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Community Foundation Locator

Council on Foundations

NontraditionalIn-kind resource

Free searchable map of US community foundations by state, with an optional filter to show only foundations accredited under the Community Foundations National Standards. The practical way to find the local funder for a place-based study or an agency partner.

Indicative award
Not a cash award (not a cash award)A directory tool, not a grant. No funds are awarded.
Timing
Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Always available; no application or deadline.
Who can apply
Doctoral candidate, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation, Practitioner, Master's / undergraduate
Eligibility
No eligibility gate and no fee to use the locator. It is a directory only and awards no money; the foundations it surfaces set their own 501(c)(3) status and county-level service-area requirements.
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Topics
funder prospecting · place-based philanthropy · accredited community foundations
Apply at
https://cof.org/community-foundation-locator
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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