Nongovernment Organizations and Civil Society

Funding from Foundations and NGOs

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation* focuses on helping to improve people's lives through health and learning by providing strategic opportunities to extend the benefits of modern science and technology to people around the world. Read about the foundation's funding guidelines*.

Carnegie Corporation

The Carnegie Corporation's* current grant making programs* include Education, International Peace and Security, and International Development.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation* is a private foundation that accepts grant proposals only for charitable, educational, or scientific purposes, primarily from tax-exempt, charitable organizations.

The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre

The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre* aims to strengthen partnership between NGOs and other development actors in Viet Nam through sharing of information, resources and experiences. The Centre maintains a web page on funding and other support* to civil society groups.

Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation offers grants or loans that build knowledge and strengthen organizations and networks. Read the Foundation's guideline for grant seekers*.

Global Greengrants Fund

Global Greengrants Fund* provides support (typically $500 to $5,000) to grassroots groups working in environmental protection in various parts of the world. In 2004, Greengrants disbursed 40 grants amounting to $100,000.

Google Foundation

Google.org supports companies to develop initiatives on renewable energy technologies. Google established the Google Foundation as a separate private foundation that offers funds to support non-profit activities.

Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO)

ICCO* finances activities that enable people, in their own way, to organize and improve their living conditions. ICCO is active in countries around the globe.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

The MacArthur Foundation* recognizes the critical importance of three specific global issues: international peace and security, ecosystems conservation and policy, and population. Review the foundation's grant making guidelines*.

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

KAS* collaborates with NGOs in promoting promote regional co-operation, democracy, press freedom, the rule of law, and social justice.

McKnight Foundation

The McKnight Foundation* makes grants in six other countries outside the US. In Asia, McKnight funds programs in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. To apply* for grants, visit this site.

Open Society Institute

The George Soros-funded Open Society Institute* supports more than 30 autonomous national foundations, located primarily in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Read more*.

PACT

PACT* manages grants given by a variety of donors, including USAID, CIDA, and SIDA.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund* is a knowledge-based, global foundation that offers grants to organizations seeking support for a project that would qualify as educational or charitable. Learn more here*.

Venture-Asia

Venture-Asia* is a consulting NGO that helps NGOs raise funds. They have published surveys of philanthropic giving and strategies for fundraising in Asia, with particular focus on the Philippines.

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support

The Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support offers the Global Fund for Community Foundations, a program created to promote the growth and sustainability of community foundations in developing and transitioning countries. Learn more about applying for a grant.

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