International Funding: Selected Web Sites
Grants for Organizations and Sponsored Individuals
Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group
See the link to Search for Funding, listing AGAG members by geographic focus and grantmaking "theme." A Council on Foundations member organization.
The international arm of the Charities Aid Foundation. CAF "aims to support the growth and development of small and medium-sized charities through [their] grant programme as well as provide consultancy to assist charities in developing new income streams or broadening existing ones."
Includes a database on charities in the United Kingdom, searchable by name, rank, aim, and more. Other aspects of the site include publications on the state of philanthropy and giving in the UK Maintained by CaritasData, a London-based financial specialist publisher.
Proclaiming to be "Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector" with Canadian Information Sources and Grant-Giving Foundations sites. There is a link to the International Relief/Development/Peace list, and a category for an International Directories and Resources for Nonprofits listing by geographic area.
Chronicle of Philanthropy Deadlines
Allows searching for upcoming grant opportunities, including those for International category for programs and projects.
Democracy Resource Center's Grants Program
Over 100 organizations listed which provide funding for international democratic development. A site of the National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, D.C.
Directory of Development Organizations
Directory "lists 47,500 organizations that offer financial support, market access, information and advice to the enterprise and poverty-reducing sectors throughout the world." Divided into six geographical sections and nine categories of organizational types, including grantmakers, microfinance institutions (marked m), NGOs, international organizations, and more.. Available in English, French, and Spanish. Edited by Bert Wesselink.
Provides assistance to the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union to "build democratic and free market institutions."
The site for the EFC, which exists for "promoting foundations and corporate citizenship in the New Europe." Includes the Funders Online database, as well as these online publications:
There is also a Grantseekers section on proposal basics, an introduction to funding research, a funding prospect checklist, and more.
--FAQs The question, Where can I find information on grants to non-U.S. organizations? is answered here with specifically recommended resources.
--PND News: International Affairs/Development This section of the Philanthropy News Digest is a must-read for keeping current on international funding opportunities and issues.
-- International Philanthropy This Special Issue in the PND (Philanthropy News Digest) web page is a fine array of online funding resources arranged by type and geographic areas.
--RFP Bulletin. Includes Requests for Proposals. Look at the International Affairs category, but realize that international opportunities exist in others listed as well.
--International Directories of Foundations A directory of international foundation directories for those interested in print material on foundation grantmakers. [Note: Somewhat outdated as of 9/05.]
Funding Information Service (New Zealand)
Provides two searchable funding databases for New Zealand nonprofits accessible by subscription. Also includes news items and an online magazine.
Funders Network on Trade and Globalization
Although an organization for grantmakers, this site has a directory of funders. See also the Issue Areas link for additional resources on categories which include, among others, Agriculture, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Peace, Media, Technology, Education, along with Trade and Labor.
Fundsnet Services Online: International Grants
A listing of "International initiatives, international foundations (non-U.S.-based), and other foundation directories on the Web." Funders from Canada, Australia, and the U.S. are in a separate listing. Being updated early 2006.
Includes a subscription-based online donor database and print directory, plus online tools for grantseekers.
Grantsmanship Center: International Funding
An excellent list of funders with international programs. Arranged geographically.
An organization which promotes and provides information on key social and developmental issues in India. Includes all kinds of useful information and resources for Indian nonprofits, plus lists of UN, International, Indian, Corporate, Statewise, and Issue-wise funding agencies. Some information is subscriber-based.
International Grants Resources (Deborah Kluge)
An outstanding and well-maintained list of international grantmakers and resources. Includes annotations. Deborah Kluge is a professional international business and grant consultant..
Grupo de Fundaciones (database, Argentina)
Offers information on Argentinean foundations and programs by geographic area and subject. See the link to its Bases de Datos/Fundaciones Donantes.
International Development Research Centre
Funds research activities which will be of direct benefit to citizens of developing countries.
International Human Rights Funders Group
Includes a Funders Directory and a database for finding international funders by category, type, geographic priority, and type of activity.For grantmakers and grantseekers with an interest in numerous areas of human rights. Other helpful links for grantseekers.
International Research and Exchanges Board
An organization offering a huge array of academic exchange assistance and fellowship programs between scholars in the United States and those within the Newly Independent States, Central and Eastern Europe, Mongolia, and China. Scholars and researchers: see its Grant Opportunities and the Program Search sections.
Japanese Grantmaking Foundations
Provides links in English to Japanese foundations. Provided by the Japan Foundation Center.
Latino Grants (Fundsnet)
A listing of funders which provide assistance and support to programs and organizations in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Maintained by Fundsnet Services described above.
Peace and Security Funders Group
Members of this grantmakers' affinity group are listed here, along with a link to grantmakers by funding priorities in peace and security.
Although an association of grantmakers, this site has much information for grantseekers - both organizations and individuals.
PovertyFighters Links (Microfinance, Microlending categories)
Information from an online community of individuals and companies which seek to reduce poverty in the world by providing financing and loans to small businesses throughout the world.
Slovenska Akademicka Informacna Agentura/Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA)
The SAIA (Service Center for the Third Sector) collects and distributes information about and for nonprofit organizations in Slovakian regions. Includes a database of 1600 Slovak NGOs. Also provides a link to the International Student's Guide.
Southern Africa Institute of Fundraising
A member-based organization for fund raising professionals. See the Useful Links site for affiliations and networks (SangoNet, GANGOCO, Thembalitsha Foundation, etc.) which can be useful contacts for grantseekers.
This organization gathers and disseminates information about grants for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural resources of interest to those NGOs in the world's developing countries.
United States International Grantmaking (Requires free registration)
A site of the Council on Foundations maintained primarily for grantmakers, this site provides some resources for grantseekers as well.
Soros Foundations Network: Open Society Institute
Provides access to a network of programs and initiatives of nonprofit organizations and foundations created by the philanthropist, Geroge Soros. They are autonomous organizations linked together as "national foundations" in 30 countries - mostly in Eastern and Central Europe, Central Eurasia, and the former Soviet Union, as well as in Haiti and South Africa - sharing the common mission of supporting the development of an open society. See the Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships pages.
A nonprofit based in New York to "mobilize resources and bridge social and economic divides to reduce poverty and increase equity." See partnership and donor lists for grantmaker/donor contacts.
Site is "created by French and Dutch experts willing to initiate closer cooperation between local actors and the European institutions." Includes sections for EU Funds, EU RFPs ("Funding Calls"), EU News, and more. Also includes an EU partnering institutional database.