Association of Women Surgeons

Trustees of Tufts College

Medford, MA

Trustees of Tufts College supports university instruction, research, student services, and related organizations; its 2025 grants had a median of $76,881, though many large awards were subcontract grants. Giving is concentrated in Massachusetts, and its Tufts Community Grants offer $5,000 for eligible nonprofit projects in Boston, Grafton, Medford, and Somerville; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Fritz and Mary Lee Duda Family Foundation

Dallas, TX

The foundation supports health care, education, social services, youth programs, Catholic community initiatives, and environmental work, with most 2024 funding going to Texas organizations. Its 62 grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

KPMG US Foundation Inc

Montvale, NJ

KPMG US Foundation supports education, mental health, community vitality, and community relief and resilience, with grants distributed across the United States. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts ranged from about $5,000 to $2.2 million. The available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Aoki Foundation

Encino, CA

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s reported grants primarily support research subcontracts to universities, medical institutions, and research organizations; its student scholarships and fellowships are not grants to outside applicants. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,700 to $659,031, with a median of $71,429, and recipients were located across the U.S., especially in New York. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited funding requests.

Humphrey G Residuary Trust

Brooklyn, OH

WK Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds community-led work focused on children’s health and education, good food, family economic security, racial equity and equitable opportunity. It gives across the United States, with long-term commitments in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans, and also funds in parts of Mexico and Haiti; its 2024 median grant was $100,000. It accepts proposals at any time through its website and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation

Darien, IL

The AASM Foundation funds sleep-health research, investigator career development, training, community programs, and disaster relief for eligible sleep centers. Its 2024 grants ranged from about $10,000 to $540,000, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across the United States, especially in Massachusetts, New York, and Minnesota. Some grants have defined application cycles and eligibility requirements; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University funds education, research, clinical practice, and related programs, with many large awards listed as sub-awards; its 2025 grants had a median of $100,000. Grants went mainly to recipients in California and Maryland, among other states, but no geographic restriction or policy on unsolicited requests is stated.

Pat Tillman Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Pat Tillman Foundation funds scholarships and leadership, career, and community support for active-duty service members, veterans, and military spouses pursuing full-time study at accredited U.S. institutions. It awarded $1,466,750 in scholarships in 2024, but no typical individual award amount is stated; it supports individual scholars rather than outside organizations, and no unsolicited-request policy is stated.

The Gilbert Family Foundation

Detroit, MI

The Gilbert Family Foundation funds Detroit-focused work in housing stability, economic mobility, public spaces, and arts and culture, as well as neurofibromatosis research, primarily NF1. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $19.2 million, with a median of $162,262; its opportunity-building work centers on Detroit, while research grants also support work elsewhere. It does not accept unsolicited requests, but sometimes issues requests for proposals.

American Diabetes Association

Arlington, VA

The American Diabetes Association funds research on all types of diabetes and related conditions, including basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, and health services research, with support for early-career investigators. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $74,000 (ranging from $5,000 to $1.625 million) and went to institutions across the United States; non-U.S.-based researchers may participate as collaborators. The profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.