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 |
| Zabielski Foundation | Our mission is to make a progress on difficult social and developmental problems by creating solutions, inspiring and connecting people to change the world. |
| Your Community Foundation | To enable people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively support the issues they care about, immediately, or through their will |
| Worcestershire Community Foundation | To support projects designed by local people that meet local people’s needs |
| 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... |
| Winona Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life in the Winona area by: educating the public about the practice of philanthropy and its benefits both to donors and to the community; connecting... |
| Williamsburg Community Foundation | To connect people who care with causes that matter . . . forever |
| Wichita Community Foundation | To serve as the catalyst that creates lasting legacies by partnering with people, families and organizations to devote resources to causes that matter |
| Whatcom Community Foundation | Mission: To enhance philanthropy to strengthen Whatcom County by linking people who care with causes that matter. Vision: A community working together, giving generously and moving forward. Core Values: Operate... |
| West Bengal Community Foundation | To re-establish philanthropy as a way of life in Indian society; to promote a philanthropy movement in the country which encourages organized, informed, effective and regular giving of time, talent... |
| Waukesha County Community Foundation | The foundation is a pool of permanent endowment and project funds created primarily by and for the people of Waukesha County to provide grant support to charitable organizations. |
| Washington County Community Foundation | To engage people, build resources and strengthen our community. |
| Warren County Foundation | To make it easy for people to be charitable and to build an endowment to meet changing community needs over time |
| Wabash Valley Community Foundation | To engage people, build resources and strengthen community in the Wabash Valley |
| Viroqua Area Foundation | To provide a mechanism for people of goodwill interested in the Viroqua area to make donations for the improvement of quality of life within the area for present and future... |
| Victoria Foundation | To provide leadership by inspiring giving, thoughtfully caring for the assets entrusted to us, and investing in people, ideas and activities that strengthen our communities |
| 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... |
| The Gandjabasar Community Foundation (GCF) | Provide direct aid to the poor people, involve people in their own development, helping them to realize their potential, promote the community planning and development; help people break the... |
| Suffolk Foundation | The foundation is an organization of individuals committed to the following: engage in charitable grantmaking; take other actions for a broad range of charitable needs to benefit the people of... |
| Stratford and Perth County Community Foundation | To enrich the lives of people in Perth County, Canada by providing support to charitable organizations through grants made possible by responsible stewardship of endowment funds |
| Stowarzyszenie Świętokrzyskie Fundusz Lokalny | To improve living conditions of certain regions and help talented young people in difficult circumstances |
| Stevenage Community Trust | To raise funds and promote charitable giving in order to enhance the quality of life of people living in the borough of Stevenage and its surrounding villages in England |
| Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation | To help build a vibrant, caring, “hometown” community where people can be proud to live, work and play |
| St. Croix Foundation | To foster greater philanthropic activity, to marshal resources and to act as a catalyst to benefit the people of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands |
| Southwest Florida Community Foundation | To connect people and resources to emerging community needs to create sustainable solutions for our region |
| Southeast Virginia Community Foundation | Connecting people who care with causes large and small to benefit the communities served |
| South Dakota Community Foundation | To promote philanthropy, receive and administer charitable gifts, and invest in a wide range of programs promoting the social and economic well-being of the people of South Dakota |
| South Central Iowa Community Foundation | To contribute to a better life for people of South Central Iowa by helping donors to carry out their charitable intent and by providing responsible stewardship of gifts for community... |
| Scranton Area Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for all people in Lackawanna County through the development of organized philanthropy. The foundation strives to carry out this mission as a steward by... |
| Schenectady Foundation | To assist and promote the welfare of Schenectady County, New York, and the people who live and/or work there. The foundation provides support for general charitable purposes and awards scholarships... |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | To enrich the lives of the people of Santa Barbara County through philanthropy. To achieve this mission, the foundation will: serve as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy; strive... |
| 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... |
| Saint Paul Foundation | The foundation actively serves the people of St. Paul, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities by building permanent charitable capital, making philanthropic grants and providing services that contribute to the health... |
| Rhode Island Foundation | A proactive community and philanthropic leader dedicated to meeting the needs of the people of Rhode Island |
| Reken-Stiftung | To take responsibility for shaping the community and encouraging people |
| Regional Information-Resource Fund | To bring together the efforts and resources of people and organizations toward the development of civil society, philanthropy and volunteerism in Ulyanovsk and the Ulyanovsk region; to organize projects, programs... |
