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Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
The Altman Foundation
The American Legacy Foundation
Ann Arbor Community Foundation
Arcus Foundation
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis
The Atlantic Philanthropies
AVI CHAI Foundation
Barr Foundation
Beldon Fund
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Blandin Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation
The Boston Foundation
The Broad Foundation
The Brown Foundation
Bush Foundation
California Community Foundation
California Endowment
California HealthCare Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Case Foundation
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Chicago Community Trust
China Medical Board of New York
The Christensen Fund
The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
The Clowes Fund
The Colorado Health Foundation
The Colorado Trust
The Columbus Foundation
The Commonwealth Fund
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
The Community Foundation of New Jersey
Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Community Memorial Foundation
Community Technology Foundation of California
Connecticut Health Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Dekko Foundation, Inc.
Democracy Alliance
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Duke Endowment
Dyson Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
The Educational Foundation of America
Endowment for Health
The Energy Foundation
The Erie Community Foundation
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The F.B. Heron Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
First 5 Alameda County
Flinn Foundation
The Ford Family Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The Francis Families Foundation
Friends Provident Foundation
The GAR Foundation
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
General Mills Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
The Gill Foundation
The Goizueta Foundation
Goldman Sachs Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Grable Foundation
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
Harold K.L. Castle Foundation
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Harvest Foundation
Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
The Heinz Endowments
Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation
The Henry H. Kessler Foundation
Horizon Foundation for New Jersey
Houston Endowment, Inc.
HRJ Consulting
The Hyams Foundation, Inc.
The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
The John A. Hartford Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The John R. Oishei Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
Josiah H. Macy Foundation
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Kansas Health Foundation
Koret Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
Levi Strauss Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Lumina Foundation for Education
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Health Access Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
The McKnight Foundation
Medina Foundation
MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation
Michael Reese Health Trust
The Minneapolis Foundation
Missouri Foundation for Health
Ms. Foundation for Women
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation
Napa Valley Community Foundation
Orange County Community Foundation
Sacramento Community Foundation
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
New Profit, Inc.
New York Community Trust
New York State Health Foundation
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Nord Family Foundation
Northwest Area Foundation
Northwest Health Foundation
Omidyar Foundation
One Foundation
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Orange County Community Foundation
Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education
Paul G. Allen Foundations
The Pears Foundation
Peninsula Community Foundation
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
PetSmart Charities
Philadelphia Foundation
Pittsburgh Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
PSEG Foundation, Inc.
Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities
Rasmuson Foundation
REACH Healthcare Foundation
Resources Legacy Fund
The Rhode Island Foundation
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robin Hood Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Foundation
Rose Community Foundation
Russell Family Foundation
Ruth Mott Foundation
S. H. Cowell Foundation
Sacramento Community Foundation
Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio
The Saint Paul Foundation and the Minnesota Community Foundation
The San Diego Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation
Santa Barbara Foundation
SC Ministry Foundation
Sea Change Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Skillman Foundation
The Skoll Foundation
Stark Community Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Stupski Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Komen for the Cure
Theodore and Vivian Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Vancouver Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Wachovia Regional Foundation
The Wallace Foundation
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Wayne & Gladys Valley Foundation
Wellington Management Charitable Fund
Wilburforce Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William Penn Foundation
Williamsburg Community Health Foundation
Winter Park Health Foundation
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Woods Fund of Chicago
Yad Hanadiv Foundation
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Zeist Foundation
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What's New

       
  • New CEP Research: Foundation Transparency: What Nonprofits Want New report calls for increased foundation transparency and highlights the desire of nonprofits to know more about their funders. Read the Chronicle of Philanthropy's coverage of this report here. 

  • Assessment Tools: Same comparative feedback, but with a new look. Check out our new online reporting system. Contact an Assessment Tools manager for a demo today.
 
  • Conferences: Pursuing Results: Effective Foundation Practice— Thanks to all who attended our 2013 conference! If you were unable to attend be sure to check out the twitter feed here and CEP blog. In the days to come, we'll be posting videos and materials from the conference—stay tuned.

  • New Blog Post: Design Thinking and Philanthropy: Are You Ready For It? Jara Dean-Coffey explores the idea of design thinking, as introduced by Peter Sims during the 2013 CEP conference, posing questions for foundations as they think about making their own "little bets." 

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  • Spring Newsletter: Effective Matters - Volume 9, Issue 1
  • News: CEP was just voted one of the best nonprofits to work for in a national survey by the NonProfit Times. In fact, we’re ranked #2 for small-sized organizations. Read more!