UNST 421 Grant Writing: Find Funding

Issued every six months it includes all federal grants available and detailed information on how to apply.

This Fundraising & Grants Directory is provided at no cost to visitors. Since 1996 Fundsnet Services has provided Grantwriting & Fundraising resource information to those in need of funding for their programs & initiatives. Opportunities are browse-able by category - or you can search the entire site using the box in the upper right corner.

Contains descriptions of and financial data on over 860,000 nonprofit organization. Information is compiled from tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and includes each charity's assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenditures. Provides access to 990-PF tax returns, which itemize grants given by private foundations. Maintained by Philanthropic Research, a nonprofit group in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Most grantmakers in the US do NOT give grants to for-profit enterprises. The US's Small Business Administration, however, does offer some very specific grant opportunities which you can learn about here.

Supports programs designed to promote wellness, health, and access to high-quality care.

Animal welfare and emergency response grants.

The foundation funds programs in early childhood development and ecosystem restoration that address the causes of social problems as opposed to dealing with the effects.

Supports emergency assistance, health and fitness programs, and arts and culture.

The foundation makes grants to communities where the Cheney Lumber Company was active. Focused on innovative solutions to community problems or invest in infrastructure to support long-term community needs.

Focused on innovative approaches to preK-12 education.

Supports educational institutions in the academic areas of science, business, fine arts, law, and medicine.

Focused on creating better health in its communities.

An umbrella foundation for 18 individual family foundations focused on a wide variety of causes.

Focused on arts and culture, education, health, human services, and civic affairs.

Funds human services projects

Funds programs that expand access to democracy with the goal of building and strengthening social justice movements.

Supports organizations focused on conservation in the NW.

Supports environmental and sustainability-focused organizations in the PNW.

Supports affordable housing; economic development; financial empowerment; and workforce readiness.

zero hunger / zero waste

Focused on arts and culture, asset building, basic needs, libraries, innovations in science and technology and youth education.

Funds programs related to the preservation of wild spaces and wildlife habitat.

Supports groups involved in arts and culture, economic opportunity, education, and United Way.

Some are awarded through an open grant application process, while others reflect an advised fund donor's recommendation. But they all have a single goal: improving our community.

Southwest Washington’s philanthropy hub, linking community dollars to community needs.

Supporting community organizations involved in education, financial stability, and health.

Their grant programs are focused on protecting and stabilizing Oregon's cultural resources; expanding public awareness of, quality of, access to and participation in culture in Oregon; and ensuring that Oregon cultural resources are strong and dynamic contributors to Oregon's communities and quality of life.

Supports public programs designed to explore the humanities in participatory and dynamic ways.

Funds are available to assist local organizations in creating opportunities for their community to come together to discuss important issues using the humanities.

Supports the region’s vital arts and culture community through a variety of grant programs

Funds a wide variety of community projects in Portland’s seven neighborhood districts each year.

Metro is proud to provide funds for local projects that help create livable communities.

A variety of matching grants to support arts programming in Oregon.

Focused on improving educational and cultural environments of the Pacific Northwes.

Their goals is to create opportunities for all children in Washington State to thrive in stable families, great schools, and strong communities.

The Foundation makes grants to public charities that pre-dominantly benefit small communities in rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, California.

Supports a wide variety of non-profit organizations focused on areas such as the environment, technology, education, and equal rights.

Focused on improving the quality of life of people in Oregon.

Focused on creating a flourishing and equitable Oregon.

Supports the arts and education.

Supports arts and culture, education, health and human services, and Jewish organizations.

Funds organizations involved with arts and culture, education, health, human services, community development, and civic affairs.