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Problem(s) Addressed Foundation Mission
poverty sustainable
development
The African Development
Foundation
The African Development Foundation (ADF) is the
principal agency of the U. S. Government that
supports community-based, self-help initiatives that
alleviate poverty and promote sustainable
development in Africa.
hunger disease illiteracy
Aga Khan Foundation
Objectives: To promote social development through
philanthropic activities in the developing world. AKF
is non-communal and is committed by charter to
assisting in the struggle against hunger, disease and
illiteracy throughout the world. Seeks to use its
human, financial and physical resources to innovate
with new ideas, grassroots development concepts,
organizational and managerial structures and
practical technologies and cost-effective techniques
that have broad value and utility in resolving
generic problems of development primarily in
developing countries of Asia and Africa.
health education water HIV/AIDS
A Glimmer of Hope
A Glimmer of Hope is a global, private charitable
foundation. We seek to offer a Glimmer of Hope
where it is needed most, and to help relieve some
of the pain and suffering on the planet. It seeks
sustainable, long-term solutions in the areas of
health, education, water and HIV/AIDS.
health care education cultural
preservation environmental
conservation
American Himalayan
Foundation
The American Himalayan Foundation is a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping the people and
ecology of the Himalaya.
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governance and law
women�s political participation
regional relations economic reform
and development
The Asia Foundation
The Asia Foundation collaborates with partners
from the public and private sectors to help foster
greater openness and shared prosperity in the Asia
Pacific region
development of a free market economy
democracy
Stefan Batory Foundation
Stefan Batory Foundation - Poland The aim of the
Foundation is support for the wide ranging
advancement of Polish society, particularly in the
fields of public, informational, cultural, scientific
and educational activities addressed to the
development of a free market and democracy in
Poland, as well as the bringing together of the
nations and states of Central and Eastern Europe.
children education BNI Foundation
The BNI Foundation is a non-profit program that
supports charitable causes anywhere in the world.
The BNI Intl. Board of Advisors has selected
education and children to be the theme for this
foundation. The BNI Foundation will make
contributions to legitimate charitable causes only.
water air waste
management contaminated
land
BOC Foundation
The BOC Foundation was launched to support
practical demonstrations of means of reducing
pollution in the United Kingdom.
animal rights Brigitte Bardot
Foundation -
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation fights to defend
animal rights and does not specialize in a specific
area. Its ambition is to be at the heart of the fight
for animal rights, whatever this may entail. It acts to
heighten awareness, inform, relieve and save. It
intervenes anywhere in the world where there is
mistreatment of and cruelty towards animals.
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health education food
Brother’s Brother
Foundation
Our mission is to distribute donated medical,
educational, agricultural, humanitarian response
resources to people in need of them internationally
children prejudice Pearl S. Buck Foundation
Pearl S. Buck International partners with some of
the world’s most disadvantaged children and their
families to help them identify their needs and
empower them to solve their problems. PSBI does
this by either helping families access existing
services or through partnerships with local
government, community-based organizations and
indigenous non-governmental organizations to
create appropriate services for them.
education China Education
Foundation
CEF’s vision is to see improvements in China’s
educational system and society as a result of
collaboration and constructive inputs from the rest
of world.
education Coca Cola Foundation
Since The Coca-Cola Company does business all
over the world, we are citizens and members of
thousands of local cultures and communities. We
believe that our responsibilities go beyond
producing great tasting beverages. We are
committed to working with our neighbors to help
build stronger communities and enhance individual
opportunity
peace population environment
The Compton Foundation
The Compton Foundation was founded to address
community, national and international concerns in
the fields of Peace & World Order, Population, and
the Environment. Other concerns of the Foundation
include Equal Educational Opportunity, Community
Welfare & Social Justice, and Culture & the Arts.
education health community
development
Concern India Foundation
Concern India Foundation (CIF) is a non-profit,
public charitable trust that supports development-
oriented organizations working for the
disadvantaged.
