FUNDRAISING FOUNDATAIONS
Local Foundations by State
California
- The Ahmanson Foundation (giving primarily in Southern CA)
- The Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles (giving primarily in Southern CA)
- Bank of America Foundation (limited to areas of major company operations)
- John Jewett & H. Chandler Garland Foundation (CA, especially southern CA)
- Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund (San Francisco Bay area)
- Ralph M. Parsons Foundation (L.A. area)
- Pasadena Foundation (Pasadena)
Colorado
- Adolph Coors Foundation (primarily CO)
- Gates Foundation (CO, primarily Denver)
Delaware
- Crystal Trust (DE, especially Wilmington)
- Laffey-McHugh Foundation (DE, especially Wilmington)
- Longwood Foundation, Inc. (DE, especially Wilmington)
Florida
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (26 communities where Knights were involved in publishing)
Illinois
- Caterpillar Foundation (primarily areas of company operations)
Indiana
- The Cummins Foundation (primarily areas of operation)
- Foellinger Foundation, Inc. (primarily Fort Wayne area)
- The Indianapolis Foundation (Indianapolis & Marion County)
Iowa
- Carver Charitable Trust, Roy J. (IA)
- Gardner & Florence Call, Cowles Foundation, Inc. E&M Charities
- The Hall-Perrine Foundation, Inc. (Cedar Rapids)
- Maytag Corporation Foundation (areas of company operations)
- R.J. McElroy Trust (northeast IA)
- Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. (IA, primarily Des Moines)
Maryland
- The Abell Foundation, Inc. (focus on Baltimore)
- The Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation, Inc. (area serving archdiocese of Baltimore)
Massachusetts
- Polaroid Foundation, Inc. (MA)
- The Mabel Louise Riley Foundation (greater Boston area)
- Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Michigan
- The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation (MI, primarily Midland County)
- Frey Foundation (Emmet, Charlevoix & Kent Counties)
- General Motors Foundation, Inc. (generally where plants are located)
- The Kresge Foundation (no support to elementary or secondary schools)
- Steelcase Foundation (specific communities in MI, CA, NC, AL & Toronto)
- Whirlpool Foundation (focus near company plants)
Minnesota
- The Blandin Foundation (MN, especially rural areas)
- Otto Bremer Foundation (cities in MN, ND & WI near bank affiliates)
- The Saint Paul Foundation, Inc. (St. Paul and Ramsey, Washington & Dakota Counties)
Missouri
- Boatmen's Bancshares Charitable Trust (communities near company operations)
- Hallmark Corporate Foundation (communities near company operations)
Nebraska
- Peter Kiewit Foundation
- Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. (Lincoln)
Nevada
- E.L. Wiegand Foundation (NV & adjoining western states)
New Hampshire
New York
- The Vincent Astor Foundation (NY, NY)
- The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. (areas of company operations or national organization)
- The Ford Foundation
- Fund for the City of New York, Inc.
- Gebbie Foundation, Inc. (Chautauqua Countyy)
- Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation (NY, MA & AZ)
- Charles Hayden Foundation (NY, NY & Boston)
- Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole, WY, Eastern Caribbean & Hudson River Valley, NY)
- The J.M. Kaplan Fund, Inc. (NY)
- Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation (national)
- Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Foundation (NY)
- The New York Times Co. Foundation, Inc. (NY, NY)
North Carolina
- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust (NC)
- Salisbury Community Foundation, Inc. (NC)
- The Wachovia Foundation, Inc. (NC)
Ohio
- The Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland)
- The Columbus Foundation & Affiliated Organizations (Columbus)
- Timken Foundation of Canton
Oklahoma
- The Mervin Bovaird Foundation (Tulsa)
- The Helmerich Foundation (Tulsa)
Oregon
- The Collins Foundation (OR, emphasis in Portland)
- The Ford Family Foundation (OR & northern CA)
- Meyer Memorial Trust (OR)
Pennsylvania
- Alcoa Foundation (primarily in areas of company operations)
- Eden Hall Foundation (western PA)
- The William Penn Foundation (Philadelphia & Camden County, NJ)
- The Philadelphia Foundation (Philadelphia, & southeastern DL)
- The Pittsburgh Foundation (Pittsburgh & Allegheny County)
Tennessee
- The HCA Foundation (Nashville)
- Lyndhurst Foundation (southeastern U.S., emphasis Chattanooga)
- Plough Foundation (Memphis & Shelby Counties)
Texas
- Abell-Hanger Foundation (TX, especially within Permian Basin)
- Amon G. Carter Foundation (Fort Worth, Tarrant County)
- Houston Endowment, Inc. (TX)
- Meadows Foundation, Inc. (TX)
- The Moody Foundation (TX)
- Rockwell Fund, Inc. (TX, especially Houston)
- Shell Oil Co. Foundation (areas of company operations)
- The Wortham Foundation (Houston & Harris County)
Virginia
Washington
- Ben B. Cheney Foundation, Inc. (WA, OR & seven northern-most CA counties)
- Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation (areas of company operations, especially western WA
Information obtained from the 1994/95 Grants for Recreation, Sports and Athletics, published by The Foundation Center. Reference materials may be found at many public and academic libraries. The Foundation Center may be contacted by calling 202-331-1400.
