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• Agency for International Development, U.S.

  USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Our Work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting: economic growth, agriculture and trade;global health; and,democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.

• Ahmanson Foundation

  The Ahmanson Foundation serves Los Angeles County by funding cultural projects in the arts and humanities, education at all levels, health care, programs related to homelessness and underserved populations as well as a wide range of human services.

• Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U.S.

  'Wright-Patt' is one of the largest, most diverse and organizationally complex Air Force installations. Past, present and future are inextricably linked here, from the pioneering flights of the Wright brothers to the development of today's most advanced aircraft and aerial systems. Missions for the base's units vary from acquisition and logistics management, to research and development, advanced education, flight operations, and a vast array of other activities.

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute

  ADAI awards funds to new and established UW researchers for alcohol and drug abuse research at the University of Washington. The principal goal of the Small Grants Program is to stimulate research by providing initial funding for promising pilot projects which may ultimately be developed into full research studies with outside grant support. These grants are available to UW researchers only.

• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

  Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economic performance.

• American Cancer Society

  'The American Cancer Society is the largest source of private, not-for-profit cancer research funds in the United States, second only to the federal government in total dollars spent. Since 1946, the Society has invested over $3.3 billion in cancer research. The research program consists of 3 components: extramural grants, intramural epidemiology and surveillance research, and the intramural behavioral research center.'

• American Foundation for AIDS Research

  Founded in 1985, amfAR is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. With the freedom and flexibility to respond quickly to emerging areas of scientific promise, amfAR plays a catalytic role in accelerating the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieving real breakthroughs. amfAR-funded research has increased our understanding of HIV and has helped lay the groundwork for major advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Since 1985, amfAR has invested nearly $275 million in its mission and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.

• American Heart Association

  The AHA is second only to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in funding heart research. To support research, the AHA has invested almost $3.1 billion since 1949 and $160 million in 2007-08. AHA-funded breakthroughs include the first artificial heart valve, techniques and standards for CPR, implantable pacemakers, treatment for infant respiratory distress syndrome, cholesterol inhibitors, microsurgery and drug-coated stents.

• American Lung Association

  The mission of the American Lung Association is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. Now in its second century, the American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives, improve lung health and prevent lung disease. With your generous support, the American Lung Association is “Fighting for Air” through research, education and advocacy.

• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

  The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation currently makes grants in six core program areas:Higher Education and Scholarship, Scholarly Communications, Research in Information Technology, Museums and Art Conservation, Performing Arts, Conservation and the Environment. Within each of its core programs, the Foundation concentrates most of its grantmaking in a few areas. Institutions and programs receiving support are often leaders in fields of Foundation activity, but they may also be promising newcomers, or in a position to demonstrate new ways of overcoming obstacles to achieve program goals. Our grantmaking philosophy is to build, strengthen and sustain institutions and their core capacities, rather than be a source for narrowly defined projects. As such, we develop thoughtful, long-term collaborations with grant recipients and invest sufficient funds for an extended period to accomplish the purpose at hand and achieve meaningful results.

• Annenberg Foundation

  Established in 1989 by Walter H. Annenberg, the Annenberg Foundation provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally through its headquarters in Radnor, Pennsylvania and offices in Los Angeles, California. Its major program areas are education and youth development; arts, culture and humanities; civic and community; health and human services; and animal services and the environment. In addition, the Foundation operates a number of initiatives which expand and complement these program areas. The Annenberg Foundation exists to advance the public well-being through improved communication. As the principal means of achieving this goal, the Foundation encourages the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.

• Annie E. Casey Foundation

  Founded in 1948, the primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities, and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs.

• Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S.

  USAMRAA is the contracting element of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and provides support to the Command headquarters and its worldwide network of laboratories and medical logistics organizations. USAMRAA also supports the Fort Detrick Garrison and its military tenant activities, Army-wide projects sponsored by the Army Surgeon General, and numerous Congressionally mandated programs.

• Army Research Office, U.S.

  The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Army Research Office (ARO) mission is to serve as the Army's premier extramural basic research agency in the engineering, physical, information and life sciences; developing and exploiting innovative advances to insure the Nation's technological superiority. Basic research proposals from educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry are competitively selected and funded.

• AstraZeneca Foundation

  AstraZeneca Foundation produces medications for cancer, heart disease, mental illness, gastrointestinal disorders, infections and respiratory conditions, and its commitment to research grows stronger every year.

