Philanthropic Resources

The Foundation Center
The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. Our audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.

Council on Foundations
For 50 years, the Council on Foundations has helped foundation staff, trustees and board members in their day-to-day grantmaking activities. Through one-to-one technical assistance, research, publications, conferences and workshops, legal services, and a wide array of other services, the Council addresses the important issues and challenges that face foundations and corporate funders.

Independent Sector
The mission of Independent Sector is to promote, strengthen, and advance the nonprofit and philanthropic community to foster private initiative for the public good.

Northern California Grantmakers
Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) is an association of foundations, corporate contributions programs and other private grantmakers. Building on an initiative started in 1965 to exchange ideas, improve cooperation among foundations, and increase their knowledge of community problems, NCG has now grown to support the activity of more than 140 member grantmakers active in the Bay Area, with combined grantmaking of more than $1 billion annually.