Grants for multifamily housing
Grants and gifts for affordable housing
Cash for taking care of unsheltered and homeless populations
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Grants
GRRP green retrofit
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/cfo/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy2023_section202
202 housing elderly
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349682
recovery
Rural housing
water
https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities
Pepco
Icast
Freddie Mac C-Pace
Fannie Mae Green awards
Global Impact Cisco
Cafritz foundation Grants
United Way
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
HAND Housing Association Nonprofit developers
Maryland Historical Trust
Almost every bank and insurance company has a foundation.
Google search foundation with your city name and find local ones
Create a spread sheet with deadlines and paperwork they want and track your progress.
Don't pay a service to give you the contacts they are all listed online for free
Abell Foundation abell.org/grants/
Ford foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Kresge foundation
Melville charitable Trust
Marc and Lynee Beioff
Charles and Helen Schwab
Grove foundation
Adobe foundation
Charles and Mary d Grant foundation
Hearst foundations
Amazon foundation
Anderson corporate Foundation
ABBVIE FOUNDATION
The AbbVie Foundation’s building strong communities focus area prioritizes efforts to provide essential aid and basic needs services to low-income, underserved communities.
ADOBE FOUNDATION
Adobe’s Community initiative is employee driven and therefore changes focus from year to year.
AEGON TRANSAMERICA FOUNDATION
This funder’s community development giving focuses on the geographic areas in the U.S. where it maintains a corporate presence.
AIRBNB COMMUNITY FUND
The AirBnB Community Fund is the philanthropic extension of the Airbnb company and focuses its grantmaking on community development efforts and the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, relief workers and disaster evacuees.
FRED AND JEAN ALLEGRETTI FOUNDATION
Prioritizing Florida, Illinois and Colorado, this funder’s grantmaking for housing and homelessness appears to prioritize vulnerable populations and at-risk youth.
PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
The foundation’s Communities initiative works broadly to support “healthy, vibrant, inclusive communities” with a focus on the Pacific Northwest.
ALLIANCE FOR HOPE INTERNATIONAL
The Alliance for Hope International provides grants, technical assistance and training to organizations working with victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION
The Alpert Foundation’s broad giving for housing and community development prioritize organizations in Southern California.
ALLY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Ally Charitable Foundation names affordable housing as a main area of interest for its economic mobility grantmaking.
AMAZON
Amazon funds the development of affordable housing in key geographic areas where it maintains operations via its Housing Equity Fund.
AMERICAN EXPRESS
American Express addresses housing concerns through its historic preservation program, which centers on “projects that help communities preserve or rediscover major historic landmarks and public spaces, providing sustainable, ongoing access to the public.”
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
This corporate funder’s Basic Needs grantmaking invests in programs that help local residents “find their next meal, a place to sleep or a job that provides a livable wage.”
AMGEN FOUNDATION
Amgen’s Community Grants are made to support the communities where employees live and work, focusing on underserved and low-income areas.
ANDERSON CORPORATE FOUNDATION
Andersen’s grants for housing and community development invest in single family, owner-occupied affordable housing to low-income individuals and families.
APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION
Grantmaking prioritizes programs that promote “systemic, collaborative approaches to eliminating homelessness,” “access to nutritional food, clean water and affordable housing,” and “innovations that improve efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.”
ARGOSY FOUNDATION
Argosy’s human services program works with organizations in the areas of homelessness, hunger relief, community engagement and youth services.
AT&T FOUNDATION
AT&T does not have a grantmaking program dedicated to housing or community development, but it supports some human services organizations across the United States.
AVIV FOUNDATION
A smaller portion of the Aviv Foundation’s grantmaking supports organizations that aim to improve opportunities for underserved children, with a strong focus on children in foster or transitional living situations.
BALLMER GROUP
Ballmer Group broadly supports programs and policy to increase economic development and opportunity for children and families nationally, along with a regional program that invests in Southeast Michigan, Los Angeles County, and Washington state.
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation runs initiatives for human services and affordable housing. Neighborhood stabilization and foreclosure counseling are areas of interest.
BANK OF THE WEST
Bank of the West funds nonprofit organizations that work to increase affordable housing, homeownership, and financial services in low- to moderate-income communities.
BEN & JERRY’S FOUNDATION
The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is devoted to supporting grassroots efforts for activism and change. Access to affordable housing is a component of its economic justice initiative.
BERGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Grants prioritize prioritize “disaster and homeless relief,” “natural resource conservation,” and “community resilience” in areas where employees of the foundation’s parent company live and work.
BEZOS DAY ONE FUND
This Bezos vehicle supports local organizations working to end homelessness and runs a signature initiative to create tuition-free Montessori preschools in low-income areas.
ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION
This funder’s grants promote economic equity and stability through quality education, career development, and fair and affordable housing. Atlanta and Montana are geographic priorities.
BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES
Community development is a main component of Bloomberg’s engagement and focuses on improving quality of life in cities around the world. Technology, leadership and innovation are areas of interest.
BLOSSOM FUND
The fund’s giving for community development centers on outdoor recreation in Massachusetts.
OTTO BREMER TRUST
The Otto Bremer Trust broadly supports programs that contribute to the increased health, safety, and well-being of the people in Bremer’s community and region, which includes Minnesota, North Dakota, and western Wisconsin.
BROWN FOUNDATION
This foundation broadly supports housing and community development projects without naming specific grant strategies. Grantmaking is concentrated in Texas.
BULLITT FOUNDATION
Community development grantmaking focuses on sustainability and “green building” in urban areas.
BUTLER FAMILY FUND
Focusing on marginalized people, this fund supports efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing, advocate for policy reform, prevent homelessness for youth aging out of foster care, and strengthen the public safety net.
CABOT CORPORATION FOUNDATION
Cabot does not name housing or homelessness as main giving priorities, but grants do support human services and “programs aimed to contribute to community success.”
CAMPION FOUNDATION
The foundation’s grantmaking to end homelessness broadly focuses on homeless teens in Washington State and policy work related to housing.
