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 |
| Anaconda Community Foundation | To build a permanent financial legacy for Anaconda through the generosity of its citizens and friends in order to develop and maintain a thriving community forever |
| Bacau Community Foundation | To link community needs with resources within organizations, initiative groups, individuals or companies and create a strong mechanism to move the community forward; to support community initiatives and foster active... |
| Ballarat Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Ballarat and its surrounding communities in Victoria, Australia |
| Baraga County Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Baraga County, Michigan. The foundation shall serve as a resource developer, building permanent endowments and providing services to donors, nonprofit... |
| Barbour County Community Foundation | To build a better life for the citizens of Barbour County in work, play and retirement, providing grants in education, health services, arts, recreation and beautification |
| Bardejov Community Foundation | To unite people in the name of solving common local issues, to convince Bardejov citizens that they have the power to address the issues in their community. The foundation strives... |
| Battle Creek Community Foundation | To promote giving, build endowment and provide leadership to improve quality of life. Grantmaking for programming in the Battle Creek, Michigan, area serves the citizens of the community through education,... |
| Belvedere Community Foundation | To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Belvedere, form an endowment fund with contributions from all Belvedere’s citizens and provide grants to support projects and volunteers working to... |
| Bensberger Bürgerstiftung | To encourage citizen participation through donations and to promote positive social development projects |
| Biłgoraj Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life among citizens of Biłgoraj and other adjacent territories through: assistance in realization of donors’ generous and philanthropic objectives; support in funding different initiatives, such... |
| Bornheimer Bürgerstiftung | To support projects for youth and social welfare and promote the responsibility of citizens and businesses to shape their communities |
| Bowling Green Community Foundation | To accumulate the assets needed to fund creative community plans, and to meet the ever-changing needs of the citizens. The foundation enhances the health, welfare and vitality of the Bowling... |
| Bratislava Community Foundation | To encourage the citizens of Bratislava to develop a positive attitude toward the city and a sense of responsibility for its quality of life |
| Broomfield Community Foundation | To accept contributions and provide support through grants in the areas of civic projects, human services, arts, humanities, seniors and education which benefit Broomfield citizens; to manage an endowment whose... |
| 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... |
| Bürger helfen Bürgern-Bürgerstiftung Aichach | To support Aichacher citizens who require help for physical, mental or psychological conditions, who live below the poverty line, or who find themselves in an economic situation of emergency |
| Bürgerstiftung Albbruck | To motivate citizens to work for the common good of the community |
| Bürgerstiftung Bad Aibling und Mangfalltal | To promote and strengthen the sense of community and commitment of the citizens of the town of Bad Aibling and the Mangfalltal region |
| 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 Berlin | To develop further the social competence of all citizens, overcome individuals’ loneliness and isolation, encourage mutual consideration and recognition of diversity, inspire creativity, encourage artistic activities and develop and deepen... |
| Bürgerstiftung Bräunlingen | To support services for needy citizens, youth and the elderly |
| Bürgerstiftung Bruchsal | To ensure that all citizens help to shape a peaceful and culturally diverse community |
| Bürgerstiftung für Chemnitz | To promote active citizenship and involvement |
| Bürgerstiftung Geislingen an der Steige | To strengthen the sense of community and increase citizen responsibility in Geislingen |
| Bürgerstiftung Holzkirchen | To improve our community and the vicinity in the fields of culture, nature and the environment, and to support young people, senior citizens and the disabled |
| Bürgerstiftung Höxter | To ensure that citizens and businesses in the county of Hoexter have more responsibility for shaping their community |
| 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 Kaarst | To support the coexistence of citizens of all ages, newcomers and natives, tradition-conscious thinkers and independent and nonpartisan citizens |
| Bürgerstiftung Köln | To promote good projects for the citizens of Cologne |
| Bürgerstiftung Kressbronn | To promote quality of life for the citizens of Kressbronn through project development and support of nonprofit institutions |
| Bürgerstiftung Leutenbach | To encourage citizen involvement and support of youth and the elderly, public welfare and sports, arts and culture, environment and land conservation |
| Bürgerstiftung Ludwigshafen | To strengthen the self-reliance of our citizens by supporting people so that they can help themselves and others. We focus on quality of life, education, sciences, culture, youth and the... |
| Bürgerstiftung Mindelheim | To offer the citizens of Mindelheim the opportunity to support elder care, education and training, student assistance, historic preservation, religion, arts and culture, sports, traditional customs, environment, nature and land... |
| Bürgerstiftung Nürtingen und Umgebung | To promote social projects that are in the interest of the region and its citizens |
| Bürgerstiftung Plüderhausen | To promote social projects and encourage citizen participation to strengthen the community |
| Bürgerstiftung Remagen | To support youth, families and older citizens, as well as education, culture and traditions, and the environment |
| Bürgerstiftung St. Georgen | To promote a sustainable community for the good of all citizens |
