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 |
| 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... |
| Allegany County Area Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for both present and future generations in the Allegany County area by providing scholarships and grants to organizations in support of educational, social, cultural... |
| Altmarkische Bürgerstiftung Hansestadt Stendal | To strengthen the sustainability of the community and contribute to the conservation of the cultural and natural heritage of the Altmark |
| Aylmer Area Community Foundation | To distribute grants to organizations which provide a wide range of cultural, educational, health, environmental, recreational, heritage and community services in Aylmer, Canada |
| 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... |
| 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 |
| Blue Torysa Community Foundation | To support local activities aimed at improving the quality of life for communities in the region, preserving our cultural heritage, improving public health and the environment, and supporting the development... |
| Bolu Community Foundation | To improve the quality of urban life; support individuals, initiatives and civil society organizations which target the pressing local issues; provide not only grants but increase capacity of and collaboration... |
| Bürgerstiftung Arnsberg | To promote social and cultural issues that improve the quality of life in the city and the Arnsberg region |
| Bürgerstiftung Breckerfeld | To benefit charitable organizations in Breckerfield that focus on religious, cultural and social projects |
| Bürgerstiftung Bruchsal | To ensure that all citizens help to shape a peaceful and culturally diverse community |
| Bürgerstiftung für den Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck | To fund projects pertaining to the cultural, social and environmental issues of Furstenfeldbruck |
| Bürgerstiftung für die Region Mosbach | To promote social, charitable, cultural, educational and other worthy projects |
| Bürgerstiftung für die Stadt und den Landkreis Kassel | To promote youth, sports, social and cultural needs, and protection of nature and the environment |
| Bürgerstiftung Gemeinde Emstek | To strengthen the family, personal, cultural and economic structures of the Emstek community through successful projects and civic engagement |
| Bürgerstiftung Havixbeck | To make the community culturally diverse and active by providing forums for those who want to adopt Havixbeck as their home |
| Bürgerstiftung Historisches Kronach | To actively contribute to the preservation of Kronach’s historical and cultural heritage |
| Bürgerstiftung Saar | To serve as a dynamic element in the economic, social and cultural space |
| Canterbury Community Trust | To distribute funds for charitable, cultural, philanthropic and recreational benefits in Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the Chatham Islands, New Zealand |
| Central Alabama Community Foundation | Created by and for the people of central Alabama so that individuals and corporate donors can make gifts and bequests of any size for the betterment of the community. Through... |
| Chicago Community Trust | To lead and inspire philanthropic efforts that measurably improve the quality of life and the prosperity of the region. With new strategic focus, the trust seeks to advance four overarching... |
| Clayoquot Biosphere Trust | A regional community organization that works with all communities in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Region. We help build local capacity in education, sustainable development, ecosystem science and cultural... |
| Cobb Community Foundation | To invest in solutions to solve Cobb County’s civic, educational, health, human service and cultural challenges |
| 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 Oak Park | To improve and protect the social welfare of the residents of Oak Park, California, with special emphasis on the cultural, educational and recreational needs of the youth of the community |
| 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 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 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 North Central Wisconsin | A nonprofit community corporation, created by and for the people of north central Wisconsin. The foundation devotes special emphasis to programs enriching life in five distinct areas: education, the arts,... |
| 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 Southwest Kansas | The Mission of the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas is to improve the quality of life in the Southwest Kansas area by providing ongoing philanthropic leadership and maintaining and enhancing... |
| 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 Virgin Islands | To serve both donors and nonprofit organizations of the Virgin Islands that want to ensure the highest quality of life for both present and future generations. The foundation’s primary goal... |
| 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 Trust of Mid and South Canterbury | To provide charitable, cultural, philantropic and recreational benefits to the community |
| Davie Community Foundation | To promote the well-being of the people of Davie County. The foundation is operated exclusively for civic, educational, cultural, religious and charitable purposes. |
| Dearborn Community Foundation | To serve as a catalyst to connect people who care with causes that improve the quality of life in the community by advancing cultural, educational and social opportunities, while preserving... |
| Del Mar Foundation | To promote civic pride and cohesiveness, acquire and preserve open space, improve beaches and parkland, raise and grant funds, and sponsor diverse cultural programs and community events in Del Mar,... |
| Delaware County Foundation | To provide for various charitable, cultural, educational and community purposes in Delaware County, Ohio. The foundation also provides scholarships to college students. |
