Aameer Sahi Foundation Inc

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University funds research, education, faculty and postdoctoral development, and community projects; its ANCHOR grants support partnerships addressing health and resilience in Evanston and Chicago. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $63,000, while listed programs range from up to $3,000 for research-library grants to $25,000–$65,000 for ANCHOR projects. It lists specific funding opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Weisman Family Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Rich Foundation

Sugar Grove, IL

The Rich Foundation supports organizations working in healthcare, education, history, sports, community services, and services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, with most funding going to Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $182,214, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Castaways Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation supports a varied range of charitable causes, including poverty relief, food security, health, animal welfare, immigrant rights, and higher education, with most 2025 funding going to Colorado and Illinois. Its 77 grants ranged from $250 to $20,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Chicago, IL

To furnish leadership and to foster advances in the surgery of trauma; to afford a forum for the exchange of knowledge pertaining to research, practice and training in the surgery of trauma; to stimulate investigation and teaching in the methods of treating injuries.

The Michael and Jacqueline Ferro Family

Pennington, NJ

Van Nice Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Van Nice Foundation supports charitable organizations, including education, arts and cultural groups, with grants typically around $1,000; 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $21,400. It is based in Chicago and gave most of its 2024 funding to organizations in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Oregon. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Morgan Senior Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Morgan Senior Foundation supports charitable organizations, including arts and cultural institutions, with most funding going to Illinois. Its 2025 grants totaled $51,190 across 19 awards, ranging from $50 to $16,000, with a median grant of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Chicago, IL

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan funds human services, education, community programs, Jewish life, and crisis relief in the Chicago area, as well as support for Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $5,000 to $27.4 million, with a median of about $20,000. Unsolicited requests are not addressed for the Federation overall; its separate Jewish Women’s Foundation accepts letters of intent, with proposals by invitation only.

Saul & Devorah Sherman Fund

Sag Harbor, NY

The Saul & Devorah Sherman Fund supports preselected charities working in areas including education, health care, food and social services, emergency response, and the arts. In 2025, it awarded 19 grants ranging from $100 to $18,129, with a median of $2,500, to organizations in Illinois, California, Washington, D.C., New York, and Maryland. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Frankel Julius N Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation supports medical research, underprivileged people, and cultural appreciation, with recent grants also benefiting health, arts, and social-service organizations; its 2025 grants went to Illinois recipients. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $1,366,054, with a median of $50,000, and it accepts written unsolicited proposals from qualified charitable organizations at any time.

Maurice & Henry Freund Charitable Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Maurice & Henry Freund Foundation funds charitable organizations in areas including community assistance, Jewish communal life, education, health care, and animal rescue, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Illinois recipients. Its 67 grants ranged from $50 to $30,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.