| Bürgerstiftung Tecklenburger Land | To help individuals by providing integration programs for at-risk youth, preserving and promoting independent living for senior citizens, integrating assistance for disabled persons, and assisting in housing supply and procurement... |
| Bürgerstiftung Weimar | To promote civic engagement among the people of Weimar for the betterment of their city and fellow citizens |
| Bürgerstiftung Wesermarsch | To allow citizens the opportunity to contribute to the public good |
| Bürgerstiftung Wesseling | To encourage and strengthen the sense of community and commitment of the citizens of the city of Wesseling |
| Bürgerstiftung Winnenden | To promote social projects that are in the interest of the city of Winnenden and its citizens in order to strengthen the sense of community and shared responsibility |
| Campbellford/Seymour Community Foundation | To act as good stewards of the funds realized from the sale of the public utility and further bequests that may follow; to provide leadership in identifying community needs and... |
| Cartwright and Area Foundation | To administer funds and property left at various times by citizens for the benefit of people in Cartwright, Canada |
| Central Susquehanna Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life for citizens of the Central Susquehanna region |
| Ciudad Viva | To work for integral solutions in city planning and citizen involvement, based on transport for equality, inclusive recycling and other urban services, respect for heritage and identities, democratization of urban... |
| Cluj Community Foundation | To connect the needs and resources of Cluj, with the aim of improving the life of its inhabitants; to stimulate the involvement and the initiative of local-interest companies and of... |
| Columbia Community Foundation | To serve the citizens of Columbia Station, Ohio, and neighboring communities through implementation of their chartiable aspirations by awarding educational scholarships and community grants |
| 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 Carroll County | To improve the quality of life in Carroll County and the surrounding area by initiating programs, coordinating resources and supporting organizations that enhance and advance the civic, social, cultural, recreational... |
| 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 Greater Chattanooga | Improve the lives of citizens in the greater Chattanooga, Tennessee, area |
| Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne | To encourage requests that are developed in consultation with other agencies and planning groups, increase coordination and cooperation among agencies, and reduce unnecessary duplication of services. Preference is given to... |
| Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough | To serve as the vital link between caring community members and local causes that matter. We foster philanthropy by pooling endowed and special funds, while our grants to registered charities... |
| 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 Johnson County | To provide a means for citizens to make gifts to specific organizations, general areas of concern or the common good, to pool and manage endowment funds for local nonprofit organizations,... |
| Community Foundation of Monroe County | To enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Monroe County through permanent endowments |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | To promote and champion the betterment of New Jersey and the quality of life for its citizens by helping donors to fulfill their philanthropic goals |
| Community Foundation of St. Joseph County | To improve the quality of life for the citizens of St. Joseph County and their succeeding generations |
| 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 Union County | To enhance the quality of life for all the citizens of Union County, and to provide a vehicle whereby gifts of any size might be invested and used in perpetuity... |
| 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 Whistler | A catalyst for improving the quality of community life by: providing philanthropic leadership by responding to changing community needs and challenges; serving as a vehicle for generous citizens and corporations... |
| Community Foundation Partnership | To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Lawrence and Martin Counties, Indiana, in the areas of education, health and human services, civic and historical affairs, the arts... |
| CREATE Foundation | To act as a catalyst for positive change by supporting projects that will improve the quality of life for all citizens of northeast Mississippi, and by helping individuals and groups... |
| Douglas County Community Foundation | To connect the diverse citizens and communities of Douglas County through charitable action. |
| Dubois County Community Foundation | The foundation believes every Dubois County citizen now and in future generations deserves a community that is vibrant, healthy and sustainable. It facilitates this belief by connecting people with the... |
| East Tennessee Foundation | Giving to organizations which strengthen the capacity of existing institutions to reach a broader segment of the community, encourage cooperation, decrease duplication of services, and develop partnerships that can have... |
| Fondation communautaire du Saint-Maurice | To contribute to the development of the Saint Maurice region and to improve the quality of life of citizens in its territory |
| Fort Dodge Community Foundation | To serve as an advocate and a catalyst for charitable giving-developing charitable resources to support important community programs, services, initiatives and nonprofit organizations that advance the public good, foster economic... |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | To support collaborative work in the local community around a common vision that enhances the lives of all citizens and to create a permanent endowment to serve as a catalyst... |
| Foundation for MetroWest | To connect philanthropic opportunity with demonstrated need in Metrowest. The foundation promotes philanthropy in the region, helps donors maximize the impact of their local giving, serves as a resource for... |
| Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development | To promote community development and active citizenship by providing financial support, information, consulting and development of cross-sectoral cooperation and other forms of support to civil society organizations |