• Aventis Pharmaceuticals Health Care Foundation

  The Aventis Foundation promotes science and education. Three scholarship-funds: the Study Fund, the Rolf-Sammet Fund and the Karl-Winnacker Fund promote highly qualified scientists and students in the form of scholarships and an annual grant for a guest lecturer.

• AVI CHAI Foundation

  AVI CHAI is a private foundation established in 1984 which functions in the United States and in Israel. Eventually AVI CHAI intends to function in all regions with major Jewish populations.It's committed to the perpetuation of the Jewish people, Judaism, and the centrality of the State of Israel to the Jewish people

• Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

  Bank of America Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting high-impact initiatives and organizations, developing visionary leaders now and for the future, and providing general operating support and funding flexibility to build strong, diverse communities for the future. This year, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and other business lines, will contribute $200 million to address critical issues facing our neighborhoods and communities.

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  Our belief that every life has equal value is at the core of our work at the foundation. We work with a range of partners to achieve our goals as the scale of the problems we are trying to solve is large. Our partners include the nonprofits, businesses, and governments to whom we make grants. Other partners may co-fund work or help us bring together multiple players working toward a common goal.

• Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc.

  The mission of the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation is to improve access to quality health care and health care education to those in need, to build math and scientific knowledge and skills among teachers and students, to enhance communities in which the company operates, and to encourage the involvement of our employees in charitable programs. The Foundation makes products, money and people available to U.S.-based organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that support our mission.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc.

  The Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization. The Foundation was established in 1998 to provide temporary assistance to qualifying patients with a financial hardship who generally have no private prescription drug insurance and are not enrolled in a prescription drug coverage plan through Medicaid or any other federal, state or local health program.

• Broad Foundation for Medical Research

  The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation created the Broad Medical Research Program (BMRP) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Grants in 2001. IBD refers to two chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The BMRP provides rapid funding to investigators working in non-profit organizations worldwide for up to two years for basic or clinical IBD research projects that: are innovative, are in the early stages of exploration, will improve the diagnosis, therapy or prevention of IBD in the near future, and will lead to longer-term funding by more traditional granting agencies

• Brown Foundation, Inc.

  The Brown Foundation, Inc. was founded in July 1951 by Herman and Margarett Root Brown and George R. and Alice Pratt Brown. Since its inception it has awarded more than $1.1 billion in grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. Of these funds, approximately 80% were awarded within the State of Texas with special emphasis on the City of Houston. The purpose of The Brown Foundation, Inc. is to distribute funds for public charitable purposes, principally for support, encouragement and assistance to education, the arts and community service.

• California Wellness Foundation

  The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.

• Carnegie Corporation of New York

  Carnegie Corporation of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding." For over 95 years, the Corporation has carried out Carnegie's vision of philanthropy by building on his two major concerns: international peace and advancing education and knowledge. The Corporation accepts requests for funding at all times of the year and welcomes inquiries from potential grantees whose work fits our strategic guidelines. There are no application deadlines.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awards nearly 85 percent of its budget through grants and contracts to help accomplish its mission to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Contracts procure goods and services used directly by the agency, and grants assist other health-related and research organizations that contribute to CDC’s mission through health information dissemination, preparedness, prevention, research, and surveillance.

• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

  The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private foundation based in Flint, Michigan. As a foundation, we believe that learning how people can live together most effectively is one of the fundamental needs of humanity. In so doing, people create a sense of "community," or belonging, whether at the local neighborhood level or as a global society. Grants from the Foundation are made in four different programs: Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. Each of our four programs has funding priorities that are detailed on this site. In addition, the Foundation has established application procedures for organizations that wish to submit a letter of inquiry or grant proposal.

• Chicago Community Trust

  For more than 93 years, The Chicago Community Trust has worked hand in hand with thousands of local residents who see how good Chicago can be and who want to be part of a promising future. We are dedicated to this region and to endowing its future. Together with our donors, the Trust continues to address our region’s pressing challenges and most promising opportunities. We provide critical charitable resources in the arts, community and economic development, education, health and wellness, hunger and homeless alleviation, legal services; programs for youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities; and services to assure that basic human needs are met for all members of our community.

• Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation

  The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is an independent Federal government agency established to "encourage and support research, study and labor designed to produce new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind." Governed by a Presidential appointed Board of Trustees, the Foundation seeks to nurture and recognize pioneering individuals and programs which reflect the visionary spirit and pioneering heritage of Christopher Columbus.

• Citi Foundation

  The Citi Foundation reviews proposals by invitation only from organizations with demonstrated successes in its outlined focus areas of Microfinance and Micro-entrepreneurship, Small and Growing Businesses, Education, Financial Education and Asset Building, Community Development, and Environment. We have sharply focused our grant making to satisfy ongoing commitments in these areas throughout the world.