| Racine Community Foundation | The mission of the Racine Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Racine County by encouraging and providing opportunities for charitable giving and by... |
| Quartet Community Foundation | To help people who are most disadvantaged and isolated, encourage people to get involved in improving their own community, give people opportunities others take for granted, and respond to the... |
| Prahova Community Foundation | To improve the life of the people of Prahova County by raising and channeling local resources toward the needs of our community, as grants and scholarships |
| Portland Foundation | To enhance the quality of life for the people of Jay County, Indiana, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, effecting significant impact through grantmaking, and providing... |
| Porirua Foundation | To promote arts, culture and heritage, fundraising, sport and recreation within New Zealand. The foundation provides buildings, facilities and open space; makes grants to organizations, including schools or other charities;... |
| Pondong Batangan Community Foundation | To build funds by way of “small giving” and to support people and community development projects |
| 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 |
| Pilot Mound and District Foundation | To benefit the people of Pilot Mound and District, Canada by supporting nonprofit charitable, educational and cultural organizations |
| Piedmont Community Foundation | To connect people who care with causes that matter in Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and surrounding areas. Your vision and our stewardship build permanent investment resources to benefit our... |
| Phelps County Community Foundation | To encourage and provide opportunities for charitable giving, to manage and distribute the funds in a responsible manner and to enhance the quality of life for the people of Phelps... |
| 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... |
| Pella Community Foundation | To preserve the heritage and enhance the quality of life for the people of Pella by facilitating the transfer of funds from the hands of people who wish to help... |
| Pasadena Community Foundation | To improve and enrich the lives of people in the greater Pasadena area |
| Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates | To serve the people of our region by providing leadership and inspiring them to build permanent resources for the betterment of their communities through the foundation |
| Oxfordshire Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life for the people of Oxfordshire |
| Orange County Community Foundation, Inc. | Connecting people who care with causes that matter to Orange County, Indiana |
| Opotiki Community Foundation | To encourage people to consider leaving a gift in their will to benefit the local community forever |
| Olympic View Community Foundation | To improve our community by connecting people who care with causes that matter |
| Northland Community Foundation | To provide a simple, effective and long-lasting way for people to give to local causes now and in the future, through a mix of endowment funds and carefully chosen projects |
| New Shamakhi Community Foundation | The New Shamakhi Community Foundation was established in 2005. The idea of establishing a New Shamakhi Community Foundation was first considered in 2004 through. Provide direct aid to the... |
| New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | To strengthen communities and inspire greater giving by investing in charitable assets for today and tomorrow; connecting donors with effective organizations, ideas and people; and leading and collaborating on important... |
| New Braunfels Area Community Foundation | The New Braunfels Area Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter for the enduring benefit of our community. The foundation does this by: — Creating a culture of charitable... |
| Naseej Foundation - Resources for Community Youth Development in the Arab World | to support the creation of diverse and active communities, where people collectively and through equitable partnerships, play a positive and responsible role in the development process that ensures justice at... |
| Mumbulla Foundation | To promote education and community development projects that will benefit the people in the Bega Valley Shire, Australia |
| Milton Keynes Community Foundation | To connect people with resources, skills and ideas to enrich lives and create positive growth for Milton Keynes |
| Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation | To serve charitable people and worthy causes in the North Platte, Nebraska, region |
| McPherson County Community Foundation | To serve the common good for the county’s residents, building strong communities by engaging people in philanthropy and developing a permanent endowment to provide resources, now and for generations to... |
| Maine Community Foundation | To work with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people |
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison Community Foundation uses its local knowledge and assets to inspire giving, support meaningful initiatives and connect people for the common good. |
| 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... |
| Long Island Community Foundation | To enhance the well-being of the people and communities of Long Island |
| London Community Foundation | Our vision is of a strong and generous London where residents, business, government and civil society are inspired to act for the benefit of all who live in their city,... |
| Lincolnshire Community Foundation | Improving people\'s lives and wellbeing through grants, loans and facilitating the development and sustainability of charities, volunteer-led groups and community business. |
| Limbazi Foundation | The mission of Limbazi Foundation is to improve the quality of life by motivating people to be more self – reliant and to try to help indigent and socially unprotected... |
| Leeds Community Foundation | To help improve the quality of life of people living in disadvantaged communities within Leeds, England |
| Lancaster County Community Foundation | To advance the vitality and well-being of the people of Lancaster County by inspiring generosity and by being responsible stewards of gifts for today and tomorrow |
