The UK-based INGOs can seek grant support from The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation in the UK for funding projects on healthcare, health education and community development projects in developing countries. Local NGOs in developing countries can request their UK-based international organizations to partner on such initiatives and seek financial support from the Foundation. Both Small Grant Programme as well as Large Grant Programme are available for NGOs to apply. Grants range between £10,000 to £30,000 under both the types of grants. For more information, visit this link.
Monsanto Fund
Cash Grant Requests are available from the Monsanto Fund. NGOs can apply for grants to this fund for nutrition, health, environment and community development. But since this is a corporate donor, funding is available in countries where the company operates and the proposals have to be submitted to local country/regional offices only. The list of these offices is available at this link. The Monsanto Fund’s International Grant Application can be downloaded from this link. Proposals can be submitted round the year but deadlines are set for local offices to forward applications further. More information can be accessed at this link.
Surdna Foundation
The Surdna Foundation makes grants to NGOs around the world in areas of environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts and the nonprofit sector. NGOs can specifically seek funding from this Foundation under its Nonprofit Sector Support Program and Organizational Capacity-building Grant. The latter grant program offers grants up to US $ 15,000 to each organization “to address important management and governance issues which can be handled with a small amount of money in a short period of time. Projects may address issues including (but not limited to): board/staff development, marketing, strategic planning, strategic restructuring and communication.” Proposals/letters of enquiry are accepted round the year and applications can be submitted online too. More information about this Foundation can be found at this link.
Funds for Building the Organization
The WINGS Global Fund for Community Foundation provides funds to philanthropy-based community foundations and NGOs for institutional growth and organizational development that can lead to sustainability of their interventions. Preliminary letters of inquiry, containing a 3-page concept note, is to be submitted before submitting the actual proposal. The specific reasons for seeking funding from the Foundation could be for obtaining external assistance from national, international or regional consultants, capacity building in governance, fundraising, grantmaking, strategic planning etc, exchanges and study visits and sharing of information and learnings. More information for seeking a grant from the Foundation is available at this link.
Contact Information:
Global Fund for Community Foundations
c/o European Foundation Centre
51, Rue de la Concorde
1050 Brussels
Belgium
URL: http://www.wings-globalfund.org
c/o European Foundation Centre
51, Rue de la Concorde
1050 Brussels
Belgium
URL: http://www.wings-globalfund.org
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation believes in promoting the positive effects of globalization. It uses the term, ‘smart globalization’ so that development of technology and other aspects are accessible to communities worldwide, including the ‘have-nots’ and reduce the divide between the North and South. To address this broader goal, it focuses its work on the following areas:
* Repairing weak, outmoded health systems
* Building resilience to environmental degradation and climate change
* Addressing the risks of accelerating urbanization
* Reweaving frayed social contracts
* Easing basic survival insecurities
* Nurturing an Enabling Environment for Philanthropic Work
It provides grant support to NGOs on themes such as global health, agricultural productivity, innovation for development, economic resilience and urban life. The Foundation believes in innovation and openly invites ideas from individuals and organizations to develop programs. Anyone can submit ‘grant ideas’ to the Foundation using this link.
The contact information of the Foundation head office is:
The Rockefeller Foundation
420 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10018
URL: http://www.rockfound.org
Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation established as the charitable arm of the Western Union company aims to provide assistance to individuals, families and communities around the world by supporting them in education, humanitarian and relief projects. It supports NGOs in implementing the projects based on these themes. The Foundation’s funding programs include the following:
Creating pathways to opportunity
- Scholarships
- Financial literacy
- Entrepreneurship
- Life Skills
- Job training
Supporting cultural inclusion
- Civic engagement
- Celebrating heritage
- Community development
- Language acquisition
- Access to community resources
Fostering hope in the developing world
- Basic resources
- Access to technology
- Infrastructure
- Economic development
- Community centers
NGOs interested in seeking grants from the Foundation can go through the guidelines at this link.
Contact information:
Western Union Foundation
12500 East Belford Avenue, Suite 1-I
Englewood, Colorado 80112 USA
URL: http://foundation.westernunion.com
