OVERVIEW: The Allegretti Foundation supports health, animals and wildlife, education, the environment, housing and arts and culture with a strong focus on the states of Florida, Illinois and Colorado. IP TAKE: The Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation … [Read more...] about Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation
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Harold Alfond Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Harold Alfond Foundation supports education, health care and youth and community development. This funder primarily supports organizations in the state of Maine. IP TAKE: Giving mainly in the state of Maine, the Harold Alfond Foundation … [Read more...] about Harold Alfond Foundation
Anderson Center
OVERVIEW: The Anderson Center offers two-week and one-month residency programs to artists working in a diverse range of disciplines. IP TAKE: The Anderson Center welcomes artists "who are divers in every way" from anywhere in the world to its … [Read more...] about Anderson Center
A Blade of Grass
OVERVIEW: A Blade of Grass supports socially engaged art with grants and other resources. IP TAKE: A Blade of Grass ended its fellowship program for socially engaged art in 2020 and is piloting a Field Funds program for organizations and artists … [Read more...] about A Blade of Grass
Arison Arts Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Arison Arts Foundation supports arts and culture. Giving emphasizes New York City and Miami. IP TAKE: The Arison Arts Foundation is a well-rounded arts funder for organizations in New York City and Miami, where Arison family members … [Read more...] about Arison Arts Foundation
American Dance Movement
OVERVIEW: American Dance Movement supports dance education programs prioritizing programs that serve children, youth and disabled people. IP TAKE: American Dance Movement is an accessible source of funding for community dance programs anywhere in the … [Read more...] about American Dance Movement
Alchemy Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Alchemy Foundation supports global organizations involved in human and immigrants' rights. In Boston, it makes grants for health, housing, arts and education. IP TAKE: The Alchemy Foundation maintains a low public profile and does not … [Read more...] about Alchemy Foundation
Ascendium Education Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Ascendium Education Philanthropy aims to close the equity gap in postsecondary education and workforce training for underserved and marginalized students from low-income backgrounds. IP TAKE: The Ascendium Education Philanthropy’s … [Read more...] about Ascendium Education Philanthropy
American Humane
OVERVIEW: American Humane awards grants to organizations supporting the wellbeing of dogs, cats and equines. Grantmaking is national in scope. IP TAKE: American Humane makes modest-sized grants to a broad range of animal rescues and shelters. In … [Read more...] about American Humane
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation makes grants for community development, the environment, bioscience and arts and culture with a strong focus on its home state of Washington. IP TAKE: Best known as a funder of cutting-edge biological … [Read more...] about Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Isabel Allende Foundation
American Jewish World Service
Arch Community Fund
Arnold Ventures
OVERVIEW: Arnold Ventures, the philanthropic LLC (limited liability corporation) of John and Laura Arnold, takes a venture philanthropy approach to giving in a number of fields, including criminal justice reform, health and public health, education, … [Read more...] about Arnold Ventures
Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation supports disease research, health and humanitarian relief. A significant portion of its funding works locally in South Florida to support efforts for housing, education, arts and culture and … [Read more...] about Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation
Arnhold Foundation
OVERVIEW: The New York-based Arnhold Foundation funds performing arts, higher education, environmental, and health programs, especially where these focuses overlap to some degree.IP TAKE: The Arnhold Foundation, a major New York City funder, makes … [Read more...] about Arnhold Foundation
Herta & Paul Amir Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Herta & Paul Amir Foundation focuses on the Jewish community, including Jewish temples and schools, arts and culture. IP TAKE: The Herta & Paul Amir Foundation has been increasing the size of its grants, but radically decreasing how … [Read more...] about Herta & Paul Amir Foundation
Alexia Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Alexia Foundation supports photographers, photojournalists and students in related fields with support for projects that reflect the foundation’s focus on promoting social justice, peace and understanding. IP TAKE: The Alexia Foundation … [Read more...] about Alexia Foundation
Acorda Therapeutics
OVERVIEW: Acorda Therapeutics makes grants for research and education that are of strategic interest to the company. It also sponsors nonprofits that work toward greater awareness of and care for people with neurological disorders. IP TAKE: This … [Read more...] about Acorda Therapeutics
American Brain Tumor Association
OVERVIEW: The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) focuses its grantmaking on patient-centered approaches to understanding and treating brain tumors.IP TAKE: This funder runs four grantmaking programs to support research on brain tumor causes, … [Read more...] about American Brain Tumor Association
American Theatre Wing
OVERVIEW: The American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards invests in grants for theater, arts education and arts and culture. IP TAKE: The American Theater Wing is a prestigious theater funder. Founder of the Tony Awards, the American Theater … [Read more...] about American Theatre Wing
Archstone Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Archstone Foundation’s grantmaking focuses on the health and well-being of older adults. California is a geographic priority. IP TAKE: Archstone’s focus is the coordination of care for elderly residents of the state of California, but … [Read more...] about Archstone Foundation
Autism Science Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder supports autism researchers and organizations in the pre- and post-doctoral training and early career stages. It prioritizes research into genetics, treatment, public education, early diagnosis and early intervention.IP TAKE: … [Read more...] about Autism Science Foundation
American Council of Learned Societies
OVERVIEW: The American Council of Learned Societies awards grants and fellowships in the humanities, interpretive social sciences and, to a lesser extent, journalism. Programs have increasingly emphasized inclusion and racial justice in recent years. … [Read more...] about American Council of Learned Societies
American Academy in Berlin
OVERVIEW: The American Academy in Berlin is an independent institution for the study of humanities, social sciences, arts, and policy. It awards the prestigious Berlin Prize, a residency fellowship for scholars and artists from the United States.IP … [Read more...] about American Academy in Berlin
American Academy in Rome
OVERVIEW: The American Academy in Rome awards the prestigious Rome Prize for humanities scholars and artists. It also runs other programs for the humanities and an internship for culinary arts. IP TAKE: The American Academy in Rome is best known for … [Read more...] about American Academy in Rome
Herb Alpert Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Herb Alpert Foundation supports music, arts education and community organizations whose programs promote compassion and well-being. IP TAKE: The Herb Alpert Foundation is highly selective in its grantmaking and tends to give to the same … [Read more...] about Herb Alpert Foundation
The Asian American Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Asian American Foundation supports the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community through grantmaking as well as its own signature initiatives, partnerships, and intermediary work in the areas of anti-hate, education, … [Read more...] about The Asian American Foundation
Allen Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Allen Foundation focuses on nutrition research and education. It also makes a limited number of grants for hunger and food systems. IP TAKE: This low-profile funder is a good one to know if your organization works in the area of … [Read more...] about Allen Foundation
Additional Ventures
OVERVIEW: Additional Ventures makes grants and/or investments to support biomedical research into a cure for single ventricle heart disease and investigations into the use of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement for ocean-based CO2 removal. To a lesser … [Read more...] about Additional Ventures