• Cleveland Foundation

  We are a community foundation created by Greater Clevelanders for Greater Clevelanders. For more than 90 years, the foundation has lived an ethic best summed up in our modern mission statement: To enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking and providing leadership on key community issues.

• Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations

  At The Columbus Foundation we see the power of philanthropy each and every day—and the extraordinary impact it is making in our community. We are the trusted philanthropic advisor to more than 1,700 individuals, families, and businesses who want to make a difference in the lives of others through charitable giving. For 65 years, people from all walks of life have partnered with the Foundation and created unique named funds to support the causes they care about. We offer unparalleled resources, services, and community knowledge to help donors realize the most informed and effective charitable giving possible. Our home is on the site of the former Governor’s Mansion. We completed restoration of the public spaces of the mansion in 2007, and our expansion project was completed in 2008 to help us better serve our donors and the community.

• Community Foundation for National Capital Region

  The mission of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region is to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our community.

• Corporation for National and Community Service

  Created in 1993, the Corporation for National Service is a public-private partnership that engages Americans of all ages in service through three national service initiatives - AmeriCorps, which includes more than 600 local and national programs, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and AmeriCorps*NCCC; the National Senior Service Corps, which includes Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program; and Learn and Serve America, which provides models and resources for teachers integrating service into classrooms from kindergarten through college.

• David and Lucile Packard Foundation

  Guided by the business philosophy and values of our Founders, we invest in and take smart risks with innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems. We focus the majority of our grantmaking in three program areas: Our Conservation and Science Program seeks to protect and restore our oceans, coasts, and atmosphere and to enable the creative pursuit of scientific research toward this goal. Our Population Program seeks to slow the rate of growth of the world's population, to expand reproductive health options among the world's poor, and to support reproductive rights. Our Children, Families, and Communities Program seeks to ensure opportunities for all children to reach their potential.

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

  DARPA is the central research and development organization for the U.S. Department of Defense. DARPA's mission is to maintain the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent technological surprise from harming our national security. We fund researchers in industry, universities, government laboratories and elsewhere to conduct high-risk, high-reward research and development projects that will benefit U.S. national security. DARPA research runs the gamut from conducting basic, fundamental scientific investigations in a laboratory setting to building full-scale prototypes of military systems. We fund research in a wide variety of scientific disciplines — biology, medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, material sciences, social sciences, neuroscience, and more.

• Denver Foundation

  The Denver Foundation helps generous people like you build charitable legacies that make a difference today and in the future. As Colorado's oldest and largest community foundation, we provide the expertise and leadership to help people give back to Metro Denver in ways that are meaningful -- to them and to the community.

• Department of Agriculture, U.S.

  The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to: ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products, assess the nutritional needs of Americans, sustain a competitive agricultural economy, enhance the natural resource base and the environment, and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole.

• Department of Commerce, U.S.

  The Department of Commerce fosters and promotes the nation’s economic development and technological advancement through vigilance in international trade policy, domestic business policy and growth, and promoting economic progress at all levels. Its broad range of responsibilities include, but are not limited to, expanding U.S. exports, developing innovative technologies, gathering and disseminating statistical data, measuring economic growth, granting patents, promoting minority entrepreneurship, and providing effective management. Also, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is part of the DoC, is responsible for environmental stewardship of the nation’s coastal and marine resources, and predicting and monitoring the weather.

• Department of Defense, U.S.

  The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States through five major areas: peacekeeping and war-fighting efforts, Homeland Security, evacuation and humanitarian causes.

• Department of Education, U.S.

  The Department of Education ensures equal access to education and promotes educational excellence through coordination, management and accountability in federal education programs. The Department works to supplement and complement educational efforts on all levels, encouraging increased involvement by the public, parents and students.

• Department of Energy, U.S.

  The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex. The DoE funds grants under the following programs: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), Fusion Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists.

• Department of Health and Human Services, U.S.

  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of the largest federal departments, the nation's largest health insurer, and the largest grant-making agency. HHS manages an array of grant programs in basic and applied science, public health, income support, child development, and health and social services. Collectively, these programs are the Department's primary means to achieve its strategic goals: Reduce the major threats to the health and well-being of Americans. Enhance the ability of the Nation's health care system to effectively respond to bioterrorism and other public health challenges. Increase the percentage of the Nation's children and adults who have access to health care services, and expand consumer choices. Enhance the capacity and productivity of the Nation's health science research enterprise. Improve the quality of health care services. Improve the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, and communities, especially those most in need. Improve the stability and healthy development of our Nation's children and youth. Achieve excellence in management practices.

• Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

  The Department of Homeland Security enhances the ability of states, local and tribal jurisdictions, and other regional authorities in the preparation, prevention, and response to terrorist attacks and other disasters, by distributing grant funds. Localities can use grants for planning, equipment, training and exercise needs. These grants include, but are not limited to areas of Port Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection Activities, Regional and Local Mass Transit Systems, and Equipment and Training for First Responders

• Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S.

  Department of Housing and Urban Development's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.

• Department of Interior, U.S.

  The Mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities. Interior has established five Departmental goals that encompass the major responsibilities of the Department. These goals provide a framework for the strategic plans of Interior's bureaus. The Departmental goals are as follows: Resource Protection, Resource Use, Recreation, Serving Communities, and Management Excellence.

• Department of Justice, U.S.

  Department of Justice's mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.

• Department of Labor, U.S.

  The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers, wage earners and retirees by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities, protecting their retirement and health benefits and generally protecting worker rights and monitoring national economic measures.

• Department of State, U.S.

  The Department of State strives to create a more secure, democratic and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community.

• Department of Transportation, U.S.

  The mission of the Department is to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.

• Department of Treasury, U.S.

  The Treasury Department is the executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States. The Department is responsible for a wide range of activities such as advising the President on economic and financial issues, encouraging sustainable economic growth, and fostering improved governance in financial institutions. The Department of the Treasury operates and maintains systems that are critical to the nation's financial infrastructure, such as the production of coin and currency, the disbursement of payments to the American public, revenue collection, and the borrowing of funds necessary to run the federal government. The Department works with other federal agencies, foreign governments, and international financial institutions to encourage global economic growth, raise standards of living, and to the extent possible, predict and prevent economic and financial crises. The Treasury Department also performs a critical and far-reaching role in enhancing national security by implementing economic sanctions against foreign threats to the U.S., identifying and targeting the financial support networks of national security threats, and improving the safeguards of our financial systems.

• Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S.

  The Department of Veterans Affairs strives for excellence in patient care and veteran’s benefits for its constituents through high quality, prompt and seamless service to United States veterans.

• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

  The mission of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment, and through preservation of the cultural and environmental legacy of Doris Duke's properties. The Arts Program supports performing artists with the creation and public performance of their work. The Environment Program supports efforts to preserve wildlife in the United States. The Medical Research Program seeks to contribute to the prevention and cure of disease by supporting clinical research. The Child Abuse Prevention Program seeks to protect children from abuse and neglect in order to promote their healthy development.

• Duke Endowment

  The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke. The Endowment's mission is to serve the people of North Carolina and South Carolina by supporting selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life.

• Election Assistance Commission, U.S.

  The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information about election administration. EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds.

• Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.

  The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.

• ExxonMobil Foundation

  ExxonMobil is the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world.

• Ford Foundation

  The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals for more than half a century have been to: Strengthen democratic values, Reduce poverty and injustice, Promote international cooperation, Advance human achievement. It works mainly by making grants or loans that build knowledge and strengthen organizations and networks. Since our financial resources are modest compared with societal needs, we focus on key problem areas and program strategies.

• Forest Service, U.S.

  Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the mission of the Forest Service— "to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run." National forests and grasslands encompass 193 million acres of land, which is an area equivalent to the size of Texas.

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is dedicated to: Generating new scientific discoveries and translating them into effective medical practices, therapies and public health approaches; Recruiting, supporting and training highly qualified scientists and physicians in an environment that promotes collaboration and excellence; Cooperating with other research entities and medical institutions to assure worldwide access to new research findings and technical developments; Providing sensitive, efficient and effective care for patients participating in our experimental therapies and other studies; Promoting the importance of scientific research, responsible medical care, healthy environments and personal behaviors through public education and advocacy

• GE Foundation

  GE Foundation is the philanthropic organization of GE. We provide grants and invest in initiatives that work to solve some of the world’s most difficult problems. In coordination with our partners, we support U.S. and international education, the environment, public policy, human rights, disaster relief and community success around the globe. We also support GE employee and retiree giving and involvement in GE communities through employee programs such as the GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program.

• Genentech

  Genentech is committed to being a strong corporate citizen. By harnessing our unique resources, both financial and human, we contribute to the best interests of patients, the medical and research professions, our employees and our communities. Genentech supports a wide range of organizations and initiatives through our corporate grants program. Genentech considers funding of activities and initiatives in many therapeutic areas, including but not limited to: Allergic disease, Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Immunology, Neurology Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology.

