What types of projects do corporations and foundations fund?
In general, corporations prefer 1) projects directly related to their business, and 2) 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, rural life, etc. Within these fields, corporations prefer projects that are visible to the public and that directly assist persons in need. Corporations look at a grant as an investment. Foundations, on the other hand, tend to concentrate their giving either to a particular geographic area or for a particular set of interests. 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 the family of the donor operates others. Most corporations and foundations want the projects they support to be innovative and replica
