Daily 3 Foundations - 9/18/25

Sep 18

9/18/2025

Here are today’s daily 3 foundations. Tides Foundation, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. and Cummings Foundation.

Website: https://www.tides.org/
Mission & Purpose: A philanthropic partner and nonprofit accelerator that works with a global community of donors, activists, and policymakers to accelerate the pace of social change.
Broad Funding Guidelines: Tides does not operate like a traditional foundation with an open grant application process. Instead, they provide infrastructure and support for donors and social change leaders to create and manage their own philanthropic funds and projects.

Website: https://woodruff.org/
Mission & Purpose: An independent private foundation that seeks to improve the quality of life in Georgia by investing in health, education, economic opportunity, and community vitality.
Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is generally limited to organizations located and operating in metro Atlanta. They typically award grants for capital needs or other initiatives of well-established charitable organizations. They do not fund individuals, churches for religious purposes, or political campaigns.

Website: https://www.cummingsfoundation.org/
Mission & Purpose: A place-based foundation that awards grants to a wide variety of nonprofits primarily in eastern Massachusetts. All profits from their commercial real estate holdings are dedicated to supporting nonprofits.
Broad Funding Guidelines: They have a major annual grant program that awards millions of dollars to nonprofits in their focus areas. The selection process is largely driven by community volunteers.
Featured Opportunity: Their $30 Million Grant Program awards 150 grants annually to eastern Massachusetts nonprofits. The application process is typically announced in the spring.

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