CAPITOL FEDERAL FOUNDATION
The Capitol Federal Foundation funds community development and housing initiatives in communities where the bank operates. Kansas and Missouri area geographic areas of focus.
CAPITAL ONE FOUNDATION
This corporate funder’s Affordable Housing grants support organizations whose mission is to provide affordable housing for homeless veterans, intergenerational families and other underserved populations.
ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
Casey’s Community Change focus area is dedicated to “promoting access to good schools, affordable homes and jobs.” Grantmaking targets organizations serving communities in Atlanta and Baltimore.
HAROLD K.L. CASTLE FOUNDATION
This foundation’s community development grants focus on O’ahu and, to a lesser extent, other areas in Hawaii.
CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION
The Caterpillar Foundation supports organizations that address the root causes of poverty, and offers widespread support for basic needs and disaster relief.
CATHAY BANK FOUNDATION
The Cathay Bank Foundation seeks to “create opportunities” for the geographic areas its banks serve, with those opportunities touching upon many different sectors of need and community development. It emphasizes supporting Asian-American communities.
CHEVRON FOUNDATION
Chevron invests in community development at the global level, often where it has corporate offices located.
CISCO SYSTEMS FOUNDATION
Cisco conducts the majority of its housing and urban development through its Critical Human Needs program, which seeks to “overcome the cycle of poverty and dependence through strategic investments.”
CITI FOUNDATION
Citi’s urban development grantmaking consists of a range of initiatives seeking innovative solutions to pressing problems that cities face.
CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This foundation makes grants related to “affordable housing,” “economic development,” “job training,” “small business development,” and “neighborhood revitalization.” Grants serve areas where Citizen’s bank operates, including the Northeastern U.S.
COCA-COLA FOUNDATION
The Coca-Cola Foundation does not prioritize housing or homelessness, but sometimes awards grants for local youth development or “locally designated critical issues.”
NAOMI AND NEHEMIAH COHEN FOUNDATION
This funder’s grants support “organizations that help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency and attain safe, dignified and secure housing.” Washington D.C. is an area of concentration.
COMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Comerica Charitable Foundation broadly funds housing and community development projects in communities where the bank operates.
CRAIGSLIST CHARITABLE FUND
CCF’s grants for community development broadly fund organizations and programs in the areas of community improvement, economic development, and housing and homelessness.
DANIELS FUND
Daniels Fund supports housing homelessness initiatives in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah.
DANPAUL FOUNDATION
This funder works in the areas of housing and homelessness, poverty alleviation, refugee counseling, children’s wellness, science research and education. The foundation aims to involve youth in much of its philanthropic work.
DE BEAUMONT FOUNDATION
Although it is mainly as public health funder, de Beaumont routinely gives to groups working with the unhoused and focuses resources on increasing access to affordable housing and ending homelessness.
JOHN DEERE FOUNDATION
This foundation’s community development initiative aims to “create diverse opportunities for community growth by supporting economic development, resiliency and safety programs, and community relations activities.” Grantmaking serves areas where John Deere maintains operations.
DELUXE CORPORATION FOUNDATION
Community development is the foundation’s largest area of grantmaking and emphasizes shelter for homeless and at-risk families and hunger alleviation.
DEUTSCHE BANK AMERICAS FOUNDATION
Deutsche Bank Americas broadly supports initiatives for affordable housing and economic development efforts in New York and elsewhere.
ROY AND PATRICIA DISNEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
This foundation’s affordable housing preservation initiative targets shifting real estate markets in urban areas, where it aims to protect renters from rising prices and create community trusts for “permanent affordability.”
DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The foundation’s critical community needs program supports organizations that have proven records of success in serving the needs of underserved populations.
DORSEY & WHITNEY FOUNDATION
This foundation broadly supports homeless shelters and affordable housing initiatives in communities served by its parent company.
DROPBOX FOUNDATION
This funder seeks to “support organizations fighting for equality opportunity, basic freedoms, and fundamental necessities for people around the world.” Housing and community needs are strong components of its giving.
JESSIE BALL DUPONT FUND
This fund’s sense of place initiative prioritizes low-income communities, communities of color and other marginalized populations and aims to involve residents of these areas in decisions that affect their neighborhoods.
ECOLAB FOUNDATION
Ecolab’s Civic and Community Development initiative works to serve the “needs of those living in poverty” and organizations that address poverty, work readiness, affordable housing, crisis assistance, and hunger relief.
EBAY FOUNDATION
Although it does not name distinct strategies, Ebay gives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and technology to benefit vulnerable and marginalized populations.
EMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST
The trusts giving for housing and community development works to promote prosperity in the cities and regions where the foundation’s corporate sister has a business presence.
ENTERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This foundation’s Poverty Solutions program supports “programs that provide innovative and measurable poverty solutions and tools that help break the bonds of intergenerational poverty.” Support for housing also stem from Entergy’s open grants program.
FARMERS INSURANCE
Farmers Insurance’s civic engagement program aims to “leverage resources” to help communities address “basic needs such as hunger and homelessness.” This funder also makes grants for disaster resilience.
FCA FOUNDATION
While the FCA Foundation does not name specific priorities, but its human services grants support organizations that address homelessness, hunger, child welfare, and emergency aid.
FINISH LINE YOUTH FOUNDATION
Finish Line’s grantmaking has made grants for inclusive outdoor play spaces in underserved communities.
FLUOR FOUNDATION
Fluor awards grants for basic human needs and local community development, both domestically and globally.
FIRSTENERGY FOUNDATION
This funder’s areas of interest include community vitality, safety and economic development. Grants support communities where the funder’s parent energy company does business.
FORD FOUNDATION
The iconic Ford Foundation has global reach and a vast range of grantmaking interests related to community development including social justice, workforce development, affordable housing, immigrants’ rights and more.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND
Community development grant-making broadly supports programs that “feed the hungry, provide disaster relief, assist military veterans, support arts and culture initiatives and celebrate the diversity that strengthens communities.”
