Alvin Z Meisel Family Foundation

Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Toots Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

Maxwell Sedel Family Foundation Inc

Cambridge, MA

The foundation supports Jewish continuity and community involvement, education, LGBTQ+ rights, women’s health, land conservation, humanitarian aid, and the arts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000, and most funding went to Massachusetts organizations. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Debra and Daniel Ochstein Family

St Petersburg, FL

The foundation supports organizations working in areas including food assistance, education, health care, autism services, justice, domestic violence services, and culture, with most 2025 giving in Florida and California. Its 26 grants totaled $285,500, ranging from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Francine P & Ben H Schwartz US Bank NA

Eagan, MN

Friedlander Family Fund

Cincinnati, OH

The Friedlander Family Fund primarily supports human services, mostly in the Greater Cincinnati area, though its grants also cover food assistance, journalism, and the arts. In 2024, it made 68 grants ranging from $400 to $185,000, with a median grant of $10,000. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; it invites a simple one-page letter to Melissa LaCorte and lists no application deadlines.

Rosenthal Family Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Rosenthal Family Foundation supports education and career pathways for New Orleans students, as well as schools and community organizations; its 2024 grants also supported arts and social services, primarily in the Cincinnati region. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $400,000, with a median of $75,000. It accepts applications and requests, with no deadline listed.

Frankel Family Charitable Trust

Blue Ash, OH

The trust’s grants have supported religious and educational organizations, policy and research institutes, and groups addressing Israel and the Middle East. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $13,900, with a median of $5,000, and went to organizations in multiple states, especially DC, NY, and OH. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

United Way of Greater Cincinnati funds nonprofits working on educational success, financial empowerment, housing security, and related community needs, including workforce development, youth violence prevention, and housing support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $1.55 million, with a median of $65,000, mainly across its nine-county Cincinnati-area region in Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and southeast Indiana. It accepts proposals through specific funding opportunities, typically beginning with a letter of interest; current opportunities are listed on its grant page.

Gradison Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Gradison Foundation funds social services, culture, education, healthcare, social welfare, and religious activities. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $20,000, with a median of $1,000; giving was concentrated in North Carolina and Washington, DC, with support also reaching other states. Its filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, but does not specify whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

David F & Sara K Weston Fund

Galveston, TX

The fund’s 2025 grants supported research and organizations working in areas including health care, homelessness prevention, science education, Jewish community support, and environmental and ocean protection; these examples do not establish formal priorities. It gave $2,000–$50,000 per grant, with a median of $2,000, to recipients in multiple states, especially Texas. The filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Columbus Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Foundation supports nonprofits and community initiatives in areas including arts and culture, education, youth, neighborhoods, basic needs, and capacity building, with a median 2024 grant of about $21,500. Its focus is Central Ohio, though it also funds organizations elsewhere; most grants are donor-directed and not application-based, but some programs accept applications.