| Fairfield County Foundation | To receive and administer charitable gifts that will provide long-term, continuing benefits to Fairfield County and its residents by supporting educational, scientific, cultural, social, environmental, medical and other charitable purposes |
| Fort Atkinson Community Foundation | To receive donations for educational, cultural, charitable or benevolent purposes and use them to benefit residents and enhance the quality of life in the Fort Atkinson area |
| Foundation for Social Transformation: Enabling North East India | To invest in, support and promote the region’s abundant human, natural, cultural and creative resources; to enable communities of the region to be owners of development processes; to promote and... |
| Foundation for the Tri-State Community | To make grants for charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes and to respond to a wide variety of needs in the community |
| Fresno Regional Foundation | To provide unique opportunities for individual donors, families, businesses and other foundations to invest in programs that address a wide spectrum of economic, social, educational, cultural and environmental needs |
| Fundació Civica Oreneta del Vallès | To improve our community by identifying and implementing actions to improve the lives of older people, to fight against school failure and the digital divide, to facilitate the integration of... |
| Fundación Comunitaria de Matamoros | To generate cultural change by joining assets from our community with resources from social investors to improve the quality of life within Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Generations Foundation | To support youth and other NGOs through education and cultural activities, projects, grant and scholarship funds, and consulting. We also work on behalf of civic society. |
| Greater Jefferson County Community Foundation | To receive, accept and distribute funds for educational, cultural, civic and charitable purposes for the benefit of the greater community of Jefferson County, Iowa |
| Greater Wayzata Community Foundation | To advance, support, promote and administer charitable, educational and cultural causes and projects to the greater Wayzata area |
| Greenville Area Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life in the Greenville area. To do this the foundation will attract and hold permanent endowment funds from a wide range of donors; it will... |
| Haida Gwaii Community Foundation | To enhance environmentally sustainable social and economic benefits to Haida Gwaii, Canada, and to advocate and support an Islands community characterized by respect for cultural diversity, the environment and a... |
| Hamilton Community Foundation | To meet local community needs for all manner of civic, charitable, educational, cultural, health, recreational and humanitarian purposes |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | To meet the unmet social service, cultural, educational and environmental needs of Highland Park and Highwood, and to promote philanthropy in the community |
| Irkutsk Community Foundation | To provide support to citizens and local groups in solving local problems: social, economic, cultural-sport, educational, environmental and others |
| Juneau Community Foundation | To promote philanthropy and effectively respond to the needs of the community to create a healthy, safe and culturally rich environment |
| Kenosha Community Foundation | To provide philanthropic leadership to address the changing needs of the people of Kenosha County in order to enhance their quality of life. The foundation is structured to receive charitable... |
| Kent Community Foundation | To generate and channel support for education and the cultural arts in the greater Kent and Covington communities. The foundation achieves this mission by educating the community regarding opportunities to... |
| Killarney Foundation | To awards grants to support Killarney’s needs and interests, which include the arts, cultural activities, heritage programs, health, education, scholarships, seniors’ services, social programs and youth activities in Canada |
| La Crosse Community Foundation | To enrich the quality of life in the greater La Crosse area by: attracting charitable gifts promoting community philanthropy; serving as a steward for entrusted funds and using these precious... |
| Lafayette Community Foundation | To invest in programs and projects that promote and enhance the civic, cultural, educational and environmental health of Lafayette and beyond |
| Laupheimer Bürgerstiftung | To encourage businesses to actively participate in social tasks, to build self-confidence and hope for the future in our youth, promote cultural and social values, strengthen understanding and personal commitment... |
| 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... |
| Lohner Bürgerstiftung | To provide aid in the areas of education and training, integration and intercultural relations, youth, family and the elderly, culture and heritage, charitable projects, sports, animal welfare and understanding |
| Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation | Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation has inspired philanthropy in Melbourne since 1923. Today we are a contemporary community foundation focused on the impact we can have in our community. We aim... |
| Lower Flathead Valley Community Foundation | To bring tribal and non-tribal members together to work on projects preserving and conserving the cultural, natural and human resources of the region, with special emphasis on meeting the needs... |
| M&M Area Community Foundation | To receive and administer funds and property in the form of permanent endowments from a wide range of donors for educational, environmental, cultural, recreational and charitable purposes in a manner... |
