FR is familiar with many potential donors and private grant-making organizations. We also have access to powerful search tools and can use to them to discover new prospects for potential support of research and educational programs. If you are interested in search for opportunities yourself, please contact us at fr@ucsc.edu. Upon request, we will explore foundation leads uncover. Finally, when multiple opportunities exist, we can provide practical advice for choosing the right funding venue for your project.

Below is a partial list of the private foundations with which our office works on a regular basis as a liaison for the campus.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
ARCS Foundation
Arnold Beckman Foundation
AT&T Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Blavatnik Foundation
Brain Research Foundation
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Capitola Aptos Rotary Club
Carnegie Corporation
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
The Crankstart Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Dreyfus Foundation
Eppley Foundation
Genentech Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Greenwall Foundation
Hearst Foundation
Honda Marine Science Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
James S. McDonnell Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
Koret Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Marisla Foundation
Mark Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Monterey Peninsula Foundation
National Geographic Foundation
Paul M. Angell Foundation
Pew Charitable Trust
Rita Allen Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation
S. H. Cowell Foundation
Schmidt Futures
Searle Scholars Program (Chicago Community Trust)
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Simons Foundation
Spencer Foundation
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Bernhard Osher Foundation
The Heising-Simons Foundation
The San Francisco Community Foundation
W. M. Keck Foundation
Wellcome Leap
Whitehall Foundation
Whiting Foundation
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
WT Grant Foundation