Answers to your most pressing social sector and nonprofit questions.
Broadly speaking, a foundation is a nonprofit corporation or a charitable trust that makes grants to organizations, institutions, or individuals for charitable purposes such as science, education, culture, and religion....
Some grantseekers ask if there is a single application form they can fill out and submit to multiple funders, saving the time and effort required to create customized proposals for...
Scholarship grants change the lives of their grantees by providing access to education, resources, and powerful networks. Some scholarship funds also leverage their programs to impact society in a broader...
The only substantive difference between the two is the manner in which funds are acquired. A private foundation is a nonprofit charitable entity, which is generally created by a single...
The public support test is a provision of IRS tax code that requires most public charities to meet to maintain their tax-exempt status. The test ensures that a nonprofit’s income...
Una carta de interés bien redactada podría ser fundamental en el éxito de una solicitud de financiamiento para su organización o proyecto. Hoy en día, existen fundaciones donantes que prefieren recibir...
When the U.S. government grants a private foundation tax-exempt status, it expects the foundation to use its money to do good for society. To make sure that happens, the government...
An excellent source of overall statistics about the nonprofit sector is Giving USA. This annual report by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, provides giving estimates by...
Most foundations are set up to have a perpetual lifespan, spending out only the interests from their investments while keeping the initial endowment intact. Other foundations choose to have a...
Philanthropic transparency is a catalyst for social change. Foundations with greater transparency can increase their impact on specific issues and strengthen the field of philanthropy as a whole. Transparency offers...
According to the Council on Foundations, private foundations, corporations, and public charities can have great flexibility in their response to a "qualified disaster", which is defined as: a disaster that...
De seguro, esta es la pregunta más frecuente que se nos hace acá en Candid. Nuestra página Web sobre la redacción de propuestas contiene toda la información sobre nuestros cursos...
Por lo general el primer paso en la búsqueda de aportes financieros es haciendo una “investigación de prospectos” - averiguar quién tiene más probabilidades de darle dinero. Las fundaciones...
It is always a good idea to know about other organizations and funders working in the same areas as you. You may wish to collaborate, check out an innovative program,...
Grants.gov es el sitio Web oficial del gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos para la publicación de información sobre la disponibilidad de fondos federales. Administrado por el Departamento de Salud...
Annually, to better understand the alignment between potential funders and their own organization, nonprofits view funder profiles on Candid’s Foundation Directory more than 4 million times. Here are more details...
At Candid, we are continually creating and gathering knowledge that foundations can use for their own learning. Scanning the field for knowledge about issues, program areas, lessons learned, and collaborations...
Foundation Directory is the smartest, fastest way to search for and identify funders interested in the work your nonprofit is doing. Although available via subscription, we recognize that the subscription...
To put your organization's request in the best possible position, we recommend strict adherence to a funder's application guidelines and procedures. Understanding how the funder wants to receive the application...