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environment
food health
The Conservation, Food &
Health Foundation
The Foundation’s primary purpose is to assist in the
conservation of natural resources, the production
and distribution of food, and the improvement and
promotion of health in the developing world.
empowerment environment cultural diversity
Cottonwood Foundation
Cottonwood Foundation, a charitable, tax-exempt,
501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated to promoting
empowerment of people, protection of the
environment and respect for cultural diversity. The
foundation focuses its funding on committed grass
roots organizations that rely strongly on volunteer
efforts and where foundation support will make a
significant difference.
health care child welfare education
East West Foundation of
India
The East West Foundation of India is a charitable
and educational foundation committed towards
easing the suffering of the poor and disadvantaged
in India.
health education economic
development legal rights
EMPower Foundation
EMPower is an independent, not-for-profit, I.R.S.
tax-exempt organization supporting local,
grassroots social sector initiatives that will enhance
local capacity and institution building in emerging
market and other developing countries.
technological development
education
Empowering Minds
Foundation, Inc.
Dedicated to bringing opportunities to developing
areas through new technology and sustainable
educational programs. Working with host country
governments around the world, EMF responds to
community requests by providing computers and
trained teachers to youth clubs, existing school
facilities and other qualifying locations.
citizenship involvement
Eurasia Foundation
The Eurasia Foundation is a privately managed
grant-making organization dedicated to funding
programs that build democratic and free market
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democratic and economic transitions
private enterprise development
institutions in the twelve New Independent States
(NIS) of the former Soviet Union -- Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, the Kyrgyz
Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
sustainable agricultural development
Foundation for Agrarian
Development Research
Russia
FADR is a nongovernmental nonprofit organization
whose principal goal is to facilitate the agrarian
transformation and sustainable agriculture
development in Russia.
poverty
Foundation for
International Community
Assistance (FINCA) Latin
America and Africa
The Foundation for International Community
Assistance, launched in 1984, now serves more than
110,000 poor families in 17 countries. Our mission is
to support the economic and human development
of families trapped in severe poverty.
poverty injustice democracy
The Ford Foundation -
Russia, Central and So.
America, Mexico
The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative
people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to:
Strengthen democratic values, Reduce poverty and
injustice, Promote international, cooperation,
Advance human achievement.
health
The Fred Hollows
Foundation - Eritrea,
Nepal, Vietnam and
Southern Africa, as well
as in Cape York and
Torres Strait in Australia
The Fred Hollows Foundation initially began
working to give the people of Nepal, Eritrea, and
Vietnam the skills, technology and equipment to
produce the intraocular lenses used in cataract
surgery in their own countries. Producing the lenses
in these countries ensures a ready and affordable
supply for their blindness-prevention programs.
environment Fundacao Roberto
Marinho - Brazil
Programs include environment, community, Arts
and Culture.
education health human rights
Fundacion Rigoberta
Menchu - Guatemala
In Guatemala, the Foundation carries out projects
directed at education, health care, and human
rights, with an emphasis on citizen’s civil rights. In
the area of community development, its projects
involve housing and urban planning, as well as
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agricultural production. In the field of rights and
values of Indigenous Peoples, the Foundation
makes efforts to strengthen the unity between
different groups of Indigenous Peoples, to promote
their mutual cooperation and reflection on their
rights and values.
education health
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to
improving people’s lives by sharing advances in
health and learning with the global community. The
foundation was created in January of 2000, through
the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which
focused on expanding access to technology through
public libraries, and the William H. Gates
Foundation, which focused on improving global
health.
education GE Fund
Grants outside the U.S. strengthen basic and higher
education and well-being of men, women, and
children around the world.
Women’s rights Global Fund for Women
The Global Fund For Women makes grants to seed,
support, and strengthen women’s rights groups
around the world. We envision a just and
democratic world, where women and men can
participate equally in all aspects of social, political,
and economic life.
children Hazel M. Gulley Memorial
Foundation
Foundation’s Mission: To help other non-profit
organizations reach their goals in an effort to
enhance the quality of life for those in need around
the world.
education Hewlett Packard -
European Grants Program
Today HP is recognized as a philanthropic leader
among global corporations. In 1998, we gave $64.8
million in cash and equipment to nonprofit agencies
and educational institutions worldwide. Sixty-seven
percent went toward improving education. We also
support the arts, health and human services, civic
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groups and environmental organizations. We give
donations in nearly all communities around the
world in which a large number of our employees
live and work.
hunger The Huron Hunger Fund
The Huron hunger Fund (HHF) has ministered to
people around the world for almost 30 years. In
that time HHF has raised more the $7,500,000 for
emergency and development work. So far this year
we have raised $280,000. Huron continues to be a
leading diocese in Canada for raising funds for the
Primate’s World Relief and Development fund
(PWRDF).
