Bat World Sanctuary

Manitou Fund

White Bear Lake, MN

Manitou Fund supports a range of charitable purposes, including capital projects, programs, and scholarships; in 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $1.75 million, with a median of $50,000. Its 2024 giving was concentrated in California and Minnesota, with additional grants in New York, Florida, and Rhode Island. The fund gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

LPL Financial Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

Avangrid Foundation Inc

Orange, CT

The foundation funds arts and culture, environmental protection, sustainable community development, and education, training, and research, primarily in communities where Avangrid operates, while also supporting local, national, and global partners. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $574,911, with a median of $20,000. It has no open call for general proposals; funding is typically by invitation, though its filing lists a grant application with no deadline.

Connexus Energy Foundation

Ramsey, MN

The Connexus Energy Foundation funds education, community service, youth, and environmental programs, primarily in Connexus Energy’s service area; organizations outside it may apply if their work benefits Connexus members. Most awards are $250–$5,000, and it accepts unsolicited requests from qualified 501(c)(3) organizations through its online form.

Sierra Club

Oakland, CA

Sierra Club funds environmental protection, climate and conservation education, community organizing, and related local projects. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,000 to $100,000, with a median of $28,000, and went to organizations in several U.S. states; local programs also offer smaller awards. Application routes are stated for specific local programs, but the profile does not state whether Sierra Club accepts unsolicited requests generally.

The Summerlee Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Summerlee Foundation funds animal protection and Texas history, including animal sterilization, vaccination, wildlife and sanctuary work, and research, preservation, and public interpretation of Texas history. Its typical grant is about $10,000; Texas History projects must be in Texas, while animal grants focus on the Americas and British Isles, with emphasis on underserved communities. For Texas History, applicants must first discuss the project with the program director; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Gale Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland-based Gale Foundation funded charitable organizations, with all 2025 grants going to Ohio recipients; its 2025 giving totaled $9.12 million across nine grants, though amounts varied widely. It made grants only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests; its 2025 filing was its final