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MapShot: Grantmakers With an Interest in Housing or Shelter

About the Map

In these tough economic times, the Foundation Center is eager to provide ready access to information on potential sources of funding, particularly in areas such as employment, food assistance, housing, and community development for which nonprofits will likely see an increased need. This map shows the distribution by location of grantmakers that have community or economic development among their fields of interest, or fields of interest such as rural or urban development, business and industry, or social entrepreneurship. Included are private and community foundations, corporate grantmakers, public foundations, and other charities that maintain grantmaking programs. You can drill down to grantmaker snapshots that provide key basic information drawn from Foundation Directory Online for each grantmaker in our database with an interest in this area.

How to Use the Map

To use the map, click on a state to drill down to see the distribution of grantmakers by county, city, ZIP code, or congressional district. Click to the next level to see a list of grantmakers in that region. Click on a grantmaker name to view basic information about that grantmaker.

Identifying Grantmaker Fields of Interest

Grantmaker fields of interest, or subject categories, are assigned by Foundation Center staff for all grantmakers that identify specific giving priorities in their public documents (e.g., annual reports, mission statements, press releases, etc.) or through direct contact with the Foundation Center, including survey responses, e-mails, and telephone calls. In addition, Foundation Center staff assign subject categories for all other grantmakers whose annual total giving averages $20,000 or more, based on an analysis of their giving patterns over the latest few years. A subject term is assigned if a grantmaker consistently disburses 10 percent or more of its total giving to benefit a particular field or subject area, such as employment, community development, or housing. Self-reported grantmaker information supercedes all other sources of data. Grantmakers have an opportunity to update or revise their Foundation Center entry and assigned subject terms on a regular basis.

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