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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Adams County Community Foundation | To build partnerships between donors and community organizations to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Adams County, Indiana |
Alaska Community Foundation | To cultivate, celebrate and sustain all forms of philanthropy to strengthen Alaska’s communities forever. Together with our Affiliates, we connect people who care with causes that matter by encouraging and... |
Allegan County Community Foundation | To provide the means for donors to make a lasting impact on Allegan County through the establishment and growth of endowed funds, giving primarily for education, health and human services |
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... |
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation | To enrich the quality of life in our region through our knowledgeable leadership, engaged grantmaking and creative partnerships with donors to make philanthropic investments and build endowment |
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... |
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... |
Australian Communities Foundation | A trusted and vibrant organization that generates and distributes philanthropic resources to match donor interests to emerging social issues and the needs of communities |
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 |
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... |
Bartlesville Community Foundation | To help donors create funds for the continued success of Bartlesville nonprofits and their projects, and to make grants in areas determined by the board of directors from its unrestricted... |
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 |
Berrien Community Foundation | To promote philanthropy, to build a spirit of community, and to enhance the quality of life in Berrien County through stewardship of permanently endowed and other funds. The foundation shall... |
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... |
Boston Foundation | The foundation devotes its resources to building and sustaining a vital, prosperous city and region, where justice and opportunity are extended to everone. It fulfills this mission in three principal... |
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.... |
Brandon Area Community Foundation | To help individuals and groups in Brandon and Southwestern Manitoba, Canada make an ongoing difference in their community by endowment building and donor service, grantmaking and community services |
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 |
Bürgerstiftung Alfeld | To serve as an intermediary between donors, donees and volunteers on carefully selected projects, selflessly serving the common good and mobilizing forces of innovation |
Bürgerstiftung Steinheim am Albuch | To serve as a competent, disinterested intermediary between donors and volunteers and carefully selected projects, institutions and groups in Steinheim |
Cambridge Community Foundation | To promote the mental, moral and physical welfare of the inhabitants of Cambridge, Massachusetts (or elsewhere, if specified by the donor), through grants to community agencies, generally for: social services-child... |
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 Community Foundation | To fund charities, community groups and projects that improve the lives of London’s most disadvantaged people and the environment, bringing together donors, companies, local and regional government, and existing trusts... |
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. |
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... |
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... |
Centre County Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in Centre County by providing enduring support to community charities from the invested gifts of visionary donors |
Centre Wellington Community Foundation | To strengthen the Centre Wellington community by helping donors to achieve their giving goals, and by helping local nonprofit organizations find resources to support their important work |
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... |
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation | Dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of the City of Charlottesville and its seven surrounding counties. The foundation also assists Charlottesville-area donors with their philanthropic... |
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 |
Chillicothe-Ross Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in the Chillicothe, Ohio, area through organized philanthropy by providing leadership, grants and donor assistance |
Clarinda Foundation | To provide prospective donors an effective way to invest in the future of Clarinda, Iowa, and to maximize tax savings to the donors and their estates |
Cleveland Foundation | To enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking,... |
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... |
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... |
Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations | Entrusted with the responsibility to improve the community’s quality of life, the foundation embraces the following: to assist donors and others in strengthening and improving the community for the benefit... |
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma | To support Oklahoma communities by meeting the needs of charitable organizations and donors statewide |
Communities Foundation of Texas | To stimulate creative solutions to key challenges in our community. We thoughtfully and effectively support our diverse donors and grantees by providing exemplary service and by demonstrating accountability. We improve... |
Community Development Foundation Western Cape | To improve the quality of life, strengthen the common good and address the most challenging social concerns of people living in the Western Cape. We do this by raising funds... |
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 Greater Atlanta | To strengthen our region by providing quality services to donors and innovative leadership on community issues |
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 Muskegon County | To build community endowment, effect positive change through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues, all to serve donors’ desires to enhance the quality of life for the people... |
Community Foundation for Northeast Florida | Stimulating Philanthropy to Build a Better Community: In support of our mission, the foundation is committed to grantmaking that is fair and thoughtful; management that trusts and respects the intent... |
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 Southern Arizona | To work with charitably minded individuals and organizations to strengthen southern Arizona communities, now and for generations to come. The foundation also administers a variety of donor-initiated funds and conducts... |
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 of Bloomington and Monroe County | To champion enduring and effective philanthropy that enhances the local quality of life. The foundation accomplishes this through: partnering with donors to build and steward permanent endowments; addressing community needs... |