CHARLES A. FRUEAUFF FOUNDATION
Homelessness, hunger and other human services are central to this funder’s work, which prioritizes the state of Arkansas.
GANNETT FOUNDATION
This funder supports housing and homelessness via its A Community Thrives program, placing emphasis on the neediest communities in the areas served by Gannett.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FOUNDATION
The Georgia-Pacific Foundation invests invests in affordable housing and housing maintenance in areas where its parent company maintains operations.
CHARLES M. AND MARY D. GRANT FOUNDATION
Prioritizing low-income areas of the Southeast, this funder has demonstrated a strong interest in affordable housing development.
GROVE FOUNDATION
The Grove Foundation funds work involved in creating and maintaining affordable housing predominately in California.
EVELYN AND WALTER HAAS, JR. FUND
Haas’s Season of Sharing Fund aims to prevent homelessness and hunger for vulnerable residents of the San Francisco Bay Area.
HEARST FOUNDATIONS
Hearst’s social services funding area aims to “tackle the roots of chronic poverty by applying effective solutions to the most challenging social and economic problems.”
HILL-SNOWDON FOUNDATION
This is not a community development funder per se, but its Fund for DC supports the rights and well-being of marginalized residents of the District of Columbia.
THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION
The Home Depot Foundation funds programs and organizations dedicated to helping military veterans find housing and avoid homelessness.
INCITE LABS
Incite Labs supports grantmaking in the environment and climate change spaces. It makes a few grants each year for community development, focusing on youth programs and economic development.
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
JPMorgan Chase’s Community Development program area is currently dedicated to “promoting housing stability and improving housing affordability for Black, Latino, and other households of color.”
KATALY FOUNDATION
The Kataly Foundation funds grants and loans. Its giving aims to “close the racial wealth gap and transform [the] financial system by strategically reinvesting resources into community-owned and governed projects.”
THE KEYBANK FOUNDATION
Keybank’s giving for community development aims to “create safe, affordable, inclusive communities with thriving family homes and small businesses.” This funder limits its grantmaking to states where its parent bank maintains operations.
KNIGHT FOUNDATION
Knight supports community development initiatives related to technology, public spaces and “the development of engaged, inclusive and equitable communities.”
KRESGE FOUNDATION
Kresge’s American Cities program area works to “expand opportunity by promoting effective and inclusive community development practices” in urban areas across the U.S.
LIBERTY MUTUAL FOUNDATION
Liberty Mutual’s homelessness initiative, its largest area of giving, aims to reduce homelessness by providing housing, basic needs, case management, vocational training and counseling to homeless individuals and families. This funder also supports initiatives for disabled people.
LILLY ENDOWMENT
The Lilly Endowment does not name housing and homelessness as areas of grantmaking interest but has supported several initiatives for affordable housing in Indiana via its community development initiative.
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
This foundation supports organizations involved in emergency, transitional and affordable housing to homeless, recently homeless and at-risk individuals and families. It works in select cities in New Hampshire, Indiana, North Carolina, Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.
REVA AND DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION
The Reva and David Logan Foundation supports homelessness initiatives through its social justice program area. Chicago has been a geographic focus.
LOWE’S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Affordable housing is Lowe’s largest area of giving and focuses on developing “safe and affordable housing initiatives” across the U.S., but has recently named Charlotte, North Carolina a priority area. Homelessness is also of interest to this funder.
LUDWICK FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Ludwick Family Foundation has demonstrated a strong interest in the development of affordable, emergency and transitional housing for at-risk individuals and families.
ROGER I. AND RUTH B. MACFARLANE FOUNDATION
This low-profile foundation has made grants to organizations involved in affordable housing and homelessness. California is a geographic priority.
MACY’S INC.
Macy’s does not name community development as a grantmaking focus but has made related grants for racial justice, workforce development and economic opportunity.
MARQUIS GEORGE MACDONALD FOUNDATION
The foundation’s community development grants appear to prioritize homelessness, children and hunger.
CHARLOTTE MARTIN FOUNDATION
The Martin Foundation’s youth athletics funding seeks to supply alternatives to the diminishing number of after school sports programs as part of the foundation’s grantmaking for community development.
MATTEL CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Mattel’s Create Access to Play initiative has collaborated with homeless shelters, youth homes and organizations working with homeless and vulnerable children and families.
MAXIMUS FOUNDATION
The MAXIMUS Foundation’s Community Development grants fund organizations that provide “supportive services to low-income households and communities.”
BARBARA MCDOWELL AND GERALD S. HARTMAN FOUNDATION
This funder supports litigation that improves “the economic well-being, social conditions, and civil liberties of disadvantaged persons and groups in the United States, including cases concerning low-income housing, access to benefits, domestic violence and immigrants’ rights.
WILLIAM G. MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND
Giving for human services has gone to organizations involved in creating and maintaining rent-stabilized housing programs and to mental health resources for homeless individuals and families. The foundation prioritizes Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, New York, and Pennsylvania.
MELVILLE CHARITABLE TRUST
This funder is committed to fighting homelessness in Connecticut and throughout the U. S. It supports housing and urban development programs that are “grounded in racial equity and focused on the people most impacted.” It has granted small amounts to Baltimore
METLIFE FOUNDATION
MetLife focuses on “financial inclusion” for economically disadvantaged communities around the world. Grants work to build the capacity of economically disadvantaged people to engage with and benefit from the financial services sector.
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation prioritizes education, the environment, civil society, and the Flint, Michigan area. Foundation grants are available to organizations in the U.S. for all funding areas, and internationally through its Civil Society and Environment programs.
MUFG UNION BANK FOUNDATION
This funder’s Affordable Housing program supports housing development and rehabilitation, related public policy, and emergency, transitional, and permanent housing.
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE FOUNDATION
Nationwide names homelessness and shelters as priorities of its Crisis Stabilization and Children’s Wellbeing focus areas.
