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The Coexistence Fundraising Directory
The Coexistence Fundraising Directory is a resource listing various foundations which support coexistence/ peacebuilding and related work. This Directory has been adapted and updated by Coexistence International from an earlier resource published by The Coexistence Initiative (see History).
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The Abraham Fund
477 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022, USA
T: 1-212-303 9421/1-800-301 3863
F: 1-212-935 1834
Email: info@coexistence.org
Website: www.abrahamfund.org
Area of focus: Coexistence.
Recipient type: Individuals and organizations.
Geographic focus: Israel and Palestine.
Average grant: Not stated.
The Agape Foundation
Fund for Non-Violent Social Change
1095 Market Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
T: 1-415-701 8707
F: 1-415-701 8706
Email: info@agapefn.org
Website: www.agapefn.org
Area of focus: Raises and distributes funds for groups working towards nonviolent change.
Recipient type: US-based organizations (California).
Geographic focus: USA.
Grant range: $5,000-$25,000.
Atkinson Foundation
1100 Grundy Lane, Suite 140
San Bruno, CA 94066-3030
T/F: 1-650-876 0222
Email: atkind@aol.com
Area of focus: Promoting self-sufficiency and development.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: Latin America and the Caribbean.
Grant range: $2,000-$10,000.
Baker (Clayton) Trust
c/o John Powell Jr.
100 Light Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
T: 1-410-539 5541
F: 1-410-659 1350
Area of focus: Arms control, disarmament, and peace.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: Primarily the USA.
Average Grant: $380,000.
Banyan Tree Foundation
700 11th Street, NW, Suite 460
Washington, DC 20001, USA
T: 1-310-558 3888
Area of focus: International education, human rights, and conflict resolution.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Grant range: $10,000-$70,000.
Boehm Foundation
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2107
New York, NY 10119, USA
T: 1-212-354 9292
F: 1-212-786 1831
Email: BoehmFDN@aol.com
Area of focus: Civil and economic rights, eliminating the root causes of conflict.
Recipient type: Organizations and groups.
Geographic focus: USA.
Grant range: $500-$75,000.
Bread and Roses Community Fund
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 1305
Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
T: 1-215-731 1107
F: 1-215-731 0453
Email: info@breadrosesfund.org
Website: www.breadrosesfund.org
Area of focus: Arms control, justice, and peace.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: Delaware Valley, USA.
Average Grant: $50-$20,000.
Bremer Foundation
445 Minnesota Street,Suite 2250
St. Paul, MN 55101, USA
T: 1-651-227 8036
F: 1-651-312-3665
Email: obf@ottobremer.org
Website: www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/bremer
Area of focus: Promote human rights & create opportunities for economic and social justice.
Recipient type: Organizations and groups.
Geographic focus: USA. (MN, ND, WI, MT)
Average grant: Not stated.
Bydale Foundation
c/o Milton Solomon
11 Martine Avenue, Suite 775
White Plains, NY 10606, USA
T: 1-914-428 3232
F: 1-914-428 1660
Area of focus: Arms control, disarmament, and peace & international understanding.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: USA.
Average Grant: $500,000.
CarETH Foundation
264 N. Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor
Amherst, MA 01002, USA
T: 1-413-256 0349
F: 1-413-256 3536
Website: www.proteusfund.org/grantmaking/careth/
Area of focus: Strengthening civil society, peace and justice through international institutions.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Average Grant: $121,000.
Carnegie Corporation of New York: The International Peace and Security (IPS) Program
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022, USA
T: 1-212-371 3200
F: 1-212-754 4073
Website: www.carnegie.org/sub/program/intl_peace.html
Area of focus: Nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Russia and other Post-Soviet States, and new dimensions in security.
Recipient type: Organizations and institutions.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $1,000-$1 million.
Colombe Foundation
264 N. Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor
Amherst, MA 01002
T: 1-413-256-0349
F: 1-413-256-3536
Email: aclough@proteusfund.org
Website: http://www.proteusfund.org/grantmaking/colombe/index.html
Area of focus: Nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, conflict prevention & resolution, poverty, environment, and root causes of violence.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Columbia Foundation
1016 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 205
P.O. Box 29470
San Francisco, CA 94129, USA
T: 1-415-561-6880
F: 1-415-561-6883
Email: info@columbia.org
Website: www.columbia.org
Area of focus: World peace, human rights, the environment, cross-cultural and international understanding, and the quality of urban life.
