| Resources: The Foundation Center, Grantmakers Associations Selected Funding Agencies: Bay Area Grantmakers, California Grantmakers |
| The Foundation Center |
| Foundation Center Home Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. Its audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. |
| Philanthropy News Digest Request for Proposals
Bulletin The RFP Bulletin lists funding opportunities from foundations and other grantmaking organizations. It gives a descriptive overview and a direct link to the full RFP at the grantmaker's Web site. Subscribe: Sign up to subscribe to the RFP Bulletin and other free electronic newsletters. |
| Foundation Finder Foundation Finder offers basic information on grantmakers in the U.S. including private foundations, community foundations, grantmaking public charities, and corporate giving programs. |
| Grantmakers Associations |
| Northern California Grantmakers Association NCG is an association of foundations, corporate contributions programs and other private grantmakers. Though it does not make grants directly, it can be a useful resource for grantseekers because of its large membership of organizations that make grants in Northern California. List of Members: A good place to look for foundations in the Northern California area. |
| Grantmakers for Education A national network of nearly 200 foundations, corporate giving programs, and individual donors working to change programs, systems and institutions from pre-kindergarten through higher education. Member Organizations: A list of foundations that support education programs. |
| Bay Area Grantmakers |
| Jenifer Altman Foundation A private foundation dedicated to the vision of a socially just and ecologically sustainable future through funding in environmental health and mind-body health. Areas of Interest, How to Apply, Grant Reports |
| Christensen Fund In late 2002 the Fund decided to develop a new program strategy and focus grant making on the interface between natural environments and human cultures, primarily working with peoples and communities variously known as "indigenous", "tribal" and "minority", and the landscapes with which their cultures, histories and artistic expression are so connected. Funding Areas, Application Guidelines |
| Clorox Company Foundation Based in Oakland, this foundation concentrates on two focus areas: education/youth development and culture/civic programs. Funding Areas, Application |
| Columbia Foundation Program areas are Arts and Culture, Human Rights, and Food and Farming. Program Guidelines, Application |
| East Bay Community Foundation Since 1928, the East Bay Community Foundation has provided funding to nonprofit organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. In 2008, the Board of Directors set a new mission, 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 and underrepresented people. Grantmaking Overview |
| Fitzpatrick Foundation The Fitzpatrick Foundation is primarily interested in supporting elementary and secondary school programs for students and educators, with a particular emphasis on programs serving economically disadvantaged youth in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Foundation is not currently accepting letters of inquiry or new grant proposal requests. |
| Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation The Foundation promotes religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities in the nine counties of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. |
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Genentech Foundation The Genentech Foundation funds organizations that support Health Science Education, Patient Education and Advocacy, and Community Support. Funding Guidelines |
| Bill Graham Foundation The mission of the Bill Graham Foundation is to give grants primarily in the areas of music, the arts and education, while also supporting social work, environmental protection, and spiritual and compassionate projects in the Bay Area and Northern California. Mission, Application |
| Wallace Alexander Gerbode
Foundation The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation supports programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and Hawaii in the areas of arts and culture; environment; population; reproductive rights; citizen participation, building communities, and inclusiveness; and strength of the philanthropic process and the nonprofit sector. |
| David B. Gold Foundation The foundation funds qualifying organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Program areas are: Children, Youth, and Families; Environment; Democratic Values, and Jewish Culture. Grantmaking Guidelines, How to Apply |
| Kimball Foundation The broad purpose of the Kimball Foundation is to provide opportunities for at-risk and disadvantaged individuals in the Bay Area to improve the quality of their lives and reach their highest potential. The primary focus of the Foundation is to support organizations which benefit disadvantaged children, youth and families, and the working poor. Within the field of education and youth development, the Board is interested in academic and cultural enrichment activities, after-school and summer programs, leadership and personal skill development, mentoring programs and environmental education. |
| San Francisco Foundation The foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area in the fields of arts and humanities, community health, education, the environment, neighborhood and community development, social services, and philanthropy. Grantseekers |
| Trio Foundation The Trio Foundation of Berkeley, California, funds organizations that serve young children and their families in the east San Francisco Bay Area. The primary focus of the Trio Foundation is to help young children of all cultures, who are growing up in poverty, achieve their fullest and brightest potential. Funding Priorities, Application Procedures |
| California Grantmakers |
| American Lung Association of California The American Lung Association of California grants up to $1 million each year through our scientific, peer-reviewed research program. |
| Blue Shield Foundation of California This program funds organizations that serve Californians and pursue activities related to at least one of the program objectives: Health Care and Coverage; Blue Shield Against Violence. Eligibility Guidelines |
| California HealthCare Foundation By promoting innovations in care and broader access to information, the CHCF goal is to ensure that all Californians can get the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. Unsolicited Requests, Current Requests for Proposals |
| California Wellness Foundation Core operating support can be used to help underwrite the regular, ongoing health promotion and disease prevention activities of organizations and be used to strengthen organizational infrastructure. How to Apply |
| James Irvine Foundation The Irvine Foundation is dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. Grants are made in three program areas: Arts, California Democracy, Youth. Grantmaking |
| LEF Foundation LEF is a private foundation that supports the creation and presentation of contemporary work in the fields of visual art, performing art, new media, literary art, architecture and design. The LEF California office funds in the specific areas of architecture, the environment, and social justice. Grants are made to projects which include an artistic and cultural overlay, and are primarily focused on three geographic areas: California, Hawaii, and New Mexico. California Office |
| Save the Redwoods League Save the Redwoods League awards research grants to scientists to learn what redwood ecosystems need to survive, and alsos develop science-based plans to save redwoods throughout their natural range. Education grants fund schools, park cooperating associations, and other qualified nonprofits engaged in quality redwood education. Science and Planning, Education Program |
| ZeroDivide ZeroDivide invests in community enterprises that leverage technology to benefit people in vulnerable and other underserved communities. Programs focus on: Youth and Technology, Community Media, e-Democracy. How to Apply |