About USIG

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! A Study Tour for Grantmakers, From Guanajuato to North Carolina: A Tale of Two States

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 ...]

• Philanthropy's New Passing Gear: Mission Related Investing
• International Grant Making: Funding With a Global View
  

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:

• Ireland
• Uganda
• Croatia

• India
• Montenegro
• South Africa

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 :

• Resources to respond to the Cyclone in Burma
• New mapping tool from Google tool to help with disaster relief in Darfur.