• General Services Administration

  GSA was established by President Harry Truman on July 1, 1949, to streamline the administrative work of the federal government. GSA consolidated the National Archives Establishment, the Federal Works Agency and its Public Buildings Administration, the Bureau of Federal Supply and the Office of Contract Settlement, and the War Assets Administration into one federal agency tasked with administering supplies and providing workplaces for federal employees.

• Genzyme Charitable Foundation, Inc.

  Genzyme aims to be a socially responsible corporate citizen in the communities in which we operate by using direct financial contributions and employee involvement to support science education and health-related initiatives to meet local community needs. Genzyme will consider grant proposals from certified charitable organizations whose programs fall within the broad giving categories of science education and health, addressing needs in communities where Genzyme has a business presence.

• Gigoptix

  GigOptix is a leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world. We design and manufacture the high speed integrated circuits that connect the optical and electronic domains.

• GlaxoSmithKline Patient Access Programs Foundation

  GlaxoSmithKline has a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. This mission gives us the purpose to develop innovative medicines and products that help millions of people around the world.We are one of the few pharmaceutical companies researching both medicines and vaccines for the World Health Organization’s three priority diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and are very proud to have developed some of the leading global medicines in these fields. Requests for US-based community partnerships with nonprofit organizations should address either: Education—science education, K-12 literacy, teacher professional development OR Health and Human Services—child health or prevention and access to healthcare for women related to breast or gynecologic cancers, targeting the needs of underserved and diverse populations

• Graduate School Research Fund

  The objective of the Graduate School Research Fund (GSRF) is to support research as an integral part of the mission and the graduate academic programs of the University of Washington. Support may be provided for: Initiation or completion of faculty research projects, Purchase of equipment which will benefit broad areas of research, Research-related seminars or travel, Recruitment of outstanding graduate students, Publication of scholarly books, Special faculty research initiatives, particularly those which are interdisciplinary or serve several research groups. The GSRF is directed toward immediate, short-term, one-time support rather than future, continuing, or multiyear commitments. Priority is given to proposals where GSRF support may lead to results which justify longer-term outside funding.

• Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.

  The Weinberg Foundation is one of the nation’s largest private foundations and is dedicated to relieving the burdens of poverty, especially among older adults. Foundation grants focus on meeting basic needs such as shelter, nutrition, health, and socialization, and on enhancing an individual’s ability to meet those needs. Areas of giving within the grantmaking effort are focused on older adults; disabilities; health; food insecurity; workforce development; education, children and families; addictions and homelessness. Within that focus, emphasis is placed on older adults and human services in the Jewish community. The Foundation’s charitable grantmaking emphasizes operating and capital grants to nonprofit direct service organizations primarily located in Maryland, Hawaii, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Israel, Russia, and other parts of the Former Soviet Union. The Foundation also works nationally, with a special emphasis on poverty in New York City, in the areas of older adults, workforce development and disabilities.

• Health Resources and Services Administration

  HRSA distributes approximately 90 percent of its funding in grants to U.S. States and territories, public and private health care providers, health professions training programs and other organizations.

• Heinz Endowments

  The Heinz Endowments was found from the Howard Heinz Endowment established in 1941, and the Vira I. Heinz Endowment, established in 1986. Our mission is to help southwestern Pennsylvania thrive as a whole community - economically, ecologically, educationally and cultrually - while advancing the state of knowledge and practice in the fields in which we work among the largest independent philanthropic organizations in the country, the Endowments board approves an average of $60 million in grants to nonprofit organizations each year.

• Institute of Museum and Library Services

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute serves as a leader in providing services to enhance learning, sustain cultural heritage and increase civic participation.

• Institute of Peace, U.S.

  The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.

• James Irvine Foundation

  James Irvine, a California agricultural pioneer, established the Irvine Foundation in 1937 to benefit the people of California. Since then, the Foundation has met the objectives of its founder by providing over $1 billion in grants to more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations. The guiding principle in all our activities is the idea of expanding opportunity, whether it is by helping youth navigate critical transitions in their lives, by fostering creativity and nuturing a rich cultural environment, or by improving decision making on critical issues facing California today and into the future. Our vision is a state where full and active participation by all Californians becomes a reality.

• James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

  The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 for the purpose of improving teaching about the United States Constitution in secondary schools. The Foundation is an independent agency of the Executive Branch of the federal government.