| Marshall County Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life in Marshall County by providing funds through a grantmaking process for humanitarian, cultural, educational, recreational and environmental activities. The general policy of the foundation... |
| Marshfield Area Community Foundation | To receive and accept property exclusively for educational, recreational, artistic/cultural, conservation, community development, charitable or benevolent purposes for the benefit and improvement of residents of the Marshfield, Wisconsin, area |
| 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... |
| Ohio County Community Foundation | To assist donors with building, managing and distributing a lasting source of charitable resources for Ohio County, Indiana. The foundation makes grants in the fields of community development, education, human... |
| Omaha Community Foundation | To build enduring charitable partnerships that make the community better. Support is primarily for cultural programs, education, neighborhood development, civic affairs, health and social services, and programs for women. |
| Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities | To ensure a healthy supportive environment in which children and youth of the Boundary can flourish; to support community health services from infants to seniors; to support social services; to... |
| Pilot Mound and District Foundation | To benefit the people of Pilot Mound and District, Canada by supporting nonprofit charitable, educational and cultural organizations |
| Plumas Community Foundation | To channel private charitable funding into community needs in order to improve the cultural, environmental and social well-being of the people of Plumas County |
| 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 |
| Porter County Community Foundation | The foundation provides resources and ideas by which donors can make lasting contributions to humanitarian, cultural, educational, recreational and environmental causes in Porter County, Indiana, and provides asset management which... |
| Richmond Community Foundation | To enable others to enhance the quality of life in Richmond, in all its cultural and ethnic diversity, by the attraction and prudent stewardship of donated capital, distributing the income... |
| San Gennaro Onlus Community Foundation | We believe that beauty can save the world, this is why we support bottom up initiatives that promote the cultural heritage of the district of Sanità and the city... |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Devoted to building healthy and vital communities where racial, cultural or economic differences do not limit access to health, education or employment; diverse audiences enjoy the many arts and cultural... |
| Shelby Community Foundation | To support projects which offer innovative and practical approaches to community needs. The foundation’s major goals are to promote activities and programs that provide residents of the township with the... |
| Skagit Community Foundation | To enhance the social, cultural, educational and health programs for residents of the greater Skagit community |
| Stand Like Stone Foundation | To support charitable projects in the Limestone coast that focus on community health and well-being, community development, and environmental and cultural projects in Mount Gambier West, Australia |
| Sun City Vistoso Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life for Sun City Vistoso residents and the surrounding communities. This mission is accomplished through financial support for qualified health, cultural, recreational, educational and charitable... |
| Tucker Community Foundation | To build a permanent pool of endowed funds to serve the broad charitable needs of the community, to manage these funds responsibly, and to use them efficiently in responding to... |
| Ufa Community Foundation | To develop the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan Ufa as modern major international cultural, economic, administrative and landscape center of the Eurasian region |
| Vail Valley Foundation | To provide leadership in athletic, cultural and educational endeavors to enhance the quality of life in the Vail Valley, Colorado, area |
| Veronica Foundation | To support a variety of forms of dissemination of ideas related to nature-friendly local and regional projects for the conservation of natural and cultural landscape values-especially in Moravia and Silesi,... |
| Virden Area Foundation | To provide care for the needy, sick, aged, destitute and helpless; to promote educational advancement; to promote conservation of human, natural and heritage resources; and to provide for such other... |
| Waccamaw Community Foundation | The foundation uses distributions from various funds to award grants to many of the humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations in the community. |
| Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in the Wapakoneta area through organized philanthropy by: providing leadership and acting as a catalyst in identifying and addressing evolving community needs; distributing grants... |
| West Point Community Foundation | To invest in programs and projects which enhance the cultural, aesthetic and historical components of the community |
| Whanganui Community Foundation | To help community organizations carry out charitable, educational, cultural, philanthropic and recreation activities in the wider Whanganui area |
| 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” |
| Yakima Valley Community Foundation | To improve the cultural, economic, social, health and educational quality of life for residents of Yakima County, Washington, with special attention to unmet needs, and to help donors achieve their... |
| Youngstown Foundation | To support local charitable and educational agencies for the betterment of the community. Grants are made for capital purposes, with emphasis on aid to crippled children, community funds, youth agencies,... |