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Due to the wide variety of organizations and types of programs and projects each fund, this list is in alphabetical order.  If you hear or know of other foundations or organizations that should be listed here, please forward them to jware@ncf.edu.

Local source to go to...

Sarasota Community Foundation's Nonprofit Resource Center

The Nonprofit Resource Center provides education, tools and resources to strengthen nonprofit organizations as they pursue excellence in meeting their missions.

http://www.suncoastnonprofits.org/

The American Council of Learned Societies' - ACLS supports scholarship in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. The specifics of the competitions vary.

http://www.acls.org/fel-comp.htm

 

The American Express Philanthropic Program - Three program areas that address Community Service, Cultural Heritage and Economic Independence.

http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/giving_back.asp

 

The American Philosophical Society - Maintain seven grant and fellowship programs that have a wide variety of scope and eligibility, but include: clinical fellowships that involve patients, archival research, paleontology, just to name a few.

http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/

 

The Annenberg Foundation - The Annenberg Foundation focuses on four major program areas: education and youth, arts and culture, community and civic, and health.

http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/grants/

 

The Community Foundation of Sarasota - Arts and Humanities, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Human Services.

http://www.sarasota-foundation.org/grantmaking.html

 

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. - In creating the Foundation, Camille Dreyfus directed that its purpose be "to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances around the world." Since its first years of activity, the Foundation has sought to take the lead in identifying and addressing needs and opportunities in the chemical sciences.

http://www.dreyfus.org/

 

The Ford Foundation

http://www.fordfound.org/

 

The Hesburgh Award (TIAA-CREF) - The TIAA-CREF Hesburgh Award and $25,000 is presented to the college or university judged to have the most effective faculty development program that enhances undergraduate teaching and student learning. Certificates of Excellence may also be awarded to two other meritorious faculty development programs.

http://www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/Awards/awardp2.htm

 

The George A. and Eliza Howard Foundation - Funds a $20,000 stipend for an independent project in the Arts and Social Sciences in alternating years with emphasis on particular academic interest areas in each year.  2005-2006 - Literary Criticism, Film Criticism and Translation; 2006-2007 - Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy; 2007-2008 - Painting, Sculpture and Art History; 2008-2009 - Music, Playwriting and Theatre Arts; 2009-2010 - History, History of Science and Political Science.

http://www.brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/howard/

 

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Grants awarded by HHMI fit within two general categories: research grants for individuals and science education grants for institutions. Most HHMI grants are awarded through competitions that have specific objectives and eligibility criteria; thus, HHMI does not encourage and rarely funds unsolicited grant proposals.

http://www.hhmi.org/grants/

 

The W.M. Keck Foundation -  Science and Engineering, Medical Research, Undergraduate Science and Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Southern California Program.

http://www.wmkeck.org/programs/index.html

 

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education, Philanthropy and Volunteerism, Greater Battle Creek, Cross-Programming Work: Devolution, Southern Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

http://www.wkkf.org/Grants/Default.aspx

 

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation - While the foundations primary granting goals are for journalism, they have a smaller fund for community endeavors if applied in the Bradenton area

http://www.knightfdn.org/default.asp?story=

community/bradenton/index.asp

 

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation - Categories for funding include Agriculture, Aviation/Aerospace; Conservation of Natural Resources including Animal Resources, Plant Resources, Water Resources, and General Conservation of land, air, energy, etc.; Education including Humanities/Education, Arts (except for funding of a particular art work or performance), and Intercultural Communication; Exploration; Health including Biomedical Research, Health & Population Sciences, and Adaptive Technology; and Waste Minimization and Management.

http://www.lindberghfoundation.org

 

The Richard W. Lyman Award - This award recognizes scholars who have advanced humanistic scholarship and teaching through the innovative use of information technology.

http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/lymanaward/lymanaward.htm

 

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Makes grants through four programs: Program on Human and Community Development, Program on Global Security and Sustainability, General Program and MacArthur Fellows Program

http://www.macfdn.org/

 

The National Academies (includes the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council) - Topics include: Agriculture, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Biology, Business & Economics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Education Engineering, Environmental Issues, Health & Medicine Information, Technology,  International Issues, Mathematics & Physics, National Security, Policy & Research Issues, Space, Transportation.

http://www.nationalacademies.org/

 

The National Association of Foreign Student Advisors - promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States. Our members share a belief that international educational exchange advances learning and scholarship, builds respect among different peoples and encourages constructive leadership in a global community.

http://www.nafsa.org/

 

The National Humanities Center Fellowships

http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/fellowships/fellowships.htm

 

The Rockefeller Foundation - Funding is variable as is the requirements and eligibility of funding.  Check the site for more information.

http://www.rockfound.org/Grantmaking

 

The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation - The main focus is for capital programs, but they offer others as well, check the site for programs and eligibility

http://www.selbyfdn.org/foundations.html

 

The Smithsonian Institute - Numerous programs and choices

http://www.si.edu/research/

 

The United States Institute of Peace - The United States Institute of Peace offers financial support for research, education and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution.

http://www.usip.org/grants/index.html