130 Foundations That Tweet

As a new blogger, I was surprised by the popularity of my earlier post, “90 Foundations That Tweet.” That post was re-tweeted 58 times in 12 hours after I posted it on Twitter (after that I stopped counting), received over 5,400 blog hits the first week it posted, was analyzed for profile patterns by nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter, helped inspire a video blog with Susan Herr (PhilanthroMedia) and Micheal Margolis (GetStoried) discussing how foundations are using new communications technologies to engage audiences, was highlighted on the Case Foundation, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Communications Network, Modern Giving, Tactical Philanthropy, and SocialBrite blogs and websites, and inspired 76 comments.

I’ve updated the list with 40 more funders on Twitter. For your convenience, all new additions have an asterisk (*) after their name.  This includes private, community, family, corporate, and international funders, as well as a few giving circles and other grantmaking organizations. I’m sure there are more out there, so if you know of a foundation that should be on the list please add a comment.  My next post will be an updated list of 50+ foundation staff and board members who Tweet!

130 Foundations on Twitter

1. Alaska Community Foundation (Anchorage, AK) @AKCommunity
2. The Allstate Foundation* (Northbrook, IL) @clicktoempower
3. American Institute for Cancer Research* (Washington, DC) @aicrtweets
4. Australian Cancer Research Foundation* (Sydney, Australia) @Cancer_Research
5. Alexander Abraham Foundation* (New York, NY) @aabrahamfound
6. Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore, MD) @AnnieECaseyFndn
7. Anthony Robbins Foundation (San Diego, CA) @AR_foundation
8. Armstrong County Community Foundation (Kittanning, PA) @ACCF
9. Ashoka* (Arlington, VA) @AshokaTweets
10. AshokaTech* – Ashoka’s Technology Blog (Arlington, VA)  @AshokaTech
11. Ashoka’s Changemaker program* (Washington, DC) @Changemakers
12. Ashoka’s YouthVenture program* (Arlington, VA) @AshokaGenV
13. Atlantic Philanthropies (New York, NY) @atlantic
14. Baltimore Community Foundation (Baltimore, Maryland) @baltcommfdn
15. Black Benefactors* (Washington, DC) @BlkBenefactors
16. Black Card Circle Foundation (Los Angeles, CA) @BCCF
17. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle, WA) @gatesfoundation
18. The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation* (San Francisco, CA) @a_breath_away
19. Bridge Builders Community Foundations (Oil City, Pennsylvania) @BBCF
20. The Broad Foundation (Los Angeles, CA) @BroadFoundation
21. Carl B & Florence E. King Foundation (Dallas, TX) @kingfoundation
22. Carnegie Corporation of New York* (New York, NY) @CarnegieCorp
23. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Stanford, CA) @CarnegieFdn
24. Case Foundation (Washington, DC) @CaseFoundation
25. Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (Tulsa, OK) @clsff
26. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, MI) @mottfoundation
27. Chicago Foundation for Women (Chicago, IL) @ChiFdn4Women
28. The Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland, OH) @CleveFoundation
29. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) @GeorgeStevens
30. The Colorado Health Foundation* (Denver, CO) @COHealthFDN
31. Columbia Foundation* (Columbia, MD) @ColumbiaFdn
32. The Columbus Foundation (Columbus, OH) @colsfoundation
33. The Community Foundation Boulder County (Bolder, CO) @CommFound
34. Community Foundation for Calderdale (Halifax, UK) @CalderdaleFound
35. The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (Buffalo, NY) @CFGB
36. Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan* (Detroit, MI) @cfsem
37. Community Foundation for Southern Arizona* (Tuscon, AZ) @SoAZCommunityFd
38. The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington (Vancouver, WA) @CFSWW
39. Community Foundation for The Fox Valley Region (Appleton, Wisconsin) @CFFoxValley
40. The Community Foundation in Jacksonville* (Jacksonville, FL) @CJacksonville
41. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) @comfoundbham
42. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County* (Sarasota, FL) @NonprofitSRQ
43. Community Foundation of Medicine Hat & Southeastern Alberta (Alberta, Canada) @CFMH
44. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (Nashville, TN) @CFMT
45. The Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties* (West Palm Beach, FL) @cfpmbc
46. Community Foundation of South East Kansas (Pittsburg, KS) @CFSEK
47. The Community Foundation of The Lowcountry (Hilton Head Island, SC) @cflowcountry
48. Community Shares of Milwaukee* (Madison, WI) @MKEshares
49. Community Shares of Minnesota* (St. Paul, MN) @changeisbetter
50. Community Shares of Wisconsin* (Madison, WI) @CommSharesWI
51. Crossroads Community Foundation (MetroWest area of Massachusetts) @CCFDN
52. The Dale Jr. Foundation (Mooresville, NC) @tdjf
53. Dallas Social Venture Partners (Dallas, TX) @DallasSVP
54. Detroit Foundation (Detroit, MI) @dfoundation
55. EchoingGreen* (New York, NY) @echoinggreen
56. Eychaner Foundation (Des Moines, IA) @eychanerfndn
57. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, MO) @KauffmanFDN
58. Flinn Foundation (Phoenix, AZ) @biozonanews
59. Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation* (Morristown, NJ) @grdodge
60. GivenGain Foundation (Switzerland) @GivenGain
61. GlobalGiving* (Washington, DC) @globalgiving
62. Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Grand Rapids,MI) @GRCommFound
63. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (Cincinnati, OH) @GrCinciFdn
64. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (Kansas City, MO) @gkccf
65. The Greater Saint John Community Foundation (St. John, New Brunswick) @GSJCF
66. Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice (Venice, FL) @GulfCoastCF
67. Hawaii Community Foundation (Honolulu, HI) @HCFHawaii
68. Headwaters Foundation for Justice* @HeadwatersFdn
69. HealthCare Foundation of Greater Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) @HCF4KC
70. The Hopi Foundation (Kykotsmovi, AZ) @Hopi_Foundation
71. Horizons Foundation (San Francisco, CA) @horizonsfdn
72. The James Irvine Foundation* (San Francisco, CA) @IrvineFdn
73. The Jenzabar Foundation* (Boston, MA) @StudentsCare
74. Jolkona Foundation (Seattle, WA) @jolkona
75. Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation (Topeka, KS) @KSDentalFound
76. Kerstner Foundation (El Segundo, CA) @KerstnerFDN
77. Knight Foundation (Miami, FL) @knightfdn
78. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago, IL) @MacFound
79. Make-A-Wish Foundation* (Phoenix, AZ) @WishAmerica
80. Micron Foundation (Boise, ID) @Micron_Giving
81. Milken Foundation (Santa Monica, CA) @Milken
82. The Moyer Foundation (Seattle, WA) @MoyerFoundation
83. Ms Foundation (New York, NY) @outrageousacts
84. NASCAR Foundation (Charlotte, NC) @NASCAR_Foundat
85. New Profit* (Cambridge, MA) @newprofit
86. New York State Dental Foundation (Albany, NY) @NYSDF
87. One Star Foundation (Austin, TX) @onestarfdn
88. Open Society Institute (New York, NY) @OpenSociety
89. The Orphan Foundation (Southern CA) @TOF4Orphan
90. Oshkosh Area Community Foundation (Oshkosh, WI) @OACF
91. Peery Foundation (Palo Alto, CA) @davepeery
92. Pittsburgh Foundation (Pittsburgh, PA) @PittsburghFdn
93. Pride Foundation (Seattle, WA) @PrideFdn
94. Project Management Institute Educational Foundation* (Newtown Square, PA) @pmief
95. Rally Foundation (Sandy Springs, GA) @RallyFoundation
96. Reeve Foundation (Short Hills, NJ) @ReeveFoundation
97. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, NJ) @rwjf
98. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Media Center (Princeton, NJ) @RWJF_mediacntr
99. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio (Princeton, NJ) @pioneerrwjf
100. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Public Health Portfolio (Princeton, NJ) @RWJF_PubHealth
101. Rosa: The UK Fund for Women and Girls (London, UK) @RosaForWomen
102. The SAFE Foundation (United Kingdom) @SAFEFoundation
103. Saint Luke’s Foundation (Cleveland, OH) @saintlukesfdn
104. The Saint Paul Foundation & Minnesota Community Foundation* (Saint Paul, MN) @twofoundations
105. San Antonio Area Foundation (San Antonio, TX) @SAAFdn
106. Siemens Foundation (Iselin, NJ) @sfoundation
107. Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) @SCFSC
108. The Skillman Foundation* (Detroit, MI) @skillmanfound
109. Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, CA) @SkollFoundation
110. Social Venture Partners Arizona* (Flagstaff, AZ) @tkwoganSVP
111. Social Venture Partners Boulder County (Boulder, CO) @svpboulder
112. Social Venture Partners Delaware (Wilmington, DE) @SVPDE
113. Social Venture Partners Portland (Portland, OR) @SVPPortland
114. Social Venture Partners San Diego (San Diego, CA) @SVPSanDiego
115. Social Venture Partners Seattle (Seattle, WA) @paulshoeSVP
116. Social Venture Partners Toronto (Toronto, Canada) @SVP_Toronto
117. The Stafford Foundation* (Washington, DC) @Staffordfnd
118. Sunlight Foundation (Washington, DC) @SunFoundation
119. Taproot Foundation (San Francisco, CA) @taprootfound
120. United Nations Foundation (Washington, DC) @unfoundation
121. United Nations Foundation – Vodafone Foundation’s Technology Partnership* (Washington, DC) @Tech4Dev
122. The V Foundation (Cary, NC) @TheVFoundation
123. Venture Philanthropy Partners (Washington, DC) @vppartners
124. West Central Initiative* (Fergus Falls, MN) @WCIMinn
125. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, CA) @Hewlett_Found
126. William J. Clinton Foundation* (New York, NY) @ClintonTweet
127. WK Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, MI) @WK_Kellogg_Fdn
128. Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County* @WGCHowardCounty
129. The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (Memphis, TN) @WFGM_ORG
130. The Women’s Foundation of California (San Francisco, CA) @womensfoundca

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This list was compiled by (1) including foundations I am following or have encountered on Twitter, (2) posting many tweets requesting names of foundations on Twitter (each of which were extensively retweeted), (3) searching for “foundation” on Twitter, (4) adding foundations that were suggested via comments to the “90 Foundations That Tweet” blog, and (5) checking Twitter profiles and websites as needed to determine if they are grantmaking foundations. Many nonprofits use the word “foundation” in their name but are not grantmaking organizations so they were not included. Similarly, organizations that raise money to provide funds for a particular organization, such as a hospital or university foundation, were not included. Additionally, I have chosen not to include United Way organizations on this list, in part because there are so many of them on Twitter (109 last time I counted!) and also because they are very easy to find. Just go to the Twitter search page and type: United Way

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