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AAUW -- American
Association of University Women -- one of the nation's largest
sources of private funding for educational programs that directly
benefit women and girls. The Foundation funds: groundbreaking
research; fellowships and grants for outstanding women from around
the globe; special awards; and vital community action projects.
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| American Council of Learned Societies
- Their mission is the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields
of learning in the humanities and the social sciences, and the
maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies
devoted to such studies. |
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Capital Research Center (Caterpillar Foundation) has distributed
more than $100 million to various organizations in the fields of
education, health & human service, civic & community activities, and
culture & art. |
| Colorado Council on the Arts
-- descriptions of the many services and programs CCA offers as well as
links to other local, state, and national arts information resources. |
Colorado Endowment for the
Humanities -- CEH devotes its resources to two key areas: developing
humanities education programs for all Coloradans, and awarding grants
that enable other not-for-profits to
develop projects for their communities. |
| Consortium of Humanities Centers and
Institutes -- serves as a site for the discussion of
issues germane to the fostering of cross-disciplinary activity and as a
network for the circulation of information and the sharing of resources. |
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J. Paul Getty Trust -- Funds a
wide range of projects throughout the world that promote research in the
history of art and related fields, advancement of the understanding of
art, and conservation of cultural heritage. |
| John
Templeton Foundation - The mission is to pursue new insights at the
boundary between theology and science. |
| Lila and DeWitt Wallace Reader's
Digest Funds -- The Wallace- Reader's Digest Funds seek to enrich
community life through support of education, arts and culture. |
| Modern Language Association
- Promotes the study and teaching of language and literature. |
| National Endowment for the Arts --
Fosters the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in the United
States, and to broaden public access to the arts. Since 1965, the NEA
has awarded more in 111,000 grants . |
| National Endowment for the Humanities -- A
federal agency that supports learning in history, literature,
philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. Funding for research,
education, museum exhibitions, documentaries, preservation, and
activities in the states. |
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J.C.
Penney makes
contributions to organizations that fall within the following
categories: * Health & Welfare * Education * Civic Betterment * Arts
& Culture |
| Pew Charitable Trusts -- Supports
funding in six program areas: Culture, Education, Environment,
Health & Human Services, Public Policy, Religion, Venture Fund |