Recipient type: UK and US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: USA and the UK.
Grant range: $25,000- $100,000.
Compton Foundation, Inc.
255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 540
Redwood City, CA 94065
T: 1-650-508-1181
F: 1-650-508-1191
Email: info@ComptonFoundation.org
Website: www.comptonfoundation.org/home.html
Area of focus: Preventing war and violence, managing worldwide conflict, promoting civil society, and building conditions necessary for world peace.
Recipient type: Organizations and institutions.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $100-$4,000.
Cottonwood Foundation
PO Box 10803
White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
T: 1-651-426 8797
F: 1-651-426 0320
Email: info@cottonwoodfdn.org
Website: www.cottonwoodfdn.org
Area of focus: Environment, cultural diversity and empowerment of people.
Recipient type: Organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Average Grant: $1,000.
Diana-The Work Continues
The Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund
The County Hall
Westminster Bridge Road
London, SE1 7PB, UK
T: 44-(0)20-7902 5500
F: 44-(0)20-7902 5511
Email: memorialfund@memfund.org.uk
Website: www.theworkcontinues.org/
Area of focus: Landmines and remnants of war, refugees & asylum seekers.
Recipient type: UK-based organizations.
Geographic focus: Less Developed Countries.
Average grant: Not stated.
Dibner Fund
P.O. Box 7575
Wilton, CT 06897
T: 1-203-761-9904
F: 1-203-761-9989
Email: info@dibnerfund.org
Website: www.dibnerfund.org
Area of focus: Humanitarian, and peaceful coexistence.
Recipient type: Organizations.
Geographic focus: International
Average grant: Not stated.
Educational Foundation of America
35 Church Lane
Westport, CA 06880-3589, USA
T: 1-203-226 6498
F: 1-203-227-0424
Email: loi@efaw.org
Website: www.efaw.org
Area of focus: Democracy, peace & security, energy, Native American issues.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: USA.
Average grant: Not stated.
The Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017, USA
T: 1-212-573 5000
F: 1-212-351 3677
Email: Office-secretary@fordfound.org
Website: www.fordfound.org
Area of focus: Peace and social justice, human rights, and governance & civil society.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $100-$10,000.
Fundacion Esquel Ecuador
Avenida Colon 1346
Edifico Torres de la Colon
Mezzaine of 12
Casilla 17-07-9012
Quito, Ecuador
T: 593-2-520 001/549 970
F: 593-2-554 029
Email: fesquel@ecnet.ec
Website: www.esquel.org.ec
Area of focus: Women, children, and youth.
Recipient type: Ethnic and religious groups in Ecuador.
Geographic focus: Ecuador.
Grant range: $1,000 - $5,000.
Fundacao Mauricio Sirotsky Sobrinho (Brazil)
Av. Erico Verissimo
400 - 4 Andar
CEP 90160-1880
Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil
T: 55-51-3218-6474
F: 55-51-3218 6488
Email: fundacao@fmss.org.br
Website: www.fmss.org.br
Area of focus: Peacebuilding.
Recipient type: Brazil-based organizations.
Geographic focus: Rio Grande do Sul and SantaCataria.
Average grant: Not stated.
General Service Foundation
557 North Mill Street, Suite 201
Aspen, CO 81611, USA
T: 1-970-920 6834
F: 1-970-920 4578
Email: holly@generalservice.org
Website: www.generalservice.org
Area of focus: Human rights & democracy, reproductive health & rights.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: Mexico, Central America, and Cuba.
Grant range: $10,000-$25,000.
The Gleitsman Foundation
c/o Solomon, Ross, Girey, & Co.
16633 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 600
Encino, CA 91436-1835, USA
T: 1-818-995 0090
F: 1-818-995 1771
Website: www.gleitsman.org
Area of focus: Grants given to individuals and activists for outstanding achievements in social change.
Recipient type: Individuals.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $1,000-$100,000.
Global Fund for Women
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
T: 1-415-202-7640
F: 1-415-202-8604
Email: gfw@globalfundforwomen.org
Website: www.globalfundforwomen.org
Area of focus: Women’s groups worldwide that encourage participation in all aspects of society.
Recipient type: Women groups.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
25 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019-5401, USA
T: 1-646-428-0971
F: 1-646-428-0981
Website: http://hfg.org
Area of focus: Research on violence and aggression.
