests and community needs through grants spanning the entire range of community concerns.
  
• The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties serves Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida, with creative, visionary, and sensitive grants that address the rapidly evolving needs of an area which is experiencing dynamic growth and rapid social change.
  
• Foundation for the Mid South makes grants "to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and individuals" throughout the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
  
• Grand Island Community Foundation
  
• Peninsula Community Foundation From South San Francisco through Silicon Valley, the Peninsula Community Foundation provides the tools concerned citizens need to accomplish their charitable giving goals. The Foundation works with local donors to make grants for community needs.
  
• Dan Culver Follow Your Dream Foundation Private Foundation formed after climber Dan Culver died on K2 in 1993. Dedicated to promoting youth leadership and environmental stewardship.
  
• Maine Community Foundation
  
• Hilton Head Island Foundation A growing, community-supported, nonprofit endowment of resources for the betterment of the Hilton Head, SC community.
  
• Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation
  
• Claremont Community Foundation private nonprofit organization which accepts tax-deductible gifts from individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, and other organizations seeking to maximize their long-term philanthropic impact.
  
• Vermont Community Foundation Provides grants and training for nonprofit organizations based in, or serving, Vermont.
  
• Macon County Community Foundation Information about this Franklin, NC grant-maker, its local family of charitable endowments, and its affiliation with the North Carolina Community Foundation.
  
• The Community Foundation of Louisville Donors help worthy Kentucky causes through philanthropy or charitable funds created with the Community Foundation of Louisville.
  
• Magic Johnson Foundation Promoting the health, social, and educational well-being of urban youth.
  
• San Diego Community Foundation
  
• Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
  
• Humboldt Area Foundation
  
• The Paul Hamlyn Foundation The Foundation has four priority areas of funding the arts, education, publishing and overseas projects, which are mainly concentrated in India.
  
• The Boston Foundation Committed to development of community in and around the City of Boston, Massachusetts.
  
• Appalachian Community Fund Provides grants to groups promoting progressive community change in the central region of Appalachia, including eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee and all of West Virginia.
  
• North Valley Community Foundation
  
• Lincoln Community Foundation Seeks to give every person and nonprofit organization in Lincoln the opportunity to become involved in long-term community betterment by supporting their favorite charities well beyond the next generation.
  
• Princeton Area Community Foundation Princeton, New Jersey non-profit community foundation that exists to oversee endowment funds set up by members of its community, and to make charitable grants to local people and organizations. They are pools of funds invested for the futures of their communities
  
• Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
  
• The Seattle Foundation Established in 1946 to create an endowment to improve the quality of life for the people of the Puget Sound region.
  
• Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Invests in the community through grantmaking from its endowment. The foundation also assists concerned citizens, businesses and organizations with their charitable goals.
  
• Greater Rochester Area Community Foundation
  
• Alaska Conservation Foundation Receives and awards grants throughout the Alaska to protect Alaska's ecosystems and promote sustainable livelihoods for Alaska communities and people.
  
• Denver Foundation A community foundation for metropolitan Denver. Receives contributions and donations. Invests and manages endowment funds. Creates donor funds. Makes grants to nonprofit organizations.
  
• ATR Foundation Supports community based organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Includes grant resources, application, and contact information.
  
• Orange County Community Foundation For people and organizations seeking a vehicle with which to support non-profit organizations in Orange County, California as well as a place for non-profits and individuals to find additional support.
  
• Community Foundation of the Ozarks A collection of charitable funds that serves as the primary vehicle for philanthropy in SW Missouri.
  
• San Diego Foundation for Change Public foundation granting funds to grassroots organizations in the San Diego, CA/Tijuana border region that promote various left-wing and social justice causes.
  
• The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
  
• An Uncommon Legacy Dedicated to the visibility, strength, and vitality of the lesbian community. Legacy invests in our future by awarding scholarships to "out" students with leadership potential, and by awarding grants to fund projects and organizations that contribute to our community's health, education and culture.
  
• Community Foundation of Greater Flint
  
• Sonora Area Foundation
  
• Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
  
• Foundation For The Carolinas A philanthropic organization that manages charitable resources for individuals and groups in the Carolinas, identifies community needs, makes grants to nonprofits.
  
• Albuquerque Community Foundation Nonprofit philanthropic organization operating primarily as a permanent collection of endowed funds for the long-term benefit of the Albuquerque community.
  
• Triangle Community Foundation
  
• Comox Valley Community Foundation A local charity whose goal is to enrich the quality of life in the Comox Valley using grants, funds and charitable donations.
  
• The San Francisco Foundation A regional community foundation serving the Bay Area.
  
• The Delaware Community Foundation
  
• Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Charitable endowment created by the community for the good of the communities of Calhoun, Gilmer, Doddridge, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood Counties of West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio.
  
• The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
  
• El Paso Community Foundation charitable vehicle which provides ways for donors to meet current and future community needs in accordance with their own philanthropic interests.
  
• Pinellas County Community Foundation
  
• Lubbock Area Foundation
  
• The Glendale Community Foundation
  
• Minnesota Foundation
  
• Marin Community Foundation
  
• The Columbus Foundation community foundation serving donors and communities primarily in central Ohio as a charitable trust and nonprofit corporation.
  
• The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in Middle Tennessee.
  
• Community Foundation for Oak Park Supporting Agoura, California with volunteers and grants since 1979.
  
• Rochester Area Community Foundation
  
• California Community Foundation Established in 1915, was Los Angeles's first grantmaking institution and is the country's second-oldest community foundation.
  
• Community Foundation of Greater Kingston Investment income is distributed to a wide range of community organizations through grants.
  
• The Rhode Island Foundation The Rhode Island Foundation is a testimony to the continuing generosity of Rhode Islanders. Since 1916 we have grown together an endowment, the income from which will provide support to Rhode Island institutions and initiatives today and in perpetuity.
  
• Arizona Community Foundation Grantmaking activities aimed at Arizona communities to assist in developing projects in the arts, environment, economic development and the humanities. Includes basic grant information, guidelines and application.
  
• The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Partners with donors to build endowed funds which support local nonprofit programs in humanities, health, human services, education, historic preservation, community development, and the environment.
  
• Community Foundation for Muskegon County
  
• The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Provides local donors the opportunity to engage in philanthropy in a variety of ways. The Community Foundation engages in three principle activities: grantmaking, convening and capacity building.
  
• The Aurora Foundation Publicly supported, Illlinois community trust supporting worthwhile projects in the foundation's service area. Include donor, funding and financial information, grantmaking guidelines, and scholarship procedures.