Foundations That Offer Matching and Endowment Grants

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

April 20, 2006

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Directory of Matching and Endowment Grants, details information on 712 foundations that offer grants for endowments or that match pledges made by other donors. The reference guide categorizes the grant makers by state, with full contact information, geographic restrictions on grants, how much a typical grant is worth, and the types of program each foundation supports. It also offers tips on how to tailor proposals to win matching grants. Two indexes organize the foundations alphabetically and by subject area.

Publisher: Research Grant Guides, P.O. Box 1214, Loxahatchee, Fla. 33470; (561) 795-6129; fax (561) 795-7794; 152 pages; $69; ISBN 0-945078-34-X.

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About the Author

M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.