education The Huron Hunger Fund
IBM corporate philanthropy spans the globe with
diverse and sustained giving programs that support
initiatives in education, workforce development,
arts and culture, and the environment to benefit
communities in need. IBM demonstrates its
commitment to good corporate citizenship by
providing grant recipients with technology,
employee time and talent, and project funds.
education IBM
Intel contributed more than $101 million to K-12
education, higher education, and community
organizations where Intel has a major facility.
civic participation International Foundation
for Human Development
India
The Foundation aims at serving and supporting
other associations, institutions and foundations
which have the potential to contribute to advance
the human development process.
health Izumi Foundation
The mission of the Izumi Foundation is to support
efforts to reduce the burden of infectious diseases
in developing and low income countries. The
Foundation places a funding priority on the six
infectious diseases - pneumonia, tuberculosis,
diarrhoel diseases, malaria, HIV/AIDS and measles-
that cause the highest rates of morbidity, mortality
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and disability. The Foundation also funds other less
prevalent infectious diseases, particularly blinding
trachoma and river blindness.
environment W. Alton Jones
Foundation
The W. Alton Jones Foundation is a private grant-
making foundation focusing on global
environmental protection and the prevention of
nuclear war or other massive release of radioactive
material.
sustainable social and economic development
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Since its beginning, the Foundation has
continuously focused on building the capacity of
individuals, communities, and institutions to solve
their own problems. United States, Latin America
and the Caribbean, and Southern Africa.
education The King Faisal
Foundation
The Foundation believes in: Promoting self-
sufficiency among less fortunate communities
Furthering academic and scientific knowledge
through its education and award programs. Being
self-financing through its proven, practical expertise
in managing its investments, as well as through
encouraging donations.
education Oh-woon Cultural
Foundation (Kolon
Corporation)
The Oh-woon Cultural Foundation grants
scholarships, supports several universities and
educational institutions, as well as operating a
community center for Korean youths.
health John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
The Foundation seeks the development of healthy
individuals and effective communities; peace within
and among nations; responsible choices about
human reproduction; and a global ecosystem
capable of supporting healthy human societies. The
Foundation pursues this mission by supporting
research, policy development, dissemination,
education and training, and practice.
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children Nelson Mandela
Children’s Fund - South
Africa
Main and only emphasis is the well-being of the
children of South Africa.
children Dennis Martinez
Foundation
Our main priority is to help the children in
Nicaragua by building schools, stadiums, housing,
and providing everyday meals, clothing, and
medical care. This helps to keep kids out of the
streets and away from drugs and crime.
education Mazda Foundation
Australia
In 1990 the Mazda Foundation was established to
provide for specific areas of community need. These
have included the development of closer ties and
better understanding between Australia and its
Asian neighbors; the provision of assistance to
unemployed youth programs, the advancement of
medical research and support of environment
projects.
education and research social services
health care culture public policy
The Millipore Foundation
Millipore established The Millipore Foundation:to
support Millipore’s interest in scientific and
technological advancement; to support specific
public policy issues that affect Millipore’s
stockholders, employees and customers; to help
improve the quality of life in Millipore’s
communities; and to assist and encourage
Millipore’s employees in volunteer efforts.
democracy women in
government nonprofits
Mott Foundation - South
Africa
The Mott Foundation has three grant-making
objectives: To strengthen education for democratic
participation, to support women’s participation in
government and non-governmental organizations,
to strengthen the effectiveness of the nonprofit
sector.
health New Zealand Drug
Foundation
The Foundation’s role is to promote co-ordination,
consultation and co-operation among non-
governmental organizations, to provide a contact
point for the New Zealand Government and non-
governmental organizations working in the area,
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and to provide a centre for valid and reliable
information for organizations and individuals.
health care population
growth sustainable
development
Novartis Foundation for
Sustainable Development
We are engaged in programs in the developing
countries that directly contribute to an
improvement in the quality of life of the poorest
people.
environment human rights women child abuse housing learning
disabilities
Oak Foundation
An international philanthropy, commits its
resources to address issues of global social and
environmental concern, particularly those that have
a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged.
culture food security health equity working
communities global inclusion
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a knowledge-based
global foundation with a commitment to enrich and
sustain the lives and livelihoods of poor and
excluded people throughout the world.
health education hunger culture
The Rotary Foundation of
Rotary International
The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit
corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary
International to achieve world understanding and
peace through international humanitarian,
educational, and cultural exchange programs.
education archeological
research Open Russia Foundation
The Open Russia Foundation, founded in 2001 by
YUKOS Oil Company, is an international,
independent, charitable organization, operating as a
private endowment. The Foundation supports both
academic institutions and not-for-profit
organizations. The Foundation is the first Russian
international corporate philanthropic foundation.
