International Fund for Promotion of Culture/UNESCO

Part of the United Nations Education, Society and Culture Organization,
whose mission is to “contribute to peace and security in the world
by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture
and communication.”

LabforCulture.org

Working with and for artists, arts and culture organizations and networks, cultural professionals, and audiences in the 50 countries of Europe, as well as providing a platform for cultural cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world. Provides arts and culture information, research and analysis, news, online networking tools, spaces for connections, exchanges, and knowledge-sharing between organizations and individuals, and more. Funding section includes European national, regional, and transnational agencies and programs; European and international grantmaking and operational foundations; associations of funders, alternative financing, and sponsorship; funding tips; and a glossary.

First Peoples Worldwide

The international arm of First Nations Development Institute, FPW assists Indigenous peoples in controlling and developing their assets and, through that control, building the capacity to direct their economic futures in ways that fit their cultures.

The Foundation Center

The International Visitors area of the Foundation Center’s web site is designed to help visitors from countries outside the United States, and to help people seeking information on international grantmaking by U.S. foundations.

Mama Cash

Funds art, culture and media projects that contribute to the advancement of women’s rights and bring women’s issues to the foreground. General support/project grants and travel grants awarded in the range of 500-20,000 Euros. Supports organizations that are led and primarily staffed by women, have limited access to larger funding sources, and strengthen women’s rights in innovative, groundbreaking, taboo-breaking, and pioneering ways. Note: Does not fund organizations based or working primarily in Canada or the U.S., and there are other restrictions as well. More information here.