| Franklin County Community Foundation | To build permanent partnerships in giving that effectively connect donors and community projects to promote an enriched future for all citizens of Franklin County, Indiana |
| Freeport Community Foundation | To help provide for the well-being of the citizens of Northwest Illinois by accumulating assets in the form of permanent funds and prudently distributing from those funds to charitable organizations |
| Freiburger Bürgerstiftung | To offer citizens and institutions from Freiburg and the surrounding area an opportunity to help society |
| Fundació Cívica Novessendes | We work with citizens to find solutions to community needs and improve the quality of life for people locally, contributing to human and economic development of our country. |
| Fundación Comunitaria Puebla IBP | To promote citizen engagement through guaranteed transparency in the procurement and professional distribution of philanthropic funding, resulting in the sustainable development of our community |
| Fundación FES | Dedicated to attracting and investing in a permanent endowment for the betterment of the New Bremen, Ohio, community and enhancing the quality of life of its citizens |
| Fundación Igualdad Ciudadana | To reduce inequalities in population groups with special difficulties, improving their quality of life and increasing the development and welfare of citizens |
| Gratiot County Community Foundation | To enhance the lives of Gratiot County citizens by identifying and addressing needs within the county, building permanent endowments, and distributing grants in the fields of the arts, education, environment,... |
| Greater Dukuduku Development Community Foundation | To address social, economic and enivronmental challenges facing citizens and businesses within Dukuduku and St. Lucia |
| Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation | To strengthen the community by building charitable endowments, assisting donors, making effective grants and providing for county needs. The foundation’s directors look for projects that: increase citizens’ commitment to meet... |
| Greater Sauk County Community Foundation | To help the citizens of Sauk County and surrounding areas create enduring charitable contributions in their communities |
| Gregory Shelekhov Community Foundation | To promote and support initiatives of citizens in solving social problems of the community |
| Henry County Community Foundation | To help where the needs are greatest, and the benefits to the community and its citizens are most substantial. The foundation seeks to provide public-spirited donors a vehicle for using... |
| Hudson Community Foundation | To preserve and enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Hudson, Ohio, now and for generations to come |
| Hunter Community Foundation | To advance education, citizenship and community development |
| Interlake Community Foundation | To pool gifts in a capital fund that remains in perpetuity, providing citizens with a means of permanently endowing their region and helping to shape its future by distributing income... |
| Irkutsk Community Foundation | To provide support to citizens and local groups in solving local problems: social, economic, cultural-sport, educational, environmental and others |
| Legacy Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Lake County, Indiana, now and for generations to come. The mission is achieved by building a community endowment, addressing needs... |
| Lenawee Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Lenawee County, Michigan by: identifying and addressing current and anticipated community needs; and raising, managing and distributing funds for charitable... |
| Licking County Foundation | To improve the quality of life for the citizens of Licking County, Ohio. Giving is primarily for arts, education, health care, recreation, human services, and children and youth services. |
| Limestone Area Community Foundation | The foundation uses funds to award grants to projects which benefit a broad segment of the population, serve citizens whose needs are not met by existing services, address community issues,... |
| LUCRF Community Partnership Trust | To provide consistently competitive returns and excellent service at minimal cost to members, and to help others become good corporate citizens |
| Madison County Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Madison County, Indiana, by attracting charitable gifts, making philanthropic grants, and providing responsible financial stewardship and community leadership |
| Marietta Community Foundation | Committed to building a strong foundation for the community and making life better for all citizens of Washington County, Ohio, and the surrounding communities. The foundation seeks to respond to... |
| Masindi Community Foundation | To mobilize and endow resources for the promotion and facilitation of asset based development so as to enable local citizens establish and manage sustainable social enterprises capable of improving their... |
| Mehrwert-Die Bürgerstiftung im Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen | To help all citizens in the community, regardless of age, live together in dignity |
| Mendener BürgerStiftung | To help the citizens of the community in areas where there is no public funding |
| Mid-Shore Community Foundation | To connect private resources with public needs to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties, Maryland |
| Mission Community Foundation | To collect funds from donors and invest the funds, using the income for the benefit of the citizens of the Mission area of Canada, in the fields of education, recreation,... |
| Moline Foundation | To provide grants to health, human services, education, community development, the arts and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of Moline and the Quad Cities, Illinois, region |
| Mount Angel Community Foundation | Giving to supplement and enhance community support and involvement in Mt. Angel, Oregon. Scholarship awards are based on community service, academic achievement and citizenship. |
| Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Isabella County, both current and future generations, by holding and attracting permanent, endowed funds from a wide range of donors,... |