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education Sabre Foundation
Sabre Foundation, founded in 1969, distributes new
books and other educational materials to support
education, private sector growth, research and
higher learning in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet
Union, Africa and select other regions of the world.
Sabre also provides Internet and related
information technology training targeted to these
regions through workshops in the U.S. and
overseas. Sabre’s Philosophy of Institutions Project
explores the nature and accountability of free
institutions.
peace economics environment
The Sasakawa Peace
Foundation
Dedicated to fostering world peace and prosperity
by supporting nonprofit activities with a global
perspective and a global impact.
education environmental
conservation
Arthur B. Schultz
Foundation
ABSF is dedicated to improving life on earth through
support of environmental conservation, disabled
recreation and therapy, responsible economic
development, and global understanding.
energy Shell Foundation
The Shell Foundation’s major grant-making focus,
the Sustainable Energy program, will support
projects that either encourage environmentally
friendly energy use or help tackle poverty by
providing sustainable energy to poor communities
in developing countries.
health Small World Foundation
Small World Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3),
organization founded in 1995 to provide free
reconstructive surgery for children and adults
throughout the United States and the world who
have no access or resources.
women security education
Soros Foundations
Network - International
Foundations
International Initiatives within the framework of
organizations supported by George Soros can be
divided into the following categories. First, purely
international initiatives that are concerned with
topics of interest for the larger world community,
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for example migration and landmines. Secondly,
initiatives which deal with the arts and education,
like science education and the Documentary Fund.
And lastly, there are country-specific initiatives that
deal with a limited geographic area, like Burma and
Central Eurasia.
HIV/AIDS economic
development educational
access social justice
Levi Strauss Foundation
The Foundation is an independent legal entity that
provides grants to community-based organizations
working to create meaningful social change.
microfinance education entrepreneurship
development
women’s and child health
Tibet Poverty Alleviation
Fund
The Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF) is
committed to helping Tibetan families and
communities improve their living standards and
general welfare.
social justice environment Tides Canada Foundation
National public foundation supporting innovative
programs that actively address critical imbalances
affecting Canadian society.
environment economic policy Tinker Foundation
Tinker Foundation institutional grants are awarded
to organizations and institutions that promote the
interchange and exchange of information within the
community of those concerned with the affairs of
Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America and Antarctica.
environment The TOTAL Foundation
Through the TOTAL Foundation, we support
programs to protect biodiversity with special
emphasis on plant life. The TOTAL Foundation
supports programs on the Mediterranean island of
Porquerolles, in Indonesia’s rain forest, in Polynesia
to protect coral reefs, and many others.
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environmen education culture
Toyota Foundation
The Toyota Foundation provides financial assistance
to carry out projects in Japan and other countries,
mainly in the developing world, that address timely
issues in a variety of fields-for example, such issues
as environmental sustainability, the improvement
of social welfare, the advancement of education
and scholarship, the strengthening of civil society,
and the preservation of cultural heritage.
environment
The United States -
Central and Eastern
European Environment
Foundation
UCEF works to improve the state of the
environment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
and the Newly Independent States (NIS), by
providing support to environmental organizations
based in CEE and NIS, educating the American
public on the state of the environment in CEE and
NIS, and promoting exchanges between students
and professionals in America and CEE and NIS.
environment human health sustainable
economic development
Virtual Foundation
The purpose of the Virtual Foundation is to match
donors with reputable Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) and their projects in
developing countries, and to guarantee rewarding,
secure, efficient and transparent grant-making.
Utilizing our website and Internet communications,
the Virtual Foundation develops and deepens
international philanthropy.
population natural resource Weeden Foundation
The resources of the Weeden Foundation are used
to address the adverse impact of growing human
populations and overuse of natural resources on
the biological fabric of the planet.