OAK FOUNDATION
Through its grantmaking for housing and homelessness, this foundation aims to prevent homelessness though programs that promote economic self-sufficiency, increase the availability of affordable housing and advocate for people who are at-risk of losing their homes. The foundation funds related work at both the national and international levels.
OMRON FOUNDATION
In the area of housing and homelessness, OFI supports housing development, emergency shelter, homeless services and housing for the disabled.
OPEN PHILANTHROPY PROJECT
Open Philanthropy’s U.S. Policy program names land use reform as an area of interest and has supported policy development for affordable housing in and near large metropolitan areas, where limits on housing density often work to maintain high housing prices.
OPUS FOUNDATION
Opus’s community revitalization grants work to “increase the vitality of economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.” Grantmaking focuses on areas where employees live and work.
THE PIMCO FOUNDATION
The PIMCO Foundation makes grants for housing and homelessness via its local grants programs in the U.S.
PITNEY BOWES FOUNDATION
This funder does not name community development as an area of interest, but it makes related grants for adult education and economic opportunity.
POSES FAMILY FOUNDATION
A significant portion of this funder’s grantmaking supports initiatives that provide housing and independent living programs for people with disabilities.
PNC FOUNDATION
PNC’s housing grants stem from its economic opportunity grantmaking initiative, which prioritizes affordable housing for low- and middle-income individuals, financial counseling for home ownership and transitional housing for homeless and recently homeless families.
PPG INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION
This funder’s community sustainability giving aims to to revitalize communities with grants and donations of PPG products and volunteers and to help residents of communities affected by disasters to rebuild.
ROBBINS FAMILY FOUNDATION
This foundation has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting affordable housing opportunities for low-income families and vulnerable populations.
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
A subprogram of Rockefeller’s Economic Equity giving program, Mobilizing Private Capital for Impact, promotes “partnerships to spur greater investment in low-income communities across the country.”
ERICH AND HANNAH SACHS FOUNDATION
The Sachs Foundation’s largest grants and loans appear to be directed towards organizations that support community development in the form of housing and business development.
SAINT-GOBAIN FOUNDATION
Saint-Gobain supports community conservation, housing initiatives and community development via its sustainable habitat and local communities giving areas. Giving prioritizes areas where the foundation’s parent company operates.
SCHULTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
This funder makes grants for community development via its work and opportunity, racial justice and veterans interest areas.
CHARLES SCHWAB FOUNDATION
Charles Schwab’s affordable housing grantmaking works to combat the devastating effects of “housing insecurity on health, education, employment, and life opportunities” by “building and preserving more affordable housing.”
SINGING FOR CHANGE
The foundation of the late Jimmy Buffett casts a wide net for community development causes; it has supported everything from job training and homelessness to youth services and prison reform.
THE MAY AND STANLEY SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust supports housing for people with disabilities, elders, foster youth and veterans.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Southwest Airlines’ Placemaking focus area invests in housing and shared public spaces.
STATE FARM
State Farm’s Good Neighbor Citizenship program supports affordable housing, home construction and repair, small business development, neighborhood revitalization and more.
SUMMIT FOUNDATION
https://www.summitfdn.org/
Summit’s Sustainable Cities program area works to support “cities’ efforts towards effective and efficient sustainability.”
TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (The bank)
https://www.td.com/us/en/about-us/communities/ready-commitment/funding-opportunities
This foundation runs an annual Housing for Everyone competition, which awards grants ranging from $125,000 to $250,000 to promising development projects for affordable housing for vulnerable and homeless individuals and families. Grantmaking prioritizes the East Coast.
TEXTRON FOUNDATION
https://www.textron.com/CorpResponsibility/Charitable-Giving
Textron’s Healthy Families/Vibrant Communities initiative names community revitalization and homeless assistance programs as areas of grantmaking interest. The foundation focuses on communities where Textron employees live and work.
TJX FOUNDATION
https://www.tjx.com/corporate-responsibility/communities/our-us-foundation
TJX has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping homeless and housing insecure individuals and families, although it mainly gives to large, national organizations.
TRAVELERS INSURANCE FOUNDATION
Travelers’ thriving neighborhoods initiative names accessible and safe housing for low- and mixed-income neighborhoods as an area of grantmaking focus.
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION
This funder’s Community Spaces focus area is dedicated to “supporting the local economy by building and enhancing community spaces that contribute to the distinct identity of a city or town.”
U.S. BANCORP FOUNDATION
U.S. Bancorp Foundation’s Home Grants program makes grants to “assist people in developing stability in their lives through access to safe, sustainable and accessible homes.”
HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION
This funder supports the development and renovation of affordable housing as well as housing stability and re-housing programs for vulnerable people. There are many projects in Maryland
WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION
This funder makes grants to stabilize the economies of local communities and low- to moderate-income neighborhoods “through affordable housing, philanthropy, community development investments, and other critical community services.”
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND
The Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is a global grant-maker that supports community development in Africa, although a few grants go to U.S. organizations and communities.
WILF FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
The Wilf Family Foundations name “community services” as a grantmaking area of interest and support a range of nonprofits that provide basic needs to vulnerable people in Jewish and other communities.
OPRAH WINFREY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation’s Community Outreach program supports “grassroots organizations in their efforts to lift the most vulnerable in their communities.”
WOODFOREST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This foundation “provides funding to organizations whose mission it is to provide decent housing to the working poor and disabled veterans.”
XEROX
Xerox’s Strong, Vibrant Communities giving area supports supports the communities where its parent company operates. It is unclear how much of this support consists of grantmaking, but employee volunteerism is a significant component of the initiative.
THE CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE
CZI’s community funding initiative makes grants and investments for housing affordability, economic inclusion and community development. The program mainly supports initiatives for the Bay Area, but a few grants have gone organizations working state-wide and nationally.
Funders Together to End Homelesssness, an national affinity group focused on housing and homelessness.
Funders for Housing and Opportunity, a group of 15 national foundations that seek to spark large-scale change across the United States.
