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OVERVIEW: MAP Fund supports diverse performing artists who challenge long-standing social and cultural hierarchies in the United States.IP TAKE: MAP Fund is “one of the nation’s longest-running private grantmakers for new performance pieces.” It … [Read more...] about MAP Fund

OVERVIEW: The McKesson Foundation makes grants cancer prevention and disease equity. IP TAKE: This corporate funder focuses specifically on services for cancer patients including housing, mental health care and basic needs. The McKesson Foundation … [Read more...] about McKesson Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) brings together other foundations, academic institutions, and biopharmaceutical companies to leverage funding for research. IP TAKE: The Melanoma Resarch Alliance, according to MRA, has become the … [Read more...] about Melanoma Research Alliance

OVERVIEW: The Merck for Mothers supports maternal health and ending maternal mortality in many countries all around the world.IP TAKE: This is a single-minded funder focused on ending maternal mortality; however, it prefers to locate grantees on its … [Read more...] about Merck for Mothers

OVERVIEW: Midwest Writing Center supports writers, students and others throughout the Midwest with events, contests and projects related to writing and publishing. It prioritizes writers from the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, but … [Read more...] about Midwest Writing Center

OVERVIEW: The Melville Charitable Trust is committed to eliminating homelessness and housing instability in Connecticut and throughout the United States. IP TAKE: The Melville Charitable Trust devotes its full grantmaking portfolio to combatting … [Read more...] about Melville Charitable Trust

OVERVIEW: The McKnight Foundation is a Minnesota-based funder that supports work throughout the U.S. as well as select countries in Africa and South America. The foundation’s current program areas include climate and energy, arts and culture, … [Read more...] about McKnight Foundation

OVERVIEW: The MasterCard Foundation is a major grantmaker that focuses its global development funding on financial inclusion (particularly for women), education, vocational training, youth employment & livelihoods, health infrastructure and vaccines. … [Read more...] about MasterCard Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Marcus Foundation focuses on promoting sustainability and preventing hunger. IP TAKE: While the Marcus Foundation may have a narrow funding focus, it is an important environmental ally and supporter of food systems. This funder does not … [Read more...] about Marcus Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is one of the largest and most active grantmakers in science and conservation philanthropy. The foundation’s focus ares include basic science research in a variety of sub-disciplines including physics … [Read more...] about Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funds education, the environment, civil society, and the Flint, Michigan area. Grants are available to organizations in the U.S. for all funding areas, and internationally through its Civil Society and … [Read more...] about Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Malone Family Foundation provides academic merit- and need-based scholarships to students at a consortium of 50 independent secondary schools. It also supports research on giftedness and gifted education.IP TAKE: This is a fairly … [Read more...] about Malone Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation’s supports education, medical research, community stewardship, and hospitality workforce development in the United States, although many programs only support organizations and programs in the … [Read more...] about J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Morrison & Foerster Foundation supports local, national and international organizations in locations where the firm has an office. Its grants typically support initiatives for disadvantaged children and nonprofits in the areas of … [Read more...] about Morrison & Foerster Foundation 

OVERVIEW: A relatively low-profile fund with a big policy footprint, the Moriah Foundation is inspired by Jewish philosophies of social justice. Moriah supports a variety of organizations that expand the rights of underserved and oppressed persons. … [Read more...] about Moriah Fund

OVERVIEW: The Moore Charitable Foundation supports environmental conservation and marine ecosystems in New Mexico, Colorado, Long Island, North Carolina, Panama and the Bahamas. It collaborates with nonprofits and public officials in each area to … [Read more...] about Moore Charitable Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Ambrose Monell Foundation does not maintain specific grantmaking programs. However, it funds a wide range of projects related to disease and medical research, education, and arts and culture. For over 20 years, Monell’s biggest cause … [Read more...] about Ambrose Monell Foundation

OVERVIEW: Founded and maintained by fans of the rock band Phish, the Mockingbird Foundation supports innovation in music education. It also provides monetary aid to schools whose music programs have suffered physical losses after disasters and … [Read more...] about Mockingbird Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Medica Foundation makes grants for behavioral health, children’s health and health organizations serving rural areas. Grants are currently limited to organizations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Iowa, … [Read more...] about Medica Foundation