Identifying Private Funding Sources
IDENTIFYING PRIVATE FUNDING SOURCES
FR is familiar with many potential donors and private grant-making organizations. We also have access to powerful search tools and can use to them to discover new prospects for potential support of research and educational programs. If you are interested in search for opportunities yourself, see our How to Find Funding page. Upon request, we will explore foundation leads uncover. Finally, when multiple opportunities exist, we can provide practical advice for choosing the right funding venue for your project.
Below is a partial list of the private foundations with which our office works on a regular basis as a liaison for the campus.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Kresge Foundation |
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Marisla Foundation |
ARCS Foundation | Mark Foundation |
Arnold Beckman Foundation | McKnight Foundation |
AT&T Foundation | Monterey Peninsula Foundation |
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | National Geographic Foundation |
Blavatnik Foundation | Paul M. Angell Foundation |
Brain Research Foundation | Pew Charitable Trust |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Rita Allen Foundation |
Capitola Aptos Rotary Club | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Carnegie Corporation | Russell Sage Foundation |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | S. H. Cowell Foundation |
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County | Schmidt Futures |
The Crankstart Foundation | Searle Scholars Program (Chicago Community Trust) |
David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Silicon Valley Community Foundation |
Dreyfus Foundation | Simons Foundation |
Eppley Foundation | Spencer Foundation |
Genentech Foundation | The Ahmanson Foundation |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | The Bernhard Osher Foundation |
Greenwall Foundation | The Heising-Simons Foundation |
Hearst Foundation | The San Francisco Community Foundation |
Honda Marine Science Foundation | W. M. Keck Foundation |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Wellcome Leap |
James S. McDonnell Foundation | Whitehall Foundation |
John Templeton Foundation | Whiting Foundation |
Koret Foundation | William & Flora Hewlett Foundation |
WT Grant Foundation |