Community Foundation of Brazoria County, Texas | To significantly enhance the quality of life of the local community by providing outstanding service to donors, producing significant asset growth, strengthening community collaboration and managing an exemplary grants program |
Community Foundation of Brevard | To provide a cost-effective bridge for all donors to the community’s changing needs, serve as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy, produce an expanding pool of permanent endowment funds... |
Community Foundation of Burke County | To encourage, develop and participate in philanthropy by providing flexible giving opportunities, professional support and responsible stewardship for the benefit of donors and qualified recipients |
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 Chippewa County | To enable donors to achieve their philanthropic goals, to meet changing community needs, and thereby to benefit the communities, people and other nonprofit organizations of Chippewa County |
Community Foundation of Collier County | To improve the quality of life in Collier County by connecting donors to community needs and providing leadership on critical community issues. For good. Forever. |
Community Foundation of East Central Florida | To enhance the quality of life in our community by increasing perpetual giving, building community leadership and connecting donors with the causes they care about |
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 Eastern Connecticut | To put philanthropy into action to address the needs, rights and interests of our community in Eastern Connecticut while fulfilling the passions of our donors. |
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 Gaston County | To serve as the primary steward of philanthropic giving by connecting donors with community needs to enhance the lives of present and future generations |
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines | A donor-driven public foundation whose purpose is to improve the quality of life in Greater Des Moines through philanthropy |
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque | To improve the quality of life in the Dubuque region by serving donors, making grants and providing community leadership through convening and collaboration |
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 Jackson County | To promote philanthropy in Jackson County. The foundation is a community-focused organization dedicated to: building visionary partnerships with donors and local service organizations; trustworthy stewardship of gifts; providing funds to... |
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 Louisville | To strengthen the region through inspired philanthropy and outstanding stewardship by: partnering with donors and others to ensure last impact; leveraging knowledge of communities; and offering constituents an unmatched level... |
Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County | To build a strong, vibrant community by helping donors provide perpetual funding for the people, projects and passions of Jefferson County, Indiana |
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 Middlesex County | To improve the quality of life for the people of the county now and in the future by developing endowments, making grants that have impact and assisting donors in meeting... |
Community Foundation of Mississauga | To create sustainable support for community needs in Mississauga by building partnerships with donors and stakeholders who establish endowed and other related funds, to maximize our community impact by ensuring... |
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 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 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 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 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 Alabama | To wisely assess needs and channel donor resources to maximize community well-being |
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 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 Ottawa | Our Vision: Inspired by our donors, grantees and partners, we make a vital difference in our community and our world. The Community Foundation of Ottawa is a powerful force to... |
Community Foundation of Portage and District | To enhance and enrich the quality of life in Portage la Prairie and District by supporting and promoting philanthropy through endowment building, donor services, grantmaking and community leadership |
Community Foundation of San Joaquin | To facilitate and develop philanthropy by providing services to donors and their advisors and by making grants to benefit the local community |
Community Foundation of Singapore | To inspire giving in Singapore through bridging donors with innovative grantmaking on community needs |
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 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 St. Clair County | The Community Foundation will address our region’s opportunities and challenges and help donors achieve their goals by connecting them with like-minded donors and partners striving to improve our quality of... |
Community Foundation of the Dan River Region | To help donors meet community needs through endowment funds |
Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains | To assist donors in their long-range plans for the support of their favorite charities |
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 Upper Peninsula | To enhance the quality of life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The foundation provides its own UP-wide philanthropy and that of its geographic affiliate members through growth of permanent... |
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 Warren County | To promote the well-being of local inhabitants. The use of the bulk of funds has been designated by the donors, with distributions for child welfare, church building maintenance, community funds,... |
Community Foundation of West Alabama | To connect people and resources to the real needs of the community. The foundation strives to help build partnerships between donors, nonprofit organizations and the community at large in order... |
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... |
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | To promote local philanthropy in Santa Cruz County, California, through grants and resources for nonprofits, donors and their professional advisors |
Community Foundation Sonoma County | To connect people, ideas and resources to benefit the lives of those who live here. The foundation fulfills this mission by: making grants to respond to important needs in Sonoma... |
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | To strengthen the community by offering donors the means to establish charitable legacies, by making grants, and by providing leadership to address community needs |
Community Trust Foundation | To strengthen the region by working in partnership with donors and community groups |
Cumbria Community Foundation | We exist to tackle poverty and disadvantage and improve the quality of community life for the people of Cumbria by raising money and making grants, responding quickly to emerging need,... |