Grants for multifamily housing
Grants and gifts for affordable housing
Cash for taking care of unsheltered and homeless populations
Many websites charge you for this information I'm giving it free.
This is for United States East Coast
Grants
GRRP green retrofit
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/cfo/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy2023_section202
202 housing elderly
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349682
recovery
Rural housing
water
https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities
Pepco
Icast
Freddie Mac C-Pace
Fannie Mae Green awards
Global Impact Cisco
Cafritz foundation Grants
United Way
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
HAND Housing Association Nonprofit developers
Maryland Historical Trust
Almost every bank and insurance company has a foundation.
Google search foundation with your city name and find local ones
Create a spread sheet with deadlines and paperwork they want and track your progress.
Don't pay a service to give you the contacts they are all listed online for free
Abell Foundation abell.org/grants/
Ford foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Kresge foundation
Melville charitable Trust
Marc and Lynee Beioff
Charles and Helen Schwab
Grove foundation
Adobe foundation
Charles and Mary d Grant foundation
Hearst foundations
Amazon foundation
Anderson corporate Foundation
ABBVIE FOUNDATION
The AbbVie Foundation’s building strong communities focus area prioritizes efforts to provide essential aid and basic needs services to low-income, underserved communities.
ADOBE FOUNDATION
Adobe’s Community initiative is employee driven and therefore changes focus from year to year.
AEGON TRANSAMERICA FOUNDATION
This funder’s community development giving focuses on the geographic areas in the U.S. where it maintains a corporate presence.
AIRBNB COMMUNITY FUND
The AirBnB Community Fund is the philanthropic extension of the Airbnb company and focuses its grantmaking on community development efforts and the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, relief workers and disaster evacuees.
FRED AND JEAN ALLEGRETTI FOUNDATION
Prioritizing Florida, Illinois and Colorado, this funder’s grantmaking for housing and homelessness appears to prioritize vulnerable populations and at-risk youth.
PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
The foundation’s Communities initiative works broadly to support “healthy, vibrant, inclusive communities” with a focus on the Pacific Northwest.
ALLIANCE FOR HOPE INTERNATIONAL
The Alliance for Hope International provides grants, technical assistance and training to organizations working with victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION
The Alpert Foundation’s broad giving for housing and community development prioritize organizations in Southern California.
ALLY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Ally Charitable Foundation names affordable housing as a main area of interest for its economic mobility grantmaking.
AMAZON
Amazon funds the development of affordable housing in key geographic areas where it maintains operations via its Housing Equity Fund.
AMERICAN EXPRESS
American Express addresses housing concerns through its historic preservation program, which centers on “projects that help communities preserve or rediscover major historic landmarks and public spaces, providing sustainable, ongoing access to the public.”
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
This corporate funder’s Basic Needs grantmaking invests in programs that help local residents “find their next meal, a place to sleep or a job that provides a livable wage.”
AMGEN FOUNDATION
Amgen’s Community Grants are made to support the communities where employees live and work, focusing on underserved and low-income areas.
ANDERSON CORPORATE FOUNDATION
Andersen’s grants for housing and community development invest in single family, owner-occupied affordable housing to low-income individuals and families.
APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION
Grantmaking prioritizes programs that promote “systemic, collaborative approaches to eliminating homelessness,” “access to nutritional food, clean water and affordable housing,” and “innovations that improve efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.”
ARGOSY FOUNDATION
Argosy’s human services program works with organizations in the areas of homelessness, hunger relief, community engagement and youth services.
AT&T FOUNDATION
AT&T does not have a grantmaking program dedicated to housing or community development, but it supports some human services organizations across the United States.
AVIV FOUNDATION
A smaller portion of the Aviv Foundation’s grantmaking supports organizations that aim to improve opportunities for underserved children, with a strong focus on children in foster or transitional living situations.
BALLMER GROUP
Ballmer Group broadly supports programs and policy to increase economic development and opportunity for children and families nationally, along with a regional program that invests in Southeast Michigan, Los Angeles County, and Washington state.
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation runs initiatives for human services and affordable housing. Neighborhood stabilization and foreclosure counseling are areas of interest.
BANK OF THE WEST
Bank of the West funds nonprofit organizations that work to increase affordable housing, homeownership, and financial services in low- to moderate-income communities.
BEN & JERRY’S FOUNDATION
The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is devoted to supporting grassroots efforts for activism and change. Access to affordable housing is a component of its economic justice initiative.
BERGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Grants prioritize prioritize “disaster and homeless relief,” “natural resource conservation,” and “community resilience” in areas where employees of the foundation’s parent company live and work.
BEZOS DAY ONE FUND
This Bezos vehicle supports local organizations working to end homelessness and runs a signature initiative to create tuition-free Montessori preschools in low-income areas.
ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION
This funder’s grants promote economic equity and stability through quality education, career development, and fair and affordable housing. Atlanta and Montana are geographic priorities.
BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES
Community development is a main component of Bloomberg’s engagement and focuses on improving quality of life in cities around the world. Technology, leadership and innovation are areas of interest.
BLOSSOM FUND
The fund’s giving for community development centers on outdoor recreation in Massachusetts.
OTTO BREMER TRUST
The Otto Bremer Trust broadly supports programs that contribute to the increased health, safety, and well-being of the people in Bremer’s community and region, which includes Minnesota, North Dakota, and western Wisconsin.
BROWN FOUNDATION
This foundation broadly supports housing and community development projects without naming specific grant strategies. Grantmaking is concentrated in Texas.
BULLITT FOUNDATION
Community development grantmaking focuses on sustainability and “green building” in urban areas.
BUTLER FAMILY FUND
Focusing on marginalized people, this fund supports efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing, advocate for policy reform, prevent homelessness for youth aging out of foster care, and strengthen the public safety net.
CABOT CORPORATION FOUNDATION
Cabot does not name housing or homelessness as main giving priorities, but grants do support human services and “programs aimed to contribute to community success.”