Recipient type: Scholars and graduate students.
Geographical focus: International.
Grant range: $15,000-$30,000.
Haymarket People's Fund
42 Seaverns Avenue
Boston, MA 02130, USA
T: 1-617-522 7676
F: 1-617-522 9580
Email: Ra@haymarket.org
Website: www.haymarket.org
Area of focus: Economic justice and human rights in New England. Cultural diversity, internationalism, and peace.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: USA (New England).
Average grant: Not stated.
Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation
1932 First Avenue, Suite 602
Seattle, WA 98101, USA
T: 1-206-448 1874
F: 1-206-448 1973
Email: kgf@kongsgaard-goldman.org
Website: www.kongsgaard-goldman.org
Area of focus: Human rights and civic development in the US and Canada. Funds the building of grassroots organizations with the power to change their communities.
Recipient type: Canadian and US-based grassroots organizations.
Geographic focus: USA and Canada (Pacific Northwest).
Average grant: Not stated.
LeBrun Foundation
200 Theater Place
Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
T: 1-716-853 8671
Area of focus: World hunger relief, immigration, and refugee aid.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $10,000-$144,000.
Loyola Foundation
308 C Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002, USA
T: 1-202-546 9400
Area of focus: Peacebuilding and coexistence.
Recipient type: Roman Catholic institutions and organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $100-$100,000.
John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5285, USA
T: 1-312-726 8000
F: 1-312-920 6285
Email: 4answer@macfound.org
Website: www.macfdn.org
Area of focus: Human rights, international justice, sustainable development, international peace & security.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographical focus: Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
Grant range: $1,000-$6 million.
John Merck Fund
47 Winter Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02108, USA
T: 1-617-556-4120
F: 1-617-556-4130
Email: info@jmfund.org
Website: www.jmfund.org
Area of focus: Environment, reproductive health, human rights.
Recipient type: Organizations.
Geographical focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Mertz-Gilmore Foundation
218 East 18th Street
New York, NY 10003, USA
T: 1-212-475 1137
F: 1-212-777 5226
Email: info@mertzgilmore.org
Website: www.mertzgilmore.org
Area of focus: Human rights, immigrant rights, Israel/Palestine.
Recipient type: NGOs.
Geographic focus: International
Average grant: Not stated.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
503 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
T: 1-810-238-5651
F: 1-810-766-1753
Email: info@mott.org
Website: www.mott.org
Area of focus: Civil society, environment, pathways out of poverty.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: United States and select countries.
Grant range: $15,000 - $250,000.
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
339 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012, USA
T: 1-212-533 4335
F: 1-212-228 6193
Email: info@ajmuste.org
Website: www.ajmuste.org
Area of focus: Non-proliferation, equal rights, peace & disarmament, non-violent social change.
Recipient type: Organizations, groups, and individuals. Focus on the grassroots level.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: Up to $2,000.
National Endowment for Democracy
1101 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005 USA
T: 1-202-293-9072
F: 1-202-223-6042
Email: info@ned.org
Website: www.ned.org
Area of focus: Political & economic freedom, civil society, independent media, human rights, and rule of law.
Recipient type: Pro-democracy groups.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: $50,000.
New Land Foundation
1114 Avenue of Americas, 46th Floor
New York, NY 10036, USA
T: 1-212-479 6162
Area of focus: Arms control, disarmament, security, and peace.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
New World Foundation
666 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10025, USA
T: 1-212-249 1023
F: 1-212-472 0508
Email: info@newwf.org
Website: www.newwf.org
Area of focus: Civil rights, participation in democracy, and justice in the global South.
Recipient type: Organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Ploughshares Fund
Fort Mason Center
Building B, Suite 330
San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
T: 1-415-775 2244
F: 1-415-775 4529
Email: ploughshares@ploughshares.org
Website: www.ploughshares.org
Area of focus: Preventing global and regional conflict. Stopping the spread of weapons, war, nuclear arms, and landmines.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: Up to $540,000.
Resist Inc.
259 Elm Street, Suite 201
Somerville, MA 02144, USA
T: 1-617-623 5110
Email: resistinc@igc.org
Website: www.resistinc.org
Area of focus: International peace, anti-militarism, and prisoners. Radical social change.