• Japan-United States Friendship Commission

  The Japan-US Friendship Commission (JUSFC or "the Commission") is an independent federal agency that provides support for training and information to help prepare Americans to better meet the challenges and opportunities in the US-Japan relationship through grant programs for institutions.

• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

  The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society. The Foundation makes grants and loans through four programs: "Global Security and Sustainability" focuses on international issues such as human rights, international peace and justice, conservation and sustainable development, and providing higher education. "Human and Community Development" addresses domestic issues including community and economic development. The "General Program" supports public interest media, including public radio, documentary programming, and work to explore the use of digital technologies to reach and engage the public. The MacArthur Fellows Program awards five-year, unrestricted fellowships to individuals across all ages and fields who show exceptional merit and promise of continued creative work.

• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

  We are a national foundation with local roots. We choose, as the Knight brothers chose, to seek opportunities that can transform both communities and journalism, and help them reach their highest potential. We want to ensure that each community's citizens get the information they need to thrive in a democracy. Funding of grants is based on priorities established for each of our three major programs: Journalism, Communities, and National and New Initiatives.

• John Templeton Foundation

  In keeping with Sir John Templeton's intent, his Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for research and discoveries relating to what scientists and philosophers call the "Big Questions." We support work at the world's top universities in such fields as theoretical physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and social science relating to love, forgiveness, creativity, purpose, and the nature and origin of religious belief. We also seek to stimulate new thinking about wealth creation in the developing world, character education in schools and universities, and programs for cultivating the talents of gifted children.

• Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund

  Johnson & Johnson and its many operating companies support community-based programs that improve health and well-being. Our community partners show us where our giving can help the most. We listen to them and we learn from them so that the programs we support make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Together with our partners, we are helping mothers and infants survive childbirth. We are supporting doctors, nurses and local leaders as they work to provide the best medical care to their people. And we are educating communities on how to reduce their risk of infection from preventable diseases. The desire to make people healthier and safer is at the heart of our Company’s giving.

• Kresge Foundation

  Kresge Foundation was established by Sebastian Spering Kresge in 1924 “for the promotion of human progress.” With an initial gift of $1.6 million, he launched what would become one of the nation’s largest philanthropic organizations. Over the years, the Kresge Foundation has helped build the nation’s nonprofit infrastructure – libraries, community centers, schools, hospitals, art museums, food banks and countless other facilities.

• Life Sciences Discovery Fund

  The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) provides an array of funding opportunities to advance life sciences research and outcomes in the State of Washington. The Fund's grant-making opportunities are designed to leverage the state's investment in research by achieving three goals: promoting health, making the life sciences industry more competitive, and strengthening Washington's economy.

• Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc.

  Lumina Foundation believes that education provides the basis for individual opportunity, economic vitality and social stability. With its partners, Lumina strives to meet workforce demands and close gaps in attainment for groups not historically well-served by higher education. Lumina's overarching goal is to increase the higher education attainment rate of the United States to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina Foundation supports and funds efforts to increase awareness of the benefits of higher education, improved student access to and preparedness for college, improved student success in college, and increased productivity across the higher education system.

• Marine Mammal Commission

  The Commission was created under Title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, which took effect on 21 December of that year. The Commission's primary focus and duties are the protection and conservation of marine mammals.

• McKnight Foundation

  The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. Through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform, we use our resources to attend, unite, and empower those we serve.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration serves as the nation’s forefront of such exploration and continues to pioneer in aeronautics, exploration systems, science and space operations.

• National Archives and Records Administration

  The National Archives and Records Administration enables people to inspect the record of what the federal government has done, enables officials and agencies to review their actions and helps citizens hold them accountable.

• National Council on Disability

  An independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities.

• National Credit Union Administration

  The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, backed of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) insuring the savings of 80 million account holders in all federal credit unions and many state-chartered credit unions.

• National Endowment for Arts

  The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts; bringing the arts to all Americans and providing leadership in arts education. The Endowment is the largest national source of funds for the arts.

• National Endowment for Humanities

  The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation and public programs in the humanities.

• National Institutes of Health

  The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere.

• National Science Foundation

  The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare and to secure the national defense. The NSF annually funds approximately 20 percent of basic, federally-supported college and university research.

• New York Community Trust

  Founded in 1924 by a group of New York bankers, The New York Community Trust is one of the country's oldest and largest community foundations. As the City's community foundation, The Trust helps charitable New Yorkers make a real difference. We offer donors a number of flexible, efficient, and rewarding ways to accomplish their charitable giving, now or later. We work with lawyers and financial advisors to help their clients incorporate charity into their financial and estate plans. Through the generosity of generations of New Yorkers, we support thousands of the City’s best nonprofits and the extraordinary people who help make our town a great place to live and work.