CAMPION FOUNDATION
The foundation’s grantmaking to end homelessness broadly focuses on homeless teens in Washington State and policy work related to housing.
CAPITOL FEDERAL FOUNDATION
The Capitol Federal Foundation funds community development and housing initiatives in communities where the bank operates. Kansas and Missouri area geographic areas of focus.
CAPITAL ONE FOUNDATION
This corporate funder’s Affordable Housing grants support organizations whose mission is to provide affordable housing for homeless veterans, intergenerational families and other underserved populations.
ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
Casey’s Community Change focus area is dedicated to “promoting access to good schools, affordable homes and jobs.” Grantmaking targets organizations serving communities in Atlanta and Baltimore.
HAROLD K.L. CASTLE FOUNDATION
This foundation’s community development grants focus on O’ahu and, to a lesser extent, other areas in Hawaii.
CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION
The Caterpillar Foundation supports organizations that address the root causes of poverty, and offers widespread support for basic needs and disaster relief.
CATHAY BANK FOUNDATION
The Cathay Bank Foundation seeks to “create opportunities” for the geographic areas its banks serve, with those opportunities touching upon many different sectors of need and community development. It emphasizes supporting Asian-American communities.
CHEVRON FOUNDATION
Chevron invests in community development at the global level, often where it has corporate offices located.
CISCO SYSTEMS FOUNDATION
Cisco conducts the majority of its housing and urban development through its Critical Human Needs program, which seeks to “overcome the cycle of poverty and dependence through strategic investments.”
CITI FOUNDATION
Citi’s urban development grantmaking consists of a range of initiatives seeking innovative solutions to pressing problems that cities face.
CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This foundation makes grants related to “affordable housing,” “economic development,” “job training,” “small business development,” and “neighborhood revitalization.” Grants serve areas where Citizen’s bank operates, including the Northeastern U.S.
COCA-COLA FOUNDATION
The Coca-Cola Foundation does not prioritize housing or homelessness, but sometimes awards grants for local youth development or “locally designated critical issues.”
NAOMI AND NEHEMIAH COHEN FOUNDATION
This funder’s grants support “organizations that help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency and attain safe, dignified and secure housing.” Washington D.C. is an area of concentration.
COMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Comerica Charitable Foundation broadly funds housing and community development projects in communities where the bank operates.
CRAIGSLIST CHARITABLE FUND
CCF’s grants for community development broadly fund organizations and programs in the areas of community improvement, economic development, and housing and homelessness.
DANIELS FUND
Daniels Fund supports housing homelessness initiatives in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah.
DANPAUL FOUNDATION
This funder works in the areas of housing and homelessness, poverty alleviation, refugee counseling, children’s wellness, science research and education. The foundation aims to involve youth in much of its philanthropic work.
DE BEAUMONT FOUNDATION
Although it is mainly as public health funder, de Beaumont routinely gives to groups working with the unhoused and focuses resources on increasing access to affordable housing and ending homelessness.
JOHN DEERE FOUNDATION
This foundation’s community development initiative aims to “create diverse opportunities for community growth by supporting economic development, resiliency and safety programs, and community relations activities.” Grantmaking serves areas where John Deere maintains operations.
DELUXE CORPORATION FOUNDATION
Community development is the foundation’s largest area of grantmaking and emphasizes shelter for homeless and at-risk families and hunger alleviation.
DEUTSCHE BANK AMERICAS FOUNDATION
Deutsche Bank Americas broadly supports initiatives for affordable housing and economic development efforts in New York and elsewhere.
ROY AND PATRICIA DISNEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
This foundation’s affordable housing preservation initiative targets shifting real estate markets in urban areas, where it aims to protect renters from rising prices and create community trusts for “permanent affordability.”
DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The foundation’s critical community needs program supports organizations that have proven records of success in serving the needs of underserved populations.
DORSEY & WHITNEY FOUNDATION
This foundation broadly supports homeless shelters and affordable housing initiatives in communities served by its parent company.
DROPBOX FOUNDATION
This funder seeks to “support organizations fighting for equality opportunity, basic freedoms, and fundamental necessities for people around the world.” Housing and community needs are strong components of its giving.
JESSIE BALL DUPONT FUND
This fund’s sense of place initiative prioritizes low-income communities, communities of color and other marginalized populations and aims to involve residents of these areas in decisions that affect their neighborhoods.
ECOLAB FOUNDATION
Ecolab’s Civic and Community Development initiative works to serve the “needs of those living in poverty” and organizations that address poverty, work readiness, affordable housing, crisis assistance, and hunger relief.
EBAY FOUNDATION
Although it does not name distinct strategies, Ebay gives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and technology to benefit vulnerable and marginalized populations.
EMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST
The trusts giving for housing and community development works to promote prosperity in the cities and regions where the foundation’s corporate sister has a business presence.
ENTERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This foundation’s Poverty Solutions program supports “programs that provide innovative and measurable poverty solutions and tools that help break the bonds of intergenerational poverty.” Support for housing also stem from Entergy’s open grants program.
FARMERS INSURANCE
Farmers Insurance’s civic engagement program aims to “leverage resources” to help communities address “basic needs such as hunger and homelessness.” This funder also makes grants for disaster resilience.
FCA FOUNDATION
While the FCA Foundation does not name specific priorities, but its human services grants support organizations that address homelessness, hunger, child welfare, and emergency aid.
FINISH LINE YOUTH FOUNDATION
Finish Line’s grantmaking has made grants for inclusive outdoor play spaces in underserved communities.
FLUOR FOUNDATION
Fluor awards grants for basic human needs and local community development, both domestically and globally.
FIRSTENERGY FOUNDATION
This funder’s areas of interest include community vitality, safety and economic development. Grants support communities where the funder’s parent energy company does business.
FORD FOUNDATION
The iconic Ford Foundation has global reach and a vast range of grantmaking interests related to community development including social justice, workforce development, affordable housing, immigrants’ rights and more.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND
Community development grant-making broadly supports programs that “feed the hungry, provide disaster relief, assist military veterans, support arts and culture initiatives and celebrate the diversity that strengthens communities.”
