United States International Grantmaking (USIG) is a project of the Council on Foundations in partnership with the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The USIG project facilitates effective and responsible international grantmaking by U.S. foundations.

New! The Council on Foundations launches a Spanish-language website.

Upcoming Event: Disaster Response for Grantmakers: Resources, Tools, and Lessons Learned. Webinar, October 2, 2008, 2pm.

This new section features publications on international grantmaking. Resources are organized by topic, funding area, and geographic area. Submit a report for inclusion in this library! [more ...]

• Collateral Damage: How the War on Terror Hurts Charities, Foundations, and the People They Serve
• Intersections: Confronting the Climate Challenge
  

Is it legal to fund overseas? What are the tax implications involved? Does a lawyer need to be consulted? Learn the nuts and bolts of making an international grant. [more ...]

Quick Links:

• Basic options for making an international grant
• How to make a cross-border grant

Contains resources that explain legal issues relevant to international grantmakers in clear, easy-to-understand language.
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Quick Links:

• Revised Form 990
• Expenditure Responsibility & Equivalency Determination
• Anti-terrorism Issues
• Legal Dimensions of International Grantmaking Articles

Created in partnership with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , this section describes the NGO legal framework in 34 countries to help U.S. grantmakers obtain translated legislative provisions relevant to an equivalency determination. [more ...]

Recently updated:

• Nigeria
• Slovakia
• Peru

• Germany
• Russia
• India

This section contains more than a 100 links for international grantmakers to Affinity Groups, Disaster Grantmaking Resources, Community Foundations, Corporate Foundations, Intermediary/Partner Organizations. [more ...]  

Recent updates :

• Responding to the earthquake in China
• Resources to respond to the cyclone in Burma