Daily 3 Foundations - 8/24/25
8/24/2025
Here are today’s daily 3 foundations.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Location: New York
Bio: Established in 1996 through the will of Doris Duke, the foundation's mission is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, and child well-being.
Funding Guidelines: The foundation funds four national program areas: Arts & Culture, Environmental Conservation, Medical Research, and Child Well-being. They typically award grants via invited proposals and, occasionally, open competitions.
Featured Opportunity: The Medical Research Program periodically runs open competitions, such as the Clinical Scientist Development Award, which supports physician-scientists conducting clinical research. Check their website for the latest competition announcements.
Website:
ddcf.org
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Location: Florida
Bio: A national foundation with strong local roots, the Knight Foundation invests in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.
Funding Guidelines: Their work is focused on three main programs: Journalism, Communities, and Arts. They also support research into the impact of technology on democracy. They have a well-known "Knight News Challenge" and often run open calls for ideas.
Featured Opportunity: The Knight Foundation has an open call for ideas related to their core programs. They look for innovative projects that can inform and engage communities, and they accept applications on a rolling basis.
Website:
knightfoundation.org
The Lumina Foundation
Location: Indiana
Bio: An independent, private foundation committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. Their goal is to prepare people for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy.
Funding Guidelines: The foundation focuses on increasing the proportion of Americans with degrees, certificates, and other quality credentials to 60 percent. They fund work in areas like racial justice and equity, federal and state policy, and adult learners.
Featured Opportunity: The foundation periodically issues open Requests for Proposals (RFPs). A recent example was the Racial Justice and Equity Fund, designed to support organizations led by people of color working to dismantle systemic racism in education.
Website:
luminafoundation.org
