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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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 |
Amarillo Area Foundation | To improve the quality of life in the Texas Panhandle through effective philanthropic efforts, currently focused on four areas of particular priority: education, health, human services, and youth and families |
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... |
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 |
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... |
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... |
Barwon Health Foundation | To provide healthcare services to all age groups |
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,... |
Bay Harbor Foundation | Established to provide a structure for receiving donations and distributing grants in northern, lower Michigan for programs in the arts, education, the environment, and health and human services |
Beckley Area Foundation | Grantmaking on the arts, health and human services, public recreation, education and civic beautification in specific geographic areas of southern West Virginia |
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation | To build stronger, more vibrant communities and improve the quality of life for all residents, providing support primarily for education, the arts, the environment, and health and human services |
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... |
Boissevain and Morton Foundation | To manage donated funds in Boissevain, Canada and support programs that deal with health, human services, arts and culture, environment, community development and service, education and training, and recreation |
Bradford West Gwillimbury and District Community Foundation | To promote a wide variety of interests including arts and culture, health, education, sports and recreation, social services and the environment in Ontario, Canada |
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 |
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... |
Brown County Community Foundation | To receive, hold and distribute funds for charity, with primary areas of focus including arts and humanities, education, the environment, health care, human services and community development |
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... |
Bürgerstiftung Bispinghof Nordwalde | To raise funds for other charities or public bodies to ensure support for youth, families, seniors and people with disabilities, and for home care services, education and the environment |
Bürgerstiftung Bräunlingen | To support services for needy citizens, youth and the elderly |
Bürgerstiftung Büren | To create a vibrant community by focusing on education, international understanding, arts and culture, science, research, youth services, elder care, environment and nature preservation |
Bürgerstiftung Cloppenburg | The foundation purpose is to support culture, youth and social services, education, nature and environment or conservation. |
Bürgerstiftung Ehrenfeld | To support the community through projects on education, youth services, and arts and culture |
Bürgerstiftung Westlicher Bodensee | To strengthen the community and provide more services |
BürgerStiftungLohmar | To support education, arts and culture, traditional customs and the idea of home, understanding, sports, the environment and nature, animal welfare, conservation, youth services, the elderly and welfare |
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... |
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation | To provide a comprehensive service to individuals and organizations that wish to give, to help them give creatively and efficiently, thus maximizing the benefits of their donations, within the United... |
Cape Cod Foundation | To improve community life on Cape Cod through philanthropy and grantmaking. One of the ways this mission is accomplished is by developing permanent and flexible endowment funds to help nonprofit... |
Carlsbad Foundation | To improve the quality of life for the people of Carlsbad and South Eddy County, New Mexico. The foundation provides leadership for local charitable organizations by building and preserving permanent... |
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation | The foundation receives and administers funds for charitable purposes primarily in the Cattaraugus County (New York) region, but also has funds for support in McKean County (Pennyslvania) and some other... |
Central 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 Indiana Community Foundation | To inspire, support and practice philanthropy, leadership and service in the community |
Cherokee Strip Community Foundation | To distribute resources to the community, particularly in the areas of arts and culture, health and human services, recreation and neighborhoods, economic development, and education and the environment |
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 |
Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation | To grant funds for projects and programs that address community needs in the areas of community development and community services, education and training, arts and culture, health and human services |
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... |
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina | To foster philanthropy for the lasting good of the community, giving primarily for education and human services |
Cobb Community Foundation | To invest in solutions to solve Cobb County’s civic, educational, health, human service and cultural challenges |
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 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 Southwest Washington | To enrich the quality of life in southwestern Washington by supporting the needs of the local region and sustaining existing organizations through grants made in the areas of health and... |
Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln | To provide a service to other charities and philanthropists in the local community |
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 Central Illinois | To serve the Central Illinois area by providing an intelligent bridge between needs and resources through a growing endowment, entrepreneurial grantmaking service to the nonprofit sector and promotion of philanthropy.... |
Community Foundation of Dunn County | To actively serve the people of Dunn County, Wisconsin, by building permanent charitable capital, making philanthropic grants and providing services that contribute to the health and vitality of local communities |