| New Richmond Area Community Foundation | To serve as the center point for service-based philanthropy, creating collaborative partnerships that identify needs in the communities the foundation serves. It develops strategies to provide citizens in these communities... |
| North Dakota Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life for North Dakota’s citizens through charitable giving and promoting philanthropy. Unrestricted funds are used largely for aid to the elderly and disadvantaged; support is... |
| Northern Neighbours Community Foundation | To provide the Canadian citizens of Cranberry Portage, Denare Beach, Flin Flon, Sherridon and Snow Lake with the opportunity to invest in their community, via income generated from the capital... |
| Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of its service area by: identifying community needs and opportunities with a focus on the arts, education, the environment, health and... |
| Osprey Community Foundation | To distribute grants to charitable organizations in the Nelson area of Canada, which help feed the hungry, support the arts, improve the health and safety of citizens, and enhance youth... |
| Otsego County Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for all citizens of the Otsego County, Michigan, area now and for future generations by building community endowment, awarding grants to address community needs,... |
| Pazardzhik Community Foundation | To mobilize local resources to solve societal problems in the Pazardjik region identified by the citizens themselves and to work to stimulate the citizens’ initiative and revive charitable traditions |
| Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life for all people in Emmet County by: connecting donors with community needs; building a permanent source of charitable funds to serve our area; addressing... |
| Pittsburgh Foundation | To promote and champion the betterment of the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, community and the quality of life for all its citizens by helping a wide variety of donors fulfill their... |
| Port Moody Foundation | To gather the community to grow endowment funds and to give grants for social, cultural, ecological and recreational activities to benefit the citizens of Port Moody |
| Pottawattamie County Community Foundation | A partnership of rural and urban citizens dedicated to improving the lives of all residents of the county’s communities by: serving as an effective catalyst for responses to community issues;... |
| Pulaski County Community Foundation | To encourage the establishment of endowed funds to serve and support the charitable interests of local citizens and communities |
| Sibiu Community Foundation | To transform the city into a place where citizens, companies and local institutions work together to create a strong, powerful community; to encourage and speed the process of social change;... |
| Stark Community Foundation | To enhance the sound health and general welfare of Stark County, Ohio, citizens through support for civic improvement programs and educational institutions. Primary areas of interest include the arts, education,... |
| Stateline Community Foundation | To provide for the betterment of the greater Beloit, Wisconsin, Stateline area and the enhancement of the quality of life for all of its citizens |
| Sterling Heights Community Foundation | To initiate and coordinate functions and activities within Sterling Heights, Michigan, to enhance the quality of life of its citizens; award grants and/or support projects that are in accordance with... |
| Stiftung Bürger für Münster | To strengthen self-responsibility by motivating students to make commitments to seniors and by granting citizenship awards |
| Stowarzyszenie W.A.R.K.A | To promote local development by stimulating the activity of citizens and the promotion of the county of Grójec. In Polish, WARKA is an acronym for Active Vision Entertainment Culture Alternative. |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Our mission is to strengthen our community for the benefit of all citizens, especially those who are disadvantaged. We are committed to being an effective resource developer and a responsible... |
| Thomas County Community Foundation | To endow funds to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Thomas County |
| Tiffin Charitable Foundation | To support charitable purposes that promote the well-being of the citizens of the city of Tiffin and Seneca County, Ohio |
| Tulsa Foundation | To support organizations that provide services that enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Tutrakan Community Foundation | To ensure sustainable community development through the promotion of charity and support the implementation of citizens’ initiatives, responsive to local needs and problems |
| Tuzla Community Foundation | To support the participation of citizens in the democratic development of their communities through networking and partnership, involvement and empowerment of youth, and co-financing of citizens’ initiatives and projects for... |
| Tyumen Community Foundation | Improving the quality of life of residents through grant support of social initiatives of citizens/nonprofit organizations and joint efforts of various social forces to solve social problems |
| Ungheni Community Foundation | To contribute to the consolidation of social capital in the community and improve the citizens’ quality of life |
| Westfield Foundation | To enhance and support the quality of life of the citizens of Westfield, New Jersey |
| Wir für Rheinbach Bürgerstiftung | To support projects of public institutions, organizations, clubs and other initiatives, primarily through statutory funding in the fields of activity training, education and sports, arts and culture, heritage protection, public... |
| Wir Wipperfürther-Bürgerstiftung Wipperfürth | To serve as a social and cultural platform for everyone’s creativity, talent and ideas: “From Citizens, With Citizens, For Citizens” |
| Yellowknife Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Yellowknife and the surrounding area by identifying and addressing current and anticipated community needs; and raising, managing and distributing investment... |
| York Community Foundation | To utilize charitable funds to strengthen and improve the community for the benefit of all its citizens |