CHARLES A. FRUEAUFF FOUNDATION
Homelessness, hunger and other human services are central to this funder’s work, which prioritizes the state of Arkansas.
GANNETT FOUNDATION
This funder supports housing and homelessness via its A Community Thrives program, placing emphasis on the neediest communities in the areas served by Gannett.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FOUNDATION
The Georgia-Pacific Foundation invests invests in affordable housing and housing maintenance in areas where its parent company maintains operations.
CHARLES M. AND MARY D. GRANT FOUNDATION
Prioritizing low-income areas of the Southeast, this funder has demonstrated a strong interest in affordable housing development.
GROVE FOUNDATION
The Grove Foundation funds work involved in creating and maintaining affordable housing predominately in California.
EVELYN AND WALTER HAAS, JR. FUND
Haas’s Season of Sharing Fund aims to prevent homelessness and hunger for vulnerable residents of the San Francisco Bay Area.
HEARST FOUNDATIONS
Hearst’s social services funding area aims to “tackle the roots of chronic poverty by applying effective solutions to the most challenging social and economic problems.”
HILL-SNOWDON FOUNDATION
This is not a community development funder per se, but its Fund for DC supports the rights and well-being of marginalized residents of the District of Columbia.
THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION
The Home Depot Foundation funds programs and organizations dedicated to helping military veterans find housing and avoid homelessness.
INCITE LABS
Incite Labs supports grantmaking in the environment and climate change spaces. It makes a few grants each year for community development, focusing on youth programs and economic development.
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
JPMorgan Chase’s Community Development program area is currently dedicated to “promoting housing stability and improving housing affordability for Black, Latino, and other households of color.”
KATALY FOUNDATION
The Kataly Foundation funds grants and loans. Its giving aims to “close the racial wealth gap and transform [the] financial system by strategically reinvesting resources into community-owned and governed projects.”
THE KEYBANK FOUNDATION
Keybank’s giving for community development aims to “create safe, affordable, inclusive communities with thriving family homes and small businesses.” This funder limits its grantmaking to states where its parent bank maintains operations.
KNIGHT FOUNDATION
Knight supports community development initiatives related to technology, public spaces and “the development of engaged, inclusive and equitable communities.”
KRESGE FOUNDATION
Kresge’s American Cities program area works to “expand opportunity by promoting effective and inclusive community development practices” in urban areas across the U.S.
LIBERTY MUTUAL FOUNDATION
Liberty Mutual’s homelessness initiative, its largest area of giving, aims to reduce homelessness by providing housing, basic needs, case management, vocational training and counseling to homeless individuals and families. This funder also supports initiatives for disabled people.
LILLY ENDOWMENT
The Lilly Endowment does not name housing and homelessness as areas of grantmaking interest but has supported several initiatives for affordable housing in Indiana via its community development initiative.
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
This foundation supports organizations involved in emergency, transitional and affordable housing to homeless, recently homeless and at-risk individuals and families. It works in select cities in New Hampshire, Indiana, North Carolina, Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.
REVA AND DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION
The Reva and David Logan Foundation supports homelessness initiatives through its social justice program area. Chicago has been a geographic focus.
LOWE’S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Affordable housing is Lowe’s largest area of giving and focuses on developing “safe and affordable housing initiatives” across the U.S., but has recently named Charlotte, North Carolina a priority area. Homelessness is also of interest to this funder.
LUDWICK FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Ludwick Family Foundation has demonstrated a strong interest in the development of affordable, emergency and transitional housing for at-risk individuals and families.
ROGER I. AND RUTH B. MACFARLANE FOUNDATION
This low-profile foundation has made grants to organizations involved in affordable housing and homelessness. California is a geographic priority.
MACY’S INC.
Macy’s does not name community development as a grantmaking focus but has made related grants for racial justice, workforce development and economic opportunity.
MARQUIS GEORGE MACDONALD FOUNDATION
The foundation’s community development grants appear to prioritize homelessness, children and hunger.
CHARLOTTE MARTIN FOUNDATION
The Martin Foundation’s youth athletics funding seeks to supply alternatives to the diminishing number of after school sports programs as part of the foundation’s grantmaking for community development.
MATTEL CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Mattel’s Create Access to Play initiative has collaborated with homeless shelters, youth homes and organizations working with homeless and vulnerable children and families.
MAXIMUS FOUNDATION
The MAXIMUS Foundation’s Community Development grants fund organizations that provide “supportive services to low-income households and communities.”
BARBARA MCDOWELL AND GERALD S. HARTMAN FOUNDATION
This funder supports litigation that improves “the economic well-being, social conditions, and civil liberties of disadvantaged persons and groups in the United States, including cases concerning low-income housing, access to benefits, domestic violence and immigrants’ rights.
WILLIAM G. MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND
Giving for human services has gone to organizations involved in creating and maintaining rent-stabilized housing programs and to mental health resources for homeless individuals and families. The foundation prioritizes Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, New York, and Pennsylvania.
MELVILLE CHARITABLE TRUST
This funder is committed to fighting homelessness in Connecticut and throughout the U. S. It supports housing and urban development programs that are “grounded in racial equity and focused on the people most impacted.” It has granted small amounts to Baltimore
METLIFE FOUNDATION
MetLife focuses on “financial inclusion” for economically disadvantaged communities around the world. Grants work to build the capacity of economically disadvantaged people to engage with and benefit from the financial services sector.
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation prioritizes education, the environment, civil society, and the Flint, Michigan area. Foundation grants are available to organizations in the U.S. for all funding areas, and internationally through its Civil Society and Environment programs.
MUFG UNION BANK FOUNDATION
This funder’s Affordable Housing program supports housing development and rehabilitation, related public policy, and emergency, transitional, and permanent housing.
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE FOUNDATION
Nationwide names homelessness and shelters as priorities of its Crisis Stabilization and Children’s Wellbeing focus areas.