Dallas Foundation | To serve as a resource, leader and catalyst for philanthropy by providing donors with flexible means of making gifts to charitable causes that enhance the community |
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... |
Delaware County Community Foundation | To encourage local philanthropy by assisting donors with their charitable objectives through lasting legacies that improve the quality of life for residents of Delaware County |
Devon Community Foundation | Connecting the voluntary sector, donors and partners in a way that supports them to identify and tackle local issues together |
Dorset Community Foundation | To work with individual and corporate donors and trusts to grow philanthropy in Dorset to meet social need through impactful grant making |
DuPage Community Foundation | To foster philanthropy, connect donors to area needs and build community partnerships. |
East Texas Communities Foundation | To support philanthropy by offering simple ways for donors to achieve their long-term charitable goals. The foundation does this by: serving as a flexible and cost-effective vehicle for donors to... |
Eau Claire Community Foundation | To strengthen the community by offering donors opportunities to establish charitable legacies, by making grants and by serving as a catalyst to address community needs |
Edmonton Community Foundation | To help the people of Edmonton and area by encouraging philanthropy and funding charitable activities. Through contributions from donors, the foundation assembles and administers permanent pools of capital so the... |
El Paso Community Foundation | To establish permanent charitable endowments; to provide a vehicle for donors’ varied interests; to promote local philanthropy; to provide leadership and resources in addressing local challenges and opportunities. El Paso... |
Elk County Community Foundation | To strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grantmaking as donors achieve their philanthropic goals |
Fairfield County Community Foundation | To promote the growth of philanthropy by helping donors achieve their philanthropic goals. The foundation serves as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy; creates and manages charitable funds; and... |
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation | To enrich the quality of life of the people in the Clay County, Minnesota, and Cass County, North Dakota, area by encouraging philanthropy and developing permanent endowment, assessing and responding... |
Fermanagh Trust | To support community and voluntary endeavor in County Fermanagh and provide support for donors to engage in local philanthropy |
Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation | Dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Hancock County area through collaborative leadership, responsible grantmaking and development of philanthropic giving. The foundation seeks to facilitate philanthropic efforts through... |
First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania | To serve Central and Northcentral Pennsylvania by helping donors make a difference in the community and making grants to nonprofit organizations in support of their charitable work |
Fondation Passions Alsace | To nourish the vitality of the Alsace region by supporting multiple projects of interest by associations which are the wealth of the country. The foundation serves as a gateway between... |
Forest Community Foundation | To effectively attract and manage funds, to provide leadership in identifying and funding community needs in the former Town of Forest, significant or otherwise, and to help donors fulfill their... |
Foundation Barossa | To enable donors to make tax-deductible donations which can be allocated towards community development projects that benefit the Barossa region and its people |
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 Southeast Texas | To manage, invest and administer charitable funds given by numerous donors to numerous community charities |
Foundation for the Carolinas | To advance philanthropy by serving donors, increasing charitable giving, and improving communities |
Foundation of Greater Montreal | To help individuals, families and organizations establish funds for charity purposes in the areas of the environment, education, health and social development, arts and culture; to manage funds and guide... |
Four County Community Foundation | To serve the current and emerging needs of the local community, continuing the tradition of philanthropy begun generations ago. The foundation is dedicated to bringing together human and financial resources... |
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 |
Fremont Area Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life by connecting donor interests with community needs. Grantmaking is primarily for social services, health and recreation, education, arts and culture, and civic purposes. |
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 |
GiveWell Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in all areas of greater Lakeland, Florida, by serving donors, local nonprofit charities and the community at large |
Golden and District Community Foundation | To attract and effectively grow permanent funds; provide leadership and administration that helps in addressing significant community needs; and help donors fulfill their philanthropic interests |
Golden Belt Community Foundation | To provide nonprofit organizations in central Kansas with a permanent source of support and to serve as a vehicle for charitable giving for donors. The foundation serves the counties of... |
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation | To care for our community with competitive grants, to assist donors with their giving and to be part of community conversations for the good of our community |
Grand Island Community Foundation | Established to accept charitable contributions in order to preserve and enhance the quality of life in Central Nebraska and to assist donors in realizing their charitable goals |
Grays Harbor Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in communities throughout Grays Harbor County by: promoting philanthropy at all levels of giving; seeking permanent endowment funds and other contributions from a diverse... |
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation | To connect donors to the priorities they care about and to the needs of the community, to increase charitable giving, and to provide leadership on important community issues. The foundation... |
Greater Edwardsville Area Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life in the Greater Edwardsville area by: leading the development of collaboration and understanding among all members of the community; ascertaining community needs and opportunities;... |
Greater Houston Community Foundation | Growing effective philanthropy by connecting donors to the causes they care about, providing excellent stewardship of assets entrusted to us, and convening resources to address important community needs |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in Greater Kansas City by increasing charitable giving, connecting donors to the needs in the community they care about, and providing leadership on critical... |
Greater Manhattan Community Foundation | To build relationships between donors and community needs |