Receives and awards grants throughout the Alaska to protect Alaska's ecosystems and promote sustainable livelihoods for Alaska communities and people.

Nonprofit philanthropic organization operating primarily as a permanent collection of endowed funds for the long-term benefit of the Albuquerque community.

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

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.

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.

Supports community based organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Includes grant resources, application, and contact information.

Publicly supported, Illinois community trust supporting projects in the foundation's service area. Includes donor, funding and financial information, grant making guidelines, and scholarship procedures.

A collection of charitable funds benefiting the Greater Baltimore, Maryland, region

A partnership of donors and activitists committed to supporting social change in the Delaware Valley.

Established in 1915, was Los Angeles's first grantmaking institution and is the country's second-oldest 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 o

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.

A nonprofit community corporation created by and for the people of the Texas Hill Country. Formerly the Kerrville Area Community Trust.

Managing endowments and focuses on improving the quality of life in Muskegon County, Michigan. Covers benefits and plans for giving, grant application process and principles.

Supporting Agoura, California with volunteers and grants since 1979.

Serves metro Washington, DC. Facilitates individual and organizational giving via charitable grantmaking funds, distributes grants to nonprofit organizations, and convenes meetings on current local issues.

Invests in the community through grantmaking from its endowment. The foundation also assists concerned citizens, businesses and organizations with their charitable goals.

Improving the quality of life in Genesee County, Michigan. Covers mission and principles, list of funds and their donors, and how to make a contribution.

Serving Greensboro, North Carolina for present and future generations. Covers donor services, grant guidelines, special programs and financial advisor information.

Investment income is distributed to a wide range of community organizations through grants.

Serving Rochester, Michigan. Contains an overview of operations, grant application procedure and methods of donating.

A catalyst for stimulating and funding initiatives that improve the quality of life for citizens of Howard, Clinton, and Carroll Counties in Indiana.

Provides a permanent source of funding and other support for charitable organizations and scholarship recipients in the Jackson Hole, Wyoming area.

Strengthening communities in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties, Maryland. Includes information for donors, an overview of types of grants and application.

A collection of charitable funds that serves as the primary vehicle for philanthropy in SW Missouri.

Creating a pool of charitable capital available for the eighteen western counties of the state. Information for advisors, donors, grants, and scholarships.

A public foundation that fosters philanthropy throughout coastal South Carolina.

An independent, public benefit (nonprofit) organization providing grants for various local needs. Also serves as a convener and catalyst, leveraging new funds and creating partnerships to enable residents to solve community problems.

A local charity whose goal is to enrich the quality of life in the Comox Valley using grants, funds and charitable donations.

Private Foundation formed after climber Dan Culver died on K2 in 1993. Dedicated to promoting youth leadership and environmental stewardship.

Connecting people who care with humanitarian, educational, health and cultural organizations in the state. Includes news, and how to start a fund or apply for a grant.

A community foundation for metropolitan Denver. Receives contributions and donations. Invests and manages endowment funds. Creates donor funds. Makes grants to nonprofit organizations.

A permanent endowment of charitable funds dedicated to improving the human condition in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, California

charitable vehicle which provides ways for donors to meet current and future community needs in accordance with their own philanthropic interests.

A philanthropic organization that manages charitable resources for individuals and groups in the Carolinas, identifies community needs, makes grants to nonprofits.

makes grants "to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and individuals" throughout the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Serving Glendale, La Crescenta, La Caņada Flintridge, Montrose, and Verdugo City, California. Includes recent projects, list of board and staff members.

Functioning on a neutral basis orchestrating charitable activities in Hall County, Nebraska. Contains a list of current projects, wish lists, and scholarship application.

A charitable public foundation, established by community stakeholders for the purpose of improving the quality of life in Greater Des Moines by initiating programs, coordinating resources and supporting organizations that enhance education, community

Socially Responsible Investment database of both grant making and low interest lenders.

Contains information and instructions for donors and professional advisors regarding philanthropy. Also contains financial calculators, articles, community calendar, and community information.

A growing, community-supported, nonprofit endowment of resources for the betterment of the Hilton Head, SC community.

Working for social, economic and environmental prosperity for California's north coast. Covers grant programs, news and scholarship information.

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.

A community foundation that helps South Plains residents carry out their long term philanthropic goals.

Information about this Franklin, NC grant-maker, its local family of charitable endowments, and its affiliation with the North Carolina Community Foundation.

Promoting the health, social, and educational well-being of urban youth.

Located in Ellsworth, Maine. Goal of the Foundation is to increase and encourage Philanthropy in Maine. Gives out grants, endowments, loans and scholarships to Maine people and organizations.

Serving as a bridge between donors and institutions with a mission to improve quality of life. Contains background, resources, grants and programs, and how to donate.

Administers individual funds contributed or bequeathed to it by individuals, corporations, foundations, and other sources. The majority of these funds are held in a permanent fund used to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Montgomery County i

Facilitating philanthropy in Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties in northern California. Covers services to nonprofits and donors, grant guidelines, and past grant recipients.

Building endowments to benefit charitable needs in Chautauqua County, New York using contributions from a cross-section of the public. Covers types of grants, funds, and how to donate.

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.

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.

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.

Works with individuals, families, businesses and foundations, serving their philanthropic needs as well as initiating giving programs, anywhere in the world.

Receiving donations, overseeing investments, and distributing the net to charitable organizations. Includes overview, current funds, past grants and scholarships.

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 thei

Established to serve the needy, the less fortunate, and those requiring assistance; to take care of their immediate needs; and then to help them get back on their feet and become productive members of society. Its main focus is in San Francisco Bay A

A nonprofit institution that provides grants for a wide variety of arts, education, social service, and other civic purposes.

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 Saginaw Community Foundation links donor interests and community needs through grants spanning the entire range of community concerns.

A community resource for charitable giving to support organizations within the San Diego, California region.

Promotes change by funding and supporting small and/or emerging community-led grassroots organizations working for social, economic and environmental justice in San Diego County and the Tijuana, Mexico border region.

Manages more than 180 different funds established by individual donors, community groups and nonprofit organizations. Santa Rosa, California.

Enabling donors to invest in the communitys future in Tuolumne County, California. Includes donor information and advised funds, recent grant recipients and application guidelines.

Committed to development of community in and around the City of Boston, Massachusetts.

community foundation serving donors and communities primarily in central Ohio as a charitable trust and nonprofit corporation.

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.

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.

Makes grants to nonprofit organizations in the fields of arts, education, environment, health care, human services and public-society benefit, and assists donors in establishing funds for grantmaking.

Donors help worthy Kentucky causes through philanthropy or charitable funds created with the Community Foundation of Louisville.

non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in Middle Tennessee.

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.

Encouraging permanent charitable endowment to meet local needs.

Connects philanthropic donations to charitable funds that promote the greater Kansas City welfare.

Makes grants to Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington Counties in Wisconsin in the areas of health and human services, education, arts and culture, economic development, conservation, employment and training.

Established to support the charitable, cultural, educational, recreational and scientific needs of the Midland area with grants and scholarships.

A philanthropic center for Minnesota. Includes goals, donor fund information, and grant proposal guidelines.

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 Foundation has four priority areas of funding the arts, education, publishing and overseas projects, which are mainly concentrated in India.

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 perpetuit

Makes grants to nonprofit agencies serving Southern California, particularly the San Gabriel Valley and East Los Angeles, in the areas of arts and culture, civic and community services, education, community-based health programs, and the advancement

Profiles service to the people of the greater Saint Paul area by building permanent charitable capital, making philanthropic grants, and providing services that contribute to the health and vitality of the community.

A regional community foundation serving the Bay Area.

Established in 1946 to create an endowment to improve the quality of life for the people of the Puget Sound region.

A publicly-supported nonprofit organization serving Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties of North Carolina. Includes news and information for financial advisors, donors and grantees.