| La Vista Community Foundation | To provide leadership in funding community needs through caring, broad-based efforts that assist people, groups and businesses in contributing to the betterment of the La Vista community |
| Kosciusko County Community Foundation | By bringing caring people and charitable endeavors together, the foundation serves as the vehicle for donors’ charitable dreams, awards grants to charitable projects and organizations, and addresses community needs as... |
| Komunitni nadace Tri Brany | To encourage the creation of conditions for the full life of the people of the region regardless of their age, social status or health condition in the Czech Republic; areas... |
| 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... |
| Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation | To establish a collection of charitable funds, donated by people in the communities of Kenora, Redditt, Minaki, First Nations Territories, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls and the unincorporated territories surrounding Lake of... |
| KAAPAALIKA | To partner in the struggle to eliminate caste-based atrocities, with special focus on Dalit people, particularly women, so that they can live a life with dignity, equal opportunity and social... |
| JungBu Foundation | Our mission is to support parents by providing quality Christian education from the people of Bayanan, Bacoor City, Cavite as well as the key cities of Metro Manilaand Calabarzon Area,... |
| Jasper and Newton County Community Foundation | To provide a vehicle for our donors to create a source of assets that will meet the ongoing and changing charitable needs and interests of the people living in our... |
| Initiative Foundation | To unlock the power of the people of central Minnesota to build and sustain thriving communities |
| Incourage Community Foundation | Building a community that works well for all people |
| Iași Community Foundation | To bring together good people and worthy causes to benefit the entire community |
| Huntington County Community Foundation | To fund charitable projects that will make a positive impact on Huntington County, Indiana, and its people. The foundation is particularly interested in ideas that shed new light on local... |
| Hillsdale County Community Foundation | The foundation receives and administers funds for artistic, charitable, educational and scientific purposes in a manner that both promotes the spirit of philanthropy and meets the needs of the people... |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | To help people make a difference by inspiring the spirit of giving and by investing in people and solutions to benefit every island community |
| Hana Maui Trust | To promote health, welfare, happiness and development for the people of the District of Hana, Hawaii |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation | To help vulnerable people who are disadvantaged and who suffer discrimination in the communities of Hampshire and Isle of Wight, England |
| Hamilton Community Foundation | To drive positive change by connecting people, ideas and resources |
| Greater Worcester Community Foundation | To increase philanthropy and build healthy and vibrant communities throughout Central Massachusetts. The foundation achieves its mission in four primary ways: works with donor on tailored giving programs; invests in... |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | To foster generosity by connecting people who care with causes that matter, forever enriching the community |
| 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 Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation | To create a tradition of charitable giving and enhance the quality of life of the people of the Greenbrier Valley by accepting contributions, managing funds and making charitable distributions |
| Greater Green Bay Community Foundation | To inspire and encourage charitable giving in northeastern Wisconsin by connecting caring people with solutions that strengthen our community |
| Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Our mission is to build and manage our community’s permanent endowment and lead the community to strengthen the lives of its people. |
| Global Alliance for Development Foundation | To promote community building, effective partnerships, social and economic networking, youth opportunities and participation, and education and advocacy on natural resources and environmental sustainability. GADeF’s Youth Community Development Foundation supports... |
| Glens Falls Foundation | To promote the mental, moral and physical improvement of the people of Glens Falls and environs. Direct financial aid to individuals is limited to scholarships to medical students and to... |
| Geelong Community Foundation | To make a lasting difference for the people of Geelong by supporting education, training and research, aging services, family, health, youth development, arts and community well-being |
| Fundy Community Foundation | To improve the quality of life for the Canadian people of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, through developing permanent endowment funds, making responsible grants and inspiring community leadership |
| Fundación Galicia Sustentable | To contribute to the self-development of Galicia’s people and organizations |
| Fundación Cuesta Holguín | To create wealth and opportunities for community development in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador and to improve the living conditions of people who are in poverty or whose rights have... |
| 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... |
| 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. |
| Fundação ADFP - Assistência, Desenvolvimento e Formação Profissional | ADFP is a nonprofit social institution, with recognition of Public Utility, founded in 1987. It has about 2800 “friends”, about 3400 regular users and integrates approximately 390 residents with different... |
| Foundation for the Mid South | To invest in people and strategies that build philanthropy and promote racial, social and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Priority areas include health and wellness, education, wealth building... |
| 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 |
