Amelar Family Foundation

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds eligible nonprofits working to narrow the wealth gap and meet urgent needs, with priorities including economic mobility, education, jobs, homeownership, and community development in metropolitan Chicago and Cook County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $26,500, though amounts varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Minneapolis Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Minneapolis Foundation funds civic, social, and economic needs, including economic mobility, education, health, the environment, arts, and human services, with most grant dollars going to Minnesota. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely. It says no funding opportunities are currently open; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Zegar Family Foundation

New York, NY

The Zegar Family Foundation supports environment and sustainability, justice and human rights, science, education, and community development, with most 2024 funding going to organizations in New York, California, and Washington, D.C. Its 105 grants in 2024 ranged from $10,000 to about $3.23 million, with a median of $125,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; proposals are by invitation only.

Conston Foundation

Narberth, PA

The Conston Foundation’s 2024 grants supported health care, hunger relief, refugee services, and Jewish organizations, with most funding going to Pennsylvania and additional grants in New York and elsewhere. Grants ranged from $200 to $15,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Commonwealth Fund

New York, NY

The Commonwealth Fund supports health care research, policy, and projects that improve access, care quality, affordability, and equity, primarily through grants to health care-focused organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $75 to $2.35 million, with a median of $15,000; it funds work in the United States and supports international learning and exchange. It accepts letters of inquiry through its online portal on a rolling basis and responds to unsolicited proposals, generally from tax-exempt charities.

The Stanley R Wolfe Foundation

Mill Valley, CA

The foundation supports Jewish community organizations, civil rights and justice work, hunger relief, and youth-serving organizations, with grants to organizations in several states, especially California, Pennsylvania, and New York. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,000 to $26,800, with a median of $3,221. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Berek Scholarship Foundation Inc

Morristown, NJ

The Wallace Foundation

New York, NY

The Wallace Foundation funds initiatives in the arts, education leadership, and youth development, working with nonprofits and public institutions to improve practice and build evidence. Its grants are generally about $400,000 over 2.8 years, and its initiatives are national in scope. It does not accept unsolicited requests, though it sometimes invites proposals through open calls.

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham funds programs, projects, and capital improvements across priorities including thriving communities, economic opportunity, poverty reduction, and equity. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $20,600, though awards varied widely; competitive grants support eligible organizations serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair counties in Alabama. It accepts competitive requests through periodic application cycles, but the current cycle described is closed.

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

St. Paul, MN

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation funds community-led work in areas including economic opportunity, health and human services, youth and education, housing, and organizational capacity. Its 2025 grants had a median of $26,000; listed programs offer up to $50,000 for eligible East Metro work and up to $15,000 for qualifying Minnesota organizations. It accepts applications through specific programs, including rolling application opportunities; the Community Solutions Grant Program serves Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington counties.

The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation funds education, health care, and human services, including college scholarships, with most support benefiting working- and middle-class families in specified Minnesota and Florida counties; it also makes some national grants. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, though awards ranged from $50 to $10 million. It plans to move to invitation-only grantmaking in 2027; whether it currently accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Wells Fargo Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

Wells Fargo Foundation funds financial opportunity, affordable housing, small business growth, and some other local community needs across national and eligible local communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $3,000 to $8 million, with a median of $35,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; eligible organizations may submit a grant interest form to be considered for an invitation.