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S.

  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was created as an independent agency by Congress in 1974 to enable the nation to safely use radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while ensuring that people and the environment are protected. The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials, such as in nuclear medicine, through licensing, inspection and enforcement of its requirements.

• Office of Director of National Intelligence

  Working together with the Principal Deputy DNI (PDDNI) and with the assistance of Mission Managers and four Deputy Directors, the Office of the DNI's goal is to effectively integrate foreign, military and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and of United States interests abroad.

• Office of Naval Research

  ONR plays a critical role in advancing scientific knowledge to support the generation of naval technology with a vision focused on future capabilities, hedging against the uncertainty of warfare.

• Open Society Institute

  The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. Our grant funding primarily funds the following items: Drug Addiction and Treatment, U.S. Programs in Democracy, and the Global Drug Policy Program.

• Pfizer Medical and Academic Partnerships

  Pfizer's Medical and Academic Partnerships (MAP) present grants to advancing research, innovation, and education in academic medicine, health literacy, health disparities, health policy, and public health. Areas of funding include: research of diseases and therapeutic conditions, education on public health issues and health literacy topics, and visiting professorships.

• President's Committee on Arts and Humanities

  The President's Committee plays a role in four areas: exercising leadership in international cultural cooperation; addressing the needs of youth; recognizing our nation's creative genius; and preserving our nation's cultural and historic treasures. In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the PCAH serves as a bridge between the public and the private sector in supporting arts and humanities by stimulating private investment in these and other efforts.

• Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund

  Richard N. Goldman and Rhoda Goldman (1924-1996) are founders of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund and the Goldman Environmental Prize. Richard N. Goldman founded Goldman Insurance Services, a major independent insurance brokerage firm in San Francisco. Rhoda H. Goldman was a descendant of Levi Strauss and served on the board of directors of both the apparel company that bears his name and the corporation's philanthropic foundation.

• Richard King Mellon Foundation

  The Foundation was created in 1947 by Richard King Mellon (1899-1970), chairman of Mellon Bank, conservationist, and dominant figure in the financial, industrial, and civic life of Pittsburgh for many years. Mr. Mellon served his country in both World Wars and in peacetime, attaining the rank of Lieutenant General, United States Army Reserve, and receiving the Distinguished Service Medal. For 60 years the Foundation has maintained a commitment to southwestern Pennsylvania. The Trustees have shown a preference for supporting established organizations with specific objectives, and for partnering with other donors rather than solely underwriting the entire cost of projects. The Trustees believe that this policy allows the Foundation's funds to benefit the largest number of people. In 2006, Trustees approved grants totaling $86,995,705.

• Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc.

  The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. is an independent private foundation with a broad charter to support charitable, scientific, and educational activities. The Foundation is governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees under the laws of the state of Georgia. Grants generally are limited to tax-exempt public charities located and operating in Georgia.

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Our goal is clear: To help Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need.

• Roche Patient Assistance Foundation

  Roche is a pioneer in providing our drugs, free, to patients who lack prescription coverage and the means to pay for the medications they need. In fact, the Roche Patient Assistance Program was one of the first in the industry, setting the standard for assisting patients in need since the early 1960´s. Since 2000, the Roche Patient Assistance Foundation has provided free Roche products to patients in need valued at more than $1 billion (based on Wholesale Acquisition Cost or list price). This includes products provided through generous programs to support Boniva (ibandronate sodium), Fuzeon (enfuvirtide), Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a), Xeloda (capecitabine), CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil), and other Roche products.

• Rockefeller Foundation

  The Rockefeller Foundation attempts to harness the creative forces of globalization, supporting breakthrough solutions to 21st century challenges. This is smart globalization: ensuring that the opportunities unleashed by globalization are accessible to more people, more fully, in more places — and that poor and vulnerable people are equipped to seize them.

• San Diego Foundation

  The San Diego Foundation is San Diego's leading resource for information about charitable giving and community needs. We encourage and support meaningful dialogue on issues affecting each of our communities and work with philanthropists to develop creative solutions to meet critical community needs. Since our inception in 1975, The San Diego Foundation has helped public-spirited citizens find ways to address community problems. The funds we manage now number more than 1,050. Through them, our donors support numerous organizations and serve a variety of community needs. Our donors and funds all share a common purpose: to make San Diego a better place in which to live, work and play.

