Private philanthropic foundations that fund precollege programs are described in this guidebook that is designed to help the prospective grant applicant. The introduction provides information on the following: how to identify good prospects; five steps in identifying the right foundation; five matchmaking steps; strategies for fund-raising management; typical foundation guidelines; major types of grants; fund-raising strategies in California school districts; guidelines for grantseekers; and a list of regional and local associations of foundations. Section 2, which constitutes the bulk of the document, provides individual foundation profiles. The programs listed are historical and descriptive in nature, most of which are continuing and ongoing. The final section presents indexes by geographical preference, types of programs supported, and foundations profiled in this guidebook. (LMI)