OAK FOUNDATION
Through its grantmaking for housing and homelessness, this foundation aims to prevent homelessness though programs that promote economic self-sufficiency, increase the availability of affordable housing and advocate for people who are at-risk of losing their homes. The foundation funds related work at both the national and international levels.
OMRON FOUNDATION
In the area of housing and homelessness, OFI supports housing development, emergency shelter, homeless services and housing for the disabled.
OPEN PHILANTHROPY PROJECT
Open Philanthropy’s U.S. Policy program names land use reform as an area of interest and has supported policy development for affordable housing in and near large metropolitan areas, where limits on housing density often work to maintain high housing prices.
OPUS FOUNDATION
Opus’s community revitalization grants work to “increase the vitality of economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.” Grantmaking focuses on areas where employees live and work.
THE PIMCO FOUNDATION
The PIMCO Foundation makes grants for housing and homelessness via its local grants programs in the U.S.
PITNEY BOWES FOUNDATION
This funder does not name community development as an area of interest, but it makes related grants for adult education and economic opportunity.
POSES FAMILY FOUNDATION
A significant portion of this funder’s grantmaking supports initiatives that provide housing and independent living programs for people with disabilities.
PNC FOUNDATION
PNC’s housing grants stem from its economic opportunity grantmaking initiative, which prioritizes affordable housing for low- and middle-income individuals, financial counseling for home ownership and transitional housing for homeless and recently homeless families.
PPG INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION
This funder’s community sustainability giving aims to to revitalize communities with grants and donations of PPG products and volunteers and to help residents of communities affected by disasters to rebuild.
ROBBINS FAMILY FOUNDATION
This foundation has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting affordable housing opportunities for low-income families and vulnerable populations.
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
A subprogram of Rockefeller’s Economic Equity giving program, Mobilizing Private Capital for Impact, promotes “partnerships to spur greater investment in low-income communities across the country.”
ERICH AND HANNAH SACHS FOUNDATION
The Sachs Foundation’s largest grants and loans appear to be directed towards organizations that support community development in the form of housing and business development.
SAINT-GOBAIN FOUNDATION
Saint-Gobain supports community conservation, housing initiatives and community development via its sustainable habitat and local communities giving areas. Giving prioritizes areas where the foundation’s parent company operates.
SCHULTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
This funder makes grants for community development via its work and opportunity, racial justice and veterans interest areas.
CHARLES SCHWAB FOUNDATION
Charles Schwab’s affordable housing grantmaking works to combat the devastating effects of “housing insecurity on health, education, employment, and life opportunities” by “building and preserving more affordable housing.”
SINGING FOR CHANGE
The foundation of the late Jimmy Buffett casts a wide net for community development causes; it has supported everything from job training and homelessness to youth services and prison reform.
THE MAY AND STANLEY SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust supports housing for people with disabilities, elders, foster youth and veterans.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Southwest Airlines’ Placemaking focus area invests in housing and shared public spaces.
STATE FARM
State Farm’s Good Neighbor Citizenship program supports affordable housing, home construction and repair, small business development, neighborhood revitalization and more.
SUMMIT FOUNDATION
https://www.summitfdn.org/
Summit’s Sustainable Cities program area works to support “cities’ efforts towards effective and efficient sustainability.”
TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (The bank)
https://www.td.com/us/en/about-us/communities/ready-commitment/funding-opportunities
This foundation runs an annual Housing for Everyone competition, which awards grants ranging from $125,000 to $250,000 to promising development projects for affordable housing for vulnerable and homeless individuals and families. Grantmaking prioritizes the East Coast.
TEXTRON FOUNDATION
https://www.textron.com/CorpResponsibility/Charitable-Giving
Textron’s Healthy Families/Vibrant Communities initiative names community revitalization and homeless assistance programs as areas of grantmaking interest. The foundation focuses on communities where Textron employees live and work.
TJX FOUNDATION
https://www.tjx.com/corporate-responsibility/communities/our-us-foundation
TJX has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping homeless and housing insecure individuals and families, although it mainly gives to large, national organizations.
TRAVELERS INSURANCE FOUNDATION
Travelers’ thriving neighborhoods initiative names accessible and safe housing for low- and mixed-income neighborhoods as an area of grantmaking focus.
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION
This funder’s Community Spaces focus area is dedicated to “supporting the local economy by building and enhancing community spaces that contribute to the distinct identity of a city or town.”
U.S. BANCORP FOUNDATION
U.S. Bancorp Foundation’s Home Grants program makes grants to “assist people in developing stability in their lives through access to safe, sustainable and accessible homes.”
HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION
This funder supports the development and renovation of affordable housing as well as housing stability and re-housing programs for vulnerable people. There are many projects in Maryland
WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION
This funder makes grants to stabilize the economies of local communities and low- to moderate-income neighborhoods “through affordable housing, philanthropy, community development investments, and other critical community services.”
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND
The Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is a global grant-maker that supports community development in Africa, although a few grants go to U.S. organizations and communities.
WILF FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
The Wilf Family Foundations name “community services” as a grantmaking area of interest and support a range of nonprofits that provide basic needs to vulnerable people in Jewish and other communities.
OPRAH WINFREY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation’s Community Outreach program supports “grassroots organizations in their efforts to lift the most vulnerable in their communities.”
WOODFOREST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This foundation “provides funding to organizations whose mission it is to provide decent housing to the working poor and disabled veterans.”
XEROX
Xerox’s Strong, Vibrant Communities giving area supports supports the communities where its parent company operates. It is unclear how much of this support consists of grantmaking, but employee volunteerism is a significant component of the initiative.
THE CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE
CZI’s community funding initiative makes grants and investments for housing affordability, economic inclusion and community development. The program mainly supports initiatives for the Bay Area, but a few grants have gone organizations working state-wide and nationally.
Funders Together to End Homelesssness, an national affinity group focused on housing and homelessness.
Funders for Housing and Opportunity, a group of 15 national foundations that seek to spark large-scale change across the United States.
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