Community Foundation of 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 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 New Britain | To meet the needs of the greater New Britain, Connecticut, community through support of programs dedicated to health and human services, education, community and economic development, the environment, arts and... |
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 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 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 Okanagan | To improve the quality of life in the North Okanagan region of Canada by distributing the earnings from a pool of funds and using the earnings to make grants to... |
Community Foundation of North Texas | The foundation provides stewardship for many individual charitable funds. With its specialized services, the foundation gives donors efficient charitable fund administration. Support for community development, social services, education, youth, health,... |
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa | To respond to the current and future charitable needs of Northeast Iowa; secure and serve as the custodian of endowment funds contributed by many donors; create other mechanisms which will... |
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois | To serve the four-county area through philanthropy, to provide leadership in meeting charitable needs, and to be a responsible steward to donors of the endowment. Giving is primarily for social... |
Community Foundation of Northwest Florida | To service human needs in the area, with emphasis on serving children. As the foundation matures, it will reach out into other areas of public need to ensure that critical... |
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 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 Southern Wisconsin | To support the arts, the environment, education, health, human services and historic preservation in Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk, Vernon and Walworth counties, Wisconsin |
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 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 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 West Chester/Liberty | To encourage, support and facilitate philanthropy and improve the quality of life in the West Chester/Liberty area. The foundation provides support for civic affairs and community development, education (including scholarships),... |
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 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... |
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... |
Corte Madera Community Foundation | To promote events, facilities, programs and services that build community spirit and enhance Corte Madera’s small-town character |
Decatur County Community Foundation | To provide a general depository for charitable contributions that will service Decatur County. The foundation supports the following areas of interest: civic and community, education, health and human services, arts... |
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... |
Delta Community Foundation | To support charitable organizations providing service and support to the residents of Delta, Canada, and award scholarships and bursaries to graduating Delta students |
Dickinson Area Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life in local communities by meeting the changing needs with endowments for good and forever. To that end, the foundation makes grants in broad program... |
Durham Community Foundation | To help the community and to provide services for people with disabilities, youth, historic preservation and charitable giving in Ontario, Canada |
East Liverpool Fawcett Community Foundation | Areas of focus include youth services, health and community development |
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... |
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... |
Elkhart County Community Foundation | To maintain funding in the areas of arts and culture, community development, education, health and human services |
Essex Community Fund | To help fund charitable organizations that provide services to the villages of Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton |
Foothills Community Foundation | To retain and nurture the charitable wealth of the community for the perpetual benefit of all in the foundation’s service area |
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... |
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. |
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... |
Fundação CEBI | To support effective development of the community, especially its most vulnerable groups, through best practice service to improve their quality of life |
Fundación Nobis | To contribute to the advancement of Ecuadorian society and improved quality of life, by providing services in education, health and family welfare |
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 |
Grand Foundation | Serving all of Grand County, Colorado, the foundation seeks to improve the quality of life in the county by proactively addressing current and future needs in the areas of health... |
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,... |
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 Lynchburg Community Trust | To enhance the quality of life in the communities served by establishment of permanent endowments for the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and... |
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... |
Guilford Foundation | To foster a brighter future through charitable donations. The foundation ensures the enrichment of the local community by prudently awarding grants to start-ups and service organizations that will not only... |
Gulf Coast Community Foundation | Dedicated to the progressive development of worthy causes, providing donor services and promoting and providing leadership in response to changing community needs |
Hamilton Community Foundation | Entrusted with the responsibility to improve quality of life, the foundation has a four-part mission: to serve as a leader, catalyst, and resource for philanthropy; to build and permanently hold... |
Hardin County Community Foundation | Giving for community services in Hardin County, Ohio, including the fields of arts, health, education, recreation and beautification |
Hastings Community Foundation | To perpetuate and enrich the quality of life in Hastings and the surrounding area through the prudent investment and management of philanthropic donations. The foundation does this by: receiving and... |