• San Francisco Foundation

  We are a leading agent of Bay Area philanthropy. We rank among the largest of the nation’s community foundations in grantmaking and assets. We cultivate a family of donors who share a commitment to the Bay Area. Together, we give millions of dollars a year to build on community assets, respond to community needs, and elevate public awareness.

• Seattle Foundation

  The Seattle Foundation is one of the largest private funders of nonprofit organizations in King County. It funds broadly, seeking to build a healthy community where all residents thrive. Through its competitive grants programs and at the recommendation of donor advisors, it gives grants to hundreds of nonprofits working on a wide variety of issues.

• Sherwood Foundation

  The Sherwood Foundation is committed to improving the welfare of children and families in the Omaha, Nebraska area

• Small Business Administration

  The Small Business Administration maintains and strengthens the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.

• Social Security Administration

  The Social Security Administration advances the economic security of the nation’s people through compassionate and vigilant leadership in shaping and managing America’s Social Security programs.

• St. Jude Medical, Inc.

  At St. Jude Medical we are dedicated to developing medical technology and services that put more control in the hands of physicians, and that advance the practice of medicine and contribute to successful outcomes for every patient. We strive for continuous improvement in everything we do, every day. We are committed to consistently meeting the highest quality standards and operating in a highly disciplined environment, backed by rigorous business ethics.

• Starr Foundation

  The Foundation currently has assets of approximately $3.0 billion, making it one of the largest private foundations in the United States. It makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and healthcare, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.

• Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

  The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is Warren Buffett's family foundation. The foundation awards grants in 30 states, but all academic scholarships are awarded in NE, headquarters for the foundation and Berkshire Hathaway. One-fourth of the remaining funds are awarded in NY, 20% in NC and 10% in DC. Just 5% is awarded in NE

• T. Boone Pickens Foundation

  The T. Boone Pickens Foundation improves lives through grants supporting education, medical research/development and services, athletics and corporate wellness, at-risk youths, the entrepreneurial process, conservation and wildlife programs and a wide-range of public policy initiatives.

• The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation

  The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation seeks to fund projects that directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, childhood health and family economic stability. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has approved grants ranging from $500 to several million dollars. As a guideline, the foundation generally will not fund more than 25% of a project?s budget.

• Turner Foundation, Inc.

  Makes grants in the areas of the environment and population. Includes information about the foundation and its interests, plus grant application materials.

• Verizon Foundation

  Supports all qualified nonprofit organizations with a valid tax-exempt ID, 501(C )3 with a goal of assisting communities in the United States.

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.

• W. K. Kellogg Foundation

  Focuses on improving current and future communities' quality of life in the United States, Latin America, Caribbean, and southern Africa.

• W. M. Keck Foundation

  The foundation's grantmaking is focused primarily on the areas of medical research, science, and engineering.

• Wal-Mart Foundation

  The Wal-Mart Foundation has a particular interest in supporting the following populations: veterans and military families, traditionally underserved groups, individuals with disabilities and people impacted by natural disasters.

• Wallace Foundation

  The Wallace Foundation provides research to develop educational leaders and resources, promoting education and knowledge such as grants and learning programs for students.

• Washington State Department of Health

  The Department of Health works with its federal, state and local partners to help people in Washington stay healthier and safer. Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide education to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies.

• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

  The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is a helping hand and lifeline for one out of every four Washington residents.

• Washington State Department of Transportation

  There are several programs which provide funding for transportation research. But which one is right for you? Funding sources may address specific modes, topics, or geographic scales. As well, the amount of time available to await the result and the type of research activity are also considerations. This website is intended to help guide you to the sources most appropriate to fit your need

• Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board

  The Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) is a 10-member citizen board that administers the state's student financial aid programs and provides strategic planning, coordination, monitoring, and policy analysis for higher education in Washington.

• Wells Fargo Foundation

  Wells Fargo is proud to support organizations working to strengthen our communities. Through the efforts of our enthusiastic team member-volunteers and our contributions, we share our success within our communities by giving back to non-profits and educational institutions that address vital community needs and issues.

• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

  Describes current funding interests in education, environment, and performing arts, with information on past grantees and foundation operations.

• Woodrow Wilson Center

  The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars aims to unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by supporting pre-eminent scholarship and linking that scholarship to issues of concern to officials in Washington.

• Wyeth Pharmaceutical Assistance Foundation

  With the generous support of Wyeth product donations, the Foundation works with thousands of physicians and other health care professionals throughout the United States to supply qualified patients with a variety of Wyeth products free of charge.