Recipient type: US-based organizations working at the grassroots level.
Geographic focus: Africa and Asia.
Average grant: Not stated.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022-7001 USA
T: 1-212-812-4200
F: 1-212-812-4299
Email: info@rbf.org
Website: www.rbf.org
Area of focus: Democratic practice, sustainable development, peace & security, human advancement.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Average Grant: $75,000.
Rotary International
Contact your local district rotary foundation.
HQ: One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201 USA
T: 1-847-866-3000
F: 1-847-328-8554
Website: www.rotary.org/foundation
Area of focus: World understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange.
Geographic focus: International.
Average Grant: $25,000.
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
115 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003 USA
T: 1-212-780-2035
Email: eejrich54@sdrubin.org
Website: www.sdrubin.org
Area of focus: Health care access, AIDS & its effect on social institutions, at-risk children & families, ethnic & cultural diversity.
Recipient type: Non-profit organizations
Geographic focus: International.
Grant range: $5,000 – $60,000
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
The Nippon Foundation Building, 4th Floor
1-2-2, Akasaka, Minato-Ku
Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan
T: 3-6229-5400
F: 3-6229-5470
Email: spfpr@spf.or.jp
Website: www.spf.org
Area of focus: Development of a sound international community that promotes peace, and seeks coexistence & prosperity amid diversity.
Recipient type: Organizations and individuals.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Scherman Foundation
16 East 52nd Street, Suite 601
New York, NY 10022, USA
T: 1-212-832 3086
F: 1-212-838 0154
Email: info@scherman.org
Website: www.scherman.org
Area of focus: Peace & security, environment, and human rights.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Sequoia Foundation
820 A Street, Suite 345
Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
T: 1-253-627 1634
Area of focus: Conflict prevention and resolution.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographical focus: Mexico, Central America, and Himalayan Mountain Region.
Average Grant: $200,000.
Shefa Fund
8459 Ridge Avenue, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19128-2119, USA
T: 1-215-483 4004
F: 1-215-483 4429
Email: info@shefafund.org
Website: www.shefafund.org
Area of focus: Middle East Peace.
Recipient type: Groups and organizations.
Geographic focus: Middle East.
Average grant: Not stated.
Southern African Grantmakers Association
PO Box 31667
Braamfontein 2017
Johannesburg, South Africa
T: 27-11-403 1610
F: 27-11-403 1689
Email: info@donors.org.za
Website: www.donors.org.za
Area of focus: Professional and technical assistance toward the development of Southern Africa.
Recipient type: Southern African based organizations and individuals.
Geographic focus: Southern Africa.
Average grant: Not stated.
Threshold Foundation
PO Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129, USA
T: 1-415-561 6400
F: 1-415-561 6401
Email: grants@thresholdfoundation.org
Website: www.thresholdfoundation.org
Area of focus: Policy and systemic change, environmental justice.
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Town Creek Foundation
121 N. West Street
Easton, MD 21601, USA
T: 1-410-763-8171
F: 1-410-763-8172
Email: info@towncreekfdn.org
Website: www.towncreekfdn.org
Area of focus: Promoting peace and protecting the environment.
Recipient type: US-based organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
United States Institute of Peace Grant Program
1200 17th Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036, USA
T: 1-202-457-1700
F: 1-202-429 6063
Email: grant_program@usip.org
Website: www.usip.org/gf.html
Area of focus: Research, education, and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution.
Recipient type: Institutions.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Wallace Global Fund
1990 M Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036, USA
T: 1-202-452 1530
F: 1-202-452 0922
Email: tkroll@wgf.org
Website: www.wgf.org
Area of focus: Global environmental and social sustainable development, justice & rights.
Recipient type: Organizations.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
2121 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
T: 1-650-234-4500
F: 1-650-234-4501
Website: www.hewlett.org
Area of focus: Global Development
Recipient type: US-based organizations. Foreign charities must have a US fiscal agent with tax-exempt status.
Geographic focus: International.
Average grant: Not stated.
Women's Peacepower Foundation
PO Box 1618
Zephyrhills, FL 33539, USA
T: 1-352-567 9116
F: 1-352-567 0809
Email: peace@womenspeacepower.org
Website: www.womenspeacepower.org
Area of focus: Teaching Peace.
Recipient type: Women’s groups in the USA.
Geographic focus: USA.
Average Grant: $50,000
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