Heartland Community Foundation | To meet charitable community needs through leadership, grants and donor services |
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 |
Hinton Area Foundation | To encourage philanthropic giving and to provide a common source for contributions to benefit the local community. The foundation supports educational, health, human services, artistic, public recreation, beautification and other... |
Howard County Community Foundation | To enhance the quality of life in Howard County, Missouri, through grants supporting human services, education and humanities |
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... |
Hutchinson Community Foundation | The foundation connects donors to community needs and opportunities, increases philanthropy and provides community leadership. Giving is primarily for arts, education, health care, mental health/crisis services, health associations, housing/shelter development,... |
Inland Northwest Community Foundation | To foster vibrant and sustainable communities in the Inland Northwest. Primary areas of interest include the arts, humanities, education, community development and human services. |
Jefferson Community Foundation | Driving philanthropic engagement, collaboration, leadership and innovation in service of all who live in Jefferson County, WA. |
Jennings County Community Foundation | To serve philanthropic and charitable needs in Jennings County, Indiana, by offering endowment services, grantmaking, scholarships, donor estate and planned gift services to individuals and qualified organizations serving the community |
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,... |
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... |
Lapeer County Community Foundation | The foundation builds and manages permanent endowment funds from a wide variety of donors to provide grants that enhance the quality of life in Lapeer County, now and for future... |
Laredo Area Community Foundation | To act as a driving force to develop a permanent endowment, to assess and to respond to emerging and changing community needs, to provide a vehicle and service donors with... |
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation | To enable donors, including individuals, families, businesses, private foundations and nonprofit agencies, to establish funds which will serve their charitable intentions temporarily or in perpetuity by providing grants to nonprofit... |
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,... |
LIN Center for Community Development | To provide support services to local nonprofit organizations, skilled volunteers and donors who are committed to building strong communities |
Lincoln Community Foundation | To enrich the quality of life in the greater Lincoln, Nebraska, area by responding to emerging and changing needs and sustaining existing organizations and institutions through grants for education, arts... |
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... |
Lubbock Area Foundation | A permanent charitable institution dedicated to the South Plains community, giving primarily for education, arts, environment, health, civic affairs and social services |
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 |
Luzerne Foundation | To cultivate measurable community improvement by: serving as a leader, catalyst and resource for charitable activities; building and administering a permanent reserve of charitable capital for the community’s present needs... |
Mackinac Island Community Foundation | Recognizing the dignity and beauty of Mackinac Island, the foundation serves the general well-being of Island residents and visitors. The foundation is most interested in projects that focus on arts... |
Mainzer Bürgerstiftung | To support historical preservation, youth and the elderly, health and welfare services, arts and culture, science and research, and education |
Marquette County Community Foundation | To support organizations involved with the arts, education, health, human services and other projects and programs that enhance life |
Miami Foundation | To encourage philanthropy and charitable giving by developing a permanent endowment to meet current and future emerging charitable needs. Grants are made in broad program areas including education, health, human... |
Middletown Community Foundation | The mission of the foundation is to: serve as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy; serve as a permanent and growing endowment for the community’s changing needs and opportunities;... |
Midlands Community Foundation | Giving primarily for arts and culture, human services, community and economic development, health care and education |
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. |
National Community Foundation | To support a wide range of charitable activities that creatively address emerging and changing community needs in such fields as education, arts and culture, health, social services, community development, environment... |
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... |
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... |
North Woodward Community Foundation | Dedicated to investing in and enhancing the quality of life in Troy and the surrounding communities by awarding grants to support outstanding organizations and projects. Giving is primarily in the... |
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... |
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. |
Oxford Community Foundation | To serve Oxford and the surrounding community by providing leadership in enhancing the quality of life; by supporting natural, community and human resources; by acting as a catalyst in identifying... |
Perm Community Foundation | To develop social programs that affect the quality of life in rural areas and help to expand the range of social services for rural residents |
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... |
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... |
Queensland Community Foundation | To support charitable organizations that provide outreach and support services to disadvantaged and homeless youth in Queensland, Australia |
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation | To connect donors with regional and global needs through visionary community leadership, personalized service and effective grantmaking |
Regional Foundation For Local Development ZAMAH | Zamah mission is promotion of philanthropy values through development of new knowledge, and skills in communities, thus work on positive changes and development of new values; knowledge transfer and the... |