| 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... |
| Fondazione Di Comunità Di Messina Onlus | The Messina Community Foundation was launched in 2010 to promote human development in Messina, a city in Southern Italy, which has been caught in the poverty threshold trap for years.... |
| Fondation communautaire Gaspesie-Les Iles | To promote the development of philanthropy and participate in activities of fund formation and subsidy for the entire community of Gaspe or the Magdalena Islands, Canada, especially for young people |
| Fondacija Mozaik | To encourage people to organize and advance their own communities within Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| FECHAC-Fundación del Empresariado Chihuahuense | To achieve better opportunities for human and social development for the people of Chihuahua |
| 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... |
| Ełckie Stowarzyszenie Aktywnych “Stopa” | The mission of our association is to support people and active groups and the animation of the local community as well as the integration of the non-governmental sector. We operate in... |
| Essex Community Foundation | To inspire philanthropy and charitable giving-matching people, ideas, resources and needs-to make a lasting difference |
| Emporia Community Foundation | To connect caring people with causes that build stronger communities within the Emporia area which includes Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties. |
| 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... |
| East Bay Community Foundation | To be the organization of choice for philanthropy in the East Bay through leadership in leveraging all assets in our communities to speed the transformation of low-income, disadvantaged, impoverished, underserved... |
| Durham Community Foundation | To help the community and to provide services for people with disabilities, youth, historic preservation and charitable giving in Ontario, Canada |
| 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... |
| Door County Community Foundation | To inspire people to give back to sustain and advance the community we love |
| Denver Foundation | To inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community |
| Delaware Community Foundation | Dedicated to inspiring and helping people of all backgrounds and means create lasting legacies to benefit the people of Delaware. The foundation enables people with philanthropic interests to easily and... |
| 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... |
| 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. |
| Dacorum Community Trust | To provide a locally managed fund for individuals, organizations and charities in the Dacorum area, helping the people of Dacorum to help each other and responding quickly and effectively to... |
| 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,... |
| Coweta Community Foundation | To strengthen the diverse community, for the present and future generations, by connecting people who care with causes that matter through philanthropy |
| Covasna Community Foundation | To make local people’s lives better by mobilizing and developing local resources in order to support local and regional initiatives of the community |
| County Durham Community Foundation | To give back to the community by supporting and enabling the people and region of County Durham and Darlington to fulfill aspirations, prosperity and growth |
| Cottage Grove Community Foundation | To create a self-perpetuating, economically prosperous community in which people enjoy living |
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | To promote programs and initiatives that enhance the quality of life for people living and working in Coral Gables, Florida |
| Construction Youth Trust | To help young people access training and employment in the construction industry within London, England |
| Comox Valley Community Foundation | To provide an opportunity for people to contribute to a permanent endowment fund which is used to enrich the quality of life in Canada’s Comox Valley through initiatives focusing on... |
| Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland | Our purpose is to be the hub for community philanthropy in our area – inspiring and supporting giving that strengthens communities and enriches local life. To do this we: Enable effective... |
| Community Foundation SUMY | We unite people for the development of the city |
| 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 Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia | To serve and inspire people to build philanthropy for our region and to engage in our community |
| Community Foundation of Western Nevada | To strengthen our community through philanthropy and leadership by connecting people who care with causes that matter. |
| Community Foundation of West Georgia | To enhance the quality of life for the people of the West Georgia area |
| 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 Verdugos | To build enduring resources for the benefit of people in the Verdugo area . . . for good, forever |
| Community Foundation of Utah | Our mission is to harness Utah’s entrepreneurial spirit in service to the common good through smart philanthropy. We are focused on the people, places, causes and resources of Utah.... |
| 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 the Lowcountry | To strengthen community by connecting people, resources and needs |
| Community Foundation of Teton Valley | To improve the quality of life in Teton Valley by bringing people together through philanthropic leadership |
| Community Foundation of Switzerland County | To connect people who care with causes that matter for good, forever, for Switzerland County |
| Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta | To improve the quality of life for the people of Southeastern Alberta through developing permanent endowments, making responsible grants and inspiring community leadership |
| Community Foundation of Randolph County | To bring people and resources together to enrich the lives of Randolph County residents |
| Community Foundation of Quincy Area | Connect people who care with causes that matter |
| 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 Northwestern Alberta | Connect people. Build community. For good, and forever. |