The Hollowell Dawkins Foundation recently developed a website to publicly inform grantseekers about its priorities, mission and application process. This West Virginia grantmaker focuses on the Greenbrier Valley region.
Read MoreThe Agua Fund awards most of its grants in targeted regions close to its home base of Washington, D.C. Here's what D.C.-area grantseekers should know about approaching it for support.
Read MoreAt the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, the Amandla Fund for Economic and Racial Justice is assisting local Black families on the path toward home ownership. It’s a modest effort, but with bigger things to come.
Read MoreThe Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation is known in the Baltimore area for its religious overtones. Here's what Maryland nonprofits should know about the funder before approaching it for support.
Read MoreThe Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation focuses on the rural communities in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia and has been operating since 1995. Here's an overview of EWVCF’s giving to inform local grantseekers.
Read MoreThis article focuses on the Allegheny Foundation and its local approach to philanthropy in Pennsylvania. Here’s what grantseekers should know about this funder.
Read MoreAlcoa is a mining and metals company with its global headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at what the Alcoa Foundation focuses on in Pennsylvania and how local nonprofits can connect with this grantmaker.
Read MoreBased in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, the international firm Air Products operates and pursues philanthropy at the local level. Here are the top things to know about this corporate funder’s Pennsylvania giving.
Read MoreSome tobacco companies are diversifying their portfolios and venturing into the world of corporate philanthropy. One example is the Altria Group, which is based in Richmond, Virginia and funds in the region.
Read MoreThe Seed the Dream Foundation is an education-focused grantmaker founded by a billionaire investor. Here’s a look at the philanthropists who created it and what it supports in the Philadelphia area and beyond.
Read MoreLarge parts of New England and the Mid-Atlantic are rural and, despite proximity to large metropolitan areas, tend to receive less philanthropic attention. Here are some place-based funders supporting these areas.
Read MoreNDN Collective, a growing philanthropic intermediary and organizing force, works to build Indigenous power and has racked up an impressive array of backers. Its leaders would still like to see philanthropy go further and move faster.
Read MoreDavid and Gerry Pincus created the Pincus Family Foundation in 2005 to improve the lives of children in Philadelphia and further afield. Here are some top things to know.
Read MoreRichard A. Henson, a Maryland aviation pioneer, created this family foundation to carry on his philanthropic legacy. Here are the top things to know about the Richard A. Henson Foundation and its local giving.
Read MoreThe Goldseker Foundation has been making grants in the the Baltimore area since 1976. Here are some key details about the foundation’s work and how to approach it for support.
Read MoreIn 1986, a self-made homebuilder named Haron Dahan created his own private family foundation based in Baltimore, Maryland. Here are some details about how this funder gives locally.
Read MoreChesapeake Charities awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants each year to local groups in Maryland. This article explores how this funder approaches grantmaking and how nonprofits can get connected.
Read MoreFor over a century, the Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore has been working to support local Jewish life and values. Here’s a look at this organization’s philanthropy and what it’s most interested in right now.
Read MoreHere are some facts to know about the Campbell Foundation and its environmental grantmaking in the Chesapeake Bay and Pacific regions of the U.S.
Read MoreWhile Baltimore has made some economic strides, gains have been unequal, and the city still struggles with high poverty rates. This long-running local funder is working to make difference, and sees reasons for optimism.
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