What sorts of projects do corporations and foundations fund?
A. Corporations prefer projects directly related to their business and/or projects that will enhance their public image. The first category includes scholarships for students in related fields, research grants, and equipment. In the second category, the corporation may have defined a special need that it wishes to address, such as early education, the homeless, women and children. Within these fields, corporations prefer projects that are visible to the public and that directly assist persons in need. Foundations tend to concentrate their giving either in a particular geographic area or for a particular set of needs. Some combine the two, giving within a region for certain types of projects. Some foundations have a large staff of professionals in their interest field while others are operated by the family of the donor. Some give only to national organizations; some fund only research; others fund only direct service projects. Most corporations and foundations want the projects they su
