Foundation Directory
This alphabetical listing provides the names, locations and year of establishment for the 1,876 community foundations that have been identified to date. Use the filters to see the names of all the foundations in a geographic region or country of particular interest. Click on the column headlines to sort results, and click on the organization’s name to see its profile page.
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| Organization | Mission |
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| Organization | Mission |
| ACT for Alexandria | To raise the level of charitable giving and community engagement in Alexandria |
| Akron Community Foundation | The foundation embraces and enhances the work of charitable people and organizations, who make a permanent commitment for the good of the community. |
| Akuapem Community Foundation | To marshal resources to build an endowment fund for grantmaking, execution of our programs and covering operational costs. The foundation also aims to offer leadership and coordination of efforts where... |
| Amador Community Foundation | To support organizations that enhance the quality of life for the people of Amador County by: encouraging private giving for the public good by providing a flexible, cost-effective and tax-exempt... |
| Anaheim Community Foundation | To encourage community participation, partnerships and collaboration that result in successful responses to community challenges and opportunities; strengthen community-based organizations that effectively address community needs, promote volunteerism and provide community... |
| Armstrong County Community Foundation | To serve the people of Armstrong County and enhance the quality of life by: giving grants, scholarships and organizational support to address the changing needs of our community; building a... |
| Ashburton Community Foundation | To provide a simple, effective and long-lasting way for individuals and families to help charitable causes in the Ashburton District |
| Ashland County Community Foundation | To advance philanthropy and improve the quality of life in Ashland County by supporting charitable activities in the community, providing and administering a variety of planned giving programs, and serving... |
| Aspen Community Foundation | To build philanthropy and support nonprofit organizations by connecting donors with community needs, building permanent charitable funds, and bringing people together to solve community problems |
| Athens Area Community Foundation | To promote and facilitate strategic philanthropy by connecting donors with what they care about through charitable giving and by serving as a well-informed and effective grantmaker to meet needs and... |
| B.C. Interior Community Foundation | To manage a collection of permanently endowed funds created by individuals, companies, other foundations, and by charitable organizations for the long-term benefit of the Thompson, Nicola and South Cariboo area... |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | To inspire donors to achieve their charitable goals from generation to generation and to improve the quality of life in the Baltimore region through grantmaking, enlightened civic leadership and strategic... |
| Bani Community Foundation | To enrich our community by providing professional management services to donors for their charitable causes, awarding visionary grants and scholarships and nurturing collaborations in our community |
| Bay Area Community Foundation | To fulfill a wide array of donors’ charitable wishes by building permanent endowment funds and serving as a leader for community improvement through effective grantmaking and collaboration; priority given to... |
| Bedford Community Foundation | To administer funds from donors to build permanent endowments for the charitable needs of Bedford Township in the areas of health, the arts, the environment, education and youth activities |
| Benton Community Foundation | To enhance the community through civic leadership, philanthropy and charitable development initiatives |
| Berkshire Community Foundation | We exist to inspire a strong generous community in Berkshire where people work in partnership to enhance the quality of local life. We inspire philanthopy and charitable giving, connecting people,... |
| Big Spring Area Community Foundation | To receive gifts, bequests and donations to be held as endowments that will provide charitable, cultural and educational benefits to Big Spring and the Howard County area |
| Black Hills Area Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in the Black Hills area by raising and distributing charitable funds |
| Blair Area Community Foundation | To support activities that enrich the community and support the values of the families that live in Washington County, Nebraska. Areas of support include education, fine arts, community betterment, parks... |
| Blowing Rock Community Foundation | To raise and award charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations and scholarships that benefit the Blowing Rock, North Carolina, community |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation | To promote effective philanthropy by fostering private charitable giving, providing management of funds, and financially supporting students and charitable organizations to improve the quality of life in the community |
| Blue River Community Foundation | To serve and assist charitable endeavors in Shelby County, Indiana, and to promote leadership to address community issues |
| Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation | To enrich the quality of life in Brampton, Caledon and surrounding communities over the long term by attracting and effectively growing endowment funds by helping donors fulfill their philanthropic interests.... |
| Branch County Community Foundation | To serve the community by promoting charitable giving, building permanent endowments, and connecting community resources |
| Brant Community Foundation | To attract and manage permanent funds from donors of all means, and provide grants to charitable organizations in Brantford and Brant County, Canada |
| Briloner Bürgerstiftung | To provide a wide variety of charitable activities at the local level, serving the common good and mobilizing forces of innovation |
| Brockville and Area Community Foundation | To strengthen our community for the benefit of all by providing leadership on key local issues, supporting charitable initiatives and encouraging the establishment of endowment funds |
| Brokenhead River Community Foundation | To provide funds to charitable organizations in our community and to support deserving students with bursaries and scholarships to post-secondary educational institutions |
| Bryan Area Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for all citizens of the Bryan, Ohio, area, now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and serving... |
| Bucks County Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for residents of the county by stimulating philanthropic opportunity and developing long-term financial assets to meet a wide range of the community’s charitable needs |
| Bürgerstiftung Bad Honnef | To support the social sciences, science, culture, sport, environment and conservation, and to promote charitable volunteer work |
| Bürgerstiftung Berchtesgadener Land | To promote and support nonprofit or charitable institutions and their projects in Berchtesgaden. The foundation brings together under the theme of “Achieving More Together” the financial commitment of citizens and... |
| Bürgerstiftung Böhmenkircher Alb | To support training and education, student assistance, arts and culture, and other charitable endeavors |
| Bürgerstiftung Breckerfeld | To benefit charitable organizations in Breckerfield that focus on religious, cultural and social projects |
| Bürgerstiftung Bremen | To support elder care, public health, education and training, student assistance, civic engagement, a democratic political system, historic preservation, arts and culture, sports, crime victim assistance, environment, nature conservation, land... |
| Bürgerstiftung Bremerhaven | To support education and training, student assistance, arts and culture, and other charitable endeavors |
| Bürgerstiftung Dormagen | To support education and training, student assistance, a democratic political system, historic preservation, developmental cooperation, public health and welfare, arts and culture, sports, animal welfare, environment, conservation and land management,... |
| Bürgerstiftung Dülmen | To support elder care, public welfare, education and training, arts and culture, international understanding, science, research and other charitable endeavors |
| Bürgerstiftung Feucht | To pursue exclusively and directly charitable and benevolent purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Freising | To strengthen the community by supporting or sponsoring elementary and middle schools, OWACHT, a music school, a family center and other charitable institutions |
| Bürgerstiftung für die Region Mosbach | To promote social, charitable, cultural, educational and other worthy projects |
| Bürgerstiftung Hellweg Region | To promote charitable projects and encourge civic engagement in the areas of science and research, education and training, arts and culture, environment and territory, and youth and child care |
| Bürgerstiftung Hemmingen | To promote and thereby increase the quality of life in the city of Hemmingen by supporting a wide variety charitable activities |
| Bürgerstiftung Herdwangen-Schönach | To promote activities and charitable projects that serve to help those in need, bolster international understanding and integrate marginalized groups in the area |
| Bürgerstiftung Isernhagen | To promote and support charitable projects and activities in Isernhagen intended to help the needy and marginalized groups |
| Bürgerstiftung Jena | To encourage civic engagement and improve the quality of life in the region and to strengthen the community in a sustainable way, focusing on youth and senior citizens, environment and... |
| Bürgerstiftung Laichinger Alb | To support elder care, public welfare, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, religion, crime prevention, arts and culture, sports, animal welfare, traditional customs, environment, nature and land conservation, international... |
| Bürgerstiftung Langen | To support education and training, sport, arts and culture, science and research, environment, nature and land conservation, youth, elder care and public health, international understanding, traditional customs, civic engagement and... |
| Bürgerstiftung Lebendiges Bayerisches Ries | To support elder care, public health and welfare, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, religion, arts and culture, sport, animal welfare, environment, land conservation, science, research and other charitable... |
| Bürgerstiftung Leinfelden-Echterdingen | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, arts and culture, sports, environment, land conservation, international understanding and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Lilienthal | To support education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, public health, arts and culture, sports, environment, nature and land conservation, international understanding and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Lörrach | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, arts and culture, environment, nature and land conservation, international understanding and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung München | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, a democratic political system, arts and culture, environment, nature and land conservation, consumer advice and protection, and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Osnabrück | To support education and training, student assistance, civic engagement, arts and culture, public health, animal welfare, environment, land conservation, international understanding and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Ostfalen | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, religion, arts and culture, sports, animal welfare, environment, land conservation, international understanding and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Pfullendorf | To promote charitable projects in Pfullendorf in the areas of youth, education, health and sports, seniors, arts and culture, and the environment |
| Bürgerstiftung Rastatt | To promote and develop youth and elder care, education, environment and conservation, international understanding, arts and culture, and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Rielasingen-Worblingen | To promote projects in the areas of education, family, youth and seniors, social issues, health and sport, arts and culture, home and preservation, nature and the environment, international understanding, charitable... |
| Bürgerstiftung Rosdorf | To promote projects in the areas of education, family, youth and seniors, social issues, health and sport, arts and culture, home and preservation, nature and the environment, international understanding, charitable... |
| Bürgerstiftung Rosenheimer Land | To promote projects in the areas of education, family, youth and seniors, social issues, health and sport, arts and culture, home and preservation, nature and the environment, international understanding, charitable... |
| Bürgerstiftung Salzkotten | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, developmental cooperation, arts and culture, public health, sports, environment, nature and land conservation, international understanding, science, research and other... |
| Bürgerstiftung Salzland-Region Schönebeck | To promote projects in the areas of education, family, youth and seniors, social issues, health and sport, arts and culture, home and preservation, nature and the environment, international understanding, democratic... |
| Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, arts and culture, and other charitable endeavors |
| Bürgerstiftung Südlohn-Oeding | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, religion, arts and culture, public health, sports, traditional customs, environment, nature and land conservation, and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Syke | To support charitable projects and activities in the areas of education, social affairs and culture in the town of Syke |
| Bürgerstiftung Taunusstein | To support elder care, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, arts and culture, traditional customs, environment, nature and land conservation, international understanding and other charitable purposes |
| Bürgerstiftung Traunsteiner Land | To promote and support nonprofit or charitable institutions and their projects in the district of Traunstein |
| Bürgerstiftung Vreden | To promote charitable projects in the areas of education, religion, youth, families and the elderly, culture, arts and heritage, environment, traditional customs, health, sports and recreation, and the whole community |
| Bürgerstiftung Weil am Rhein | To promote current charitable projects |
| Calgary Foundation | WE INSPIRE PHILANTHROPY, SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE SECTOR AND BUILD A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. |
| Canterbury Community Trust | To distribute funds for charitable, cultural, philanthropic and recreational benefits in Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the Chatham Islands, New Zealand |
| Capital Community Foundation | To provide donors of all means with a way to maximize their charitable objectives while taking advantage of immediate income-tax benefits |
| Capital Region Community Foundation | To serve the charitable needs and enhance the quality of life in Michigan’s Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties by helping people and organizations establish permanent, charitable endowment funds that serve... |
| Capital Region Community Foundation - GreaterGood | To invest capital donations to produce a permanent income for the benefit and support of nominated charitable causes within Canberra, Australia |
| Cardinia Community Foundation | To promote charitable giving for projects in Pakenham, Australia |
| Carlsbad Foundation | To improve the quality of life for the people of Carlsbad and South Eddy County, New Mexico. The foundation provides leadership for local charitable organizations by building and preserving permanent... |
| Carman Area Foundation | To make grants to charitable organizations within the rural municipalities of Roland, Dufferin, Grey, Carman and the Sperling area, Canada |
| Cass County Community Foundation | To honor the spirit of giving and assist donors in building enduring sources of charitable assets to promote education, enhance humanity and advance community development throughout Cass County. |
| Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation | The foundation receives and administers funds for charitable purposes primarily in the Cattaraugus County (New York) region, but also has funds for support in McKean County (Pennyslvania) and some other... |
| Central Minnesota Community Foundation | To engage people, connect resources and build community. The foundation fulfills this mission by making grants to support key issues in Central Minnesota by: encouraging individuals, families and businesses to... |
| Central New York Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for those who live and work within the community by: encouraging the growth of a permanent charitable endowment to meet the community’s changing opportunities... |
| Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation | To provide a permanent trust that will help the local community in the future by providing a perpetual fund to aid civic and charitable projects |
| Charlevoix County Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life in Charlevoix County, Michigan, now and for generations to come, by building a permanent charitable endowment from a wide range of donors, addressing needs... |
| Chesapeake Charities | To provide innovative leadership and quality services that encourage charitable giving, build community resources and enable donors to achieve their charitable purposes, making lasting investments in the Chesapeake Bay region |
| Coastal Bend Community Foundation | To help meet the charitable and educational needs and enhance and improve the quality of life in the Coastal Bend area of Texas through grants to charitable organizations; serve a... |
| Communities Foundation of Oklahoma | To support Oklahoma communities by meeting the needs of charitable organizations and donors statewide |
| Community Foundation for Calderdale | To promote philanthropy, attract donations and funding and redistribute to individuals and voluntary/charitable organizations to tackle poverty and disadvantage and generally improve the quality of life for the people of... |
| Community Foundation for Crawford County | As a catalyst, the foundation works to enhance the quality of life for all residents of this community by: offering a flexible mechanism that assures that donors’ charitable interests are... |
| Community Foundation for Merseyside | To advance community and economic development by providing charitable giving for strategic social investments in Liverpool, England |
| Community Foundation for Monterey County | To improve the quality of life in Monterey County by raising, managing and distributing charitable funds to worthy organizations and by creating positive connections between donors and their interests. Primary... |
| Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia | To promote philanthropy and charitable giving |
| Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan | To serve the community and to preserve the charitable goals of a wide range of donors now and for generations to come |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties | To devote its resources to building and sustaining vital, prosperous communities region-wide through the power of charitable giving. The foundation fulfills this mission in three principal ways: working in partnership... |
| Community Foundation for Saint Vincent and Grenadines | To make grants for social, educational, health, economic development and other charitable purposes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area | To encourage and promote philanthropy through education, responsible management of charitable contributions and the distribution of these funds, and to provide the structure for this to be accomplished by individuals,... |
| Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region | To strengthen the community by attracting charitable endowments both large and small, maximizing benefits to donors, making effective grants and providing leadership to address community needs |
| Community Foundation Grey Bruce | To enrich the quality of life of the people of the community by supporting nonprofit charitable, educational and cultural organizations |
| Community Foundation of Abilene | To provide charitable endowments to promote local philanthropy, and to address local challenges and opportunities |
| Community Foundation of Carroll County | To maintain and enhance the quality of life in the community of Carroll County through philanthropic means by receiving, investing and distributing funds for charitable, cultural and educational purposes for... |
| Community Foundation Of Central Connecticut | To encourage the creation of endowments to serve the Meriden and Wallingford communities now and in the future and to address the charitable and humanitarian needs of our community by... |
| Community Foundation of Central Georgia | We help our donors establish long-term charitable funds, using the most tax-advantaged methods, to benefit their causes and our community. |
| Community Foundation of Chaves County | To support and promote the well-being of the community and nurture its continuing viability through charitable giving |
| Community Foundation of Decatur/Macon County | To increase the permanent charitable capital available in Decatur and Macon County, Illinois |
| Community Foundation of DeKalb County | To promote community philanthropy by offering local citizens the opportunity to leave a charitable legacy that will sustain and improve life in DeKalb County |
| Community Foundation of Dunn County | To actively serve the people of Dunn County, Wisconsin, by building permanent charitable capital, making philanthropic grants and providing services that contribute to the health and vitality of local communities |
| Community Foundation of East Mississippi | To establish permanent charitable endowments; promote philanthropy throughout East Mississippi; provide a vehicle for donors’ charitable interests; and provide leadership and resources in addressing ever-changing challenges and opportunities |
| Community Foundation of Fayette County | To help define charitable needs, connect donors with causes that matters to them, support nonprofit organizations and invest charitable assets to make the community a better place to live |
| Community Foundation of Greater Decatur | To support charitable organizations and specific projects that help to improve the quality of life for the residents in the Decatur, Alabama, area |
| Community Foundation of Greater Jackson | To help charitable donors establish permanent giving funds that reflect individual philanthropic interests while also making a long-term, positive impact on the community through giving for the arts, education, health,... |
| Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine | To improve the quality of life in Muscatine County through philanthropy by: building a substantial endowment to provide for community needs for generations to come; serving donors’ needs by providing... |
| Community Foundation of Greater Rochester | To enhance the quality of life, the foundation is committed to act as the center for philanthropy and serve as the community’s endowment builder and grant maker by: attracting charitable... |
| Community Foundation of Greene County | To strengthen Greene County by building charitable endowments, maximizing benefits to donors, making effective grants and providing leadership to address community needs |
| Community Foundation of Greenville | To enhance the quality of life of citizens of Greater Greenville, South Carolina, by linking philanthropic leadership, charitable resources and civic influence with needs and opportunities in the community |
| Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties | To provide support for programs and projects that: offer the greatest opportunity for positive and significant change in the community; identify and enhance local strengths to address and provide creative... |
| Community Foundation of Howard County | To improve the quality of life in the community through the accumulation and stewardship of enduring charitable gifts. Primary areas of interest include health and medical, social services, education, cultural... |
| Community Foundation of Lorain County | To Connect People Who Care with Causes That Matter, by; Helping donors turn charitable dreams into permanent legacies Investing in our community through strategic grantmaking Engaging with our community to build a better... |
| Community Foundation of Merced County | To partner with donors to ensure a permanent source of charitable funds to meet the changing needs and dreams of the Merced County communities |
| Community Foundation of Morgan County | The mission of the Community Foundation of Morgan County is to connect donors and their charitable giving with our evolving community needs in order to enhance the quality of life... |
| Community Foundation of Mount Vernon and Knox County | To improve the quality of life in Mount Vernon and Knox County through charitable giving |
| Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County | To encourage philanthropy, assist donors in building an enduring source of charitable assets, and exercise leadership in directing resources to enhance the quality of life of the residents of Muncie... |
| Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts | To provide a means for donors to permanently endow charitable gifts, to increase and stabilize available funding to meet needs and improve the quality of life |
| Community Foundation of North Central Washington | To grow, connect, and protect charitable gifts in support of strong communities. |
| Community Foundation of North Florida | To enhance the quality of life in north Florida through the promotion of philanthropy and the support of charitable organizations |
| Community Foundation of North Okanagan | To improve the quality of life in the North Okanagan region of Canada by distributing the earnings from a pool of funds and using the earnings to make grants to... |
| Community Foundation of North Texas | The foundation provides stewardship for many individual charitable funds. With its specialized services, the foundation gives donors efficient charitable fund administration. Support for community development, social services, education, youth, health,... |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa | To respond to the current and future charitable needs of Northeast Iowa; secure and serve as the custodian of endowment funds contributed by many donors; create other mechanisms which will... |
| Community Foundation of Northern Illinois | To serve the four-county area through philanthropy, to provide leadership in meeting charitable needs, and to be a responsible steward to donors of the endowment. Giving is primarily for social... |
| Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia | To enhance the quality of life in the northwest Georgia region for both present and future generations by: promoting philanthropy; building and maintaining permanent endowment funds to be used for... |
| Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri | Through regional collaboration increase the power of charitable giving and philanthropy to transform our region into an economically vibrant area. |
| Community Foundation of Nova Scotia | A public foundation created by the people of Nova Scotia to enable effective philanthropy. We work with private donors, communities and charitable organizations to build the financial and social capital... |
| Community Foundation of Orange County | The foundation, through effective use of its endowment, seeks to enhance the quality of life for those who live and work within Orange County by encouraging the growth of a... |
| Community Foundation of Orillia and Area | To work with private donors, service clubs, businesses and charitable organizations to stimulate charitable giving, establish permanent endowment funds and support initiatives which make an ongoing difference and enhance the... |
| Community Foundation of Sarasota County | Partnering to make charitable giving work in our community |
| Community Foundation of Snohomish County | The foundation works in partnership with donors to strengthen communities in Snohomish County, Washington, by building permanent charitable funds, connecting donors to the causes they care about, making effective grants,... |
| Community Foundation of South Georgia | To be a catalyst for the establishment of charitable funds which benefit the community for generations to come; serve the varied interests and needs of donors; promote local philanthropy; serve... |
| Community Foundation of South Puget Sound | To encourage the growth and responsible distribution of charitable resources to build stronger communities |
| Community Foundation of Southern Indiana | To build enduring charitable resources used to positively impact our community by: Serving as a partner and resource for donors, their advisors, and not-for-profit organizations Making it simple for donors to fulfill... |
| Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico | To serve as a charitable resource linking donors with community needs |
| Community Foundation of Tampa Bay | To encourage the residents and nonprofits of the Tampa Bay area to take advantage of the foundation’s flexibility in developing and implementing their charitable giving through programs that will make... |
| Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley | To administer individual charitable funds from which grants and scholarships are distributed to benefit the citizens of the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities and Kendall County, Illinois |
| Community Foundation of the Great River Bend | To enhance the quality of life in the communities served by encouraging permanent charitable giving to meet the needs of present and future generations. Giving is primarily for cultural activities,... |
| Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area | The mission of the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area is to create lasting positive change. We work to build a permanent community endowment that supports high impact charitable... |
| Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley | To attract and invest permanent resources, with the purpose of enhancing the quality of life for the residents of the Mahoning Valley and future generations, in accordance with the charitable... |
| Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region | To create, maintain and administer a permanent collection of charitable funds to improve the quality of life in the Rappahannock River region of Virginia |
| Community Foundation of Unadilla, New York | To serve the community of Unadilla, New York, by contributing to charitable organizations and charitable causes |
| Community Foundation of Wabash County | To serve the citizens of Wabash County by implementing their charitable aspirations, making grants, investing and safeguarding charitable assets, providing information regarding charitable endeavors, and convening citizens and linking resources... |
| Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | To enrich the quality of life in our community through encouraging philanthropy, developing permanent endowments, responding to emerging needs, serving as a resource and coordinator for charitable activities and promoting... |
| Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio | To attract and invest permanent endowment resources, with the purpose of enhancing the quality of life for the residents of western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, in accordance with the charitable... |
| Community Foundation of Western Virginia, Inc. | To foster positive change on behalf of the community by: enabling donors to carry out their charitable intent through prudently administered permanent endowment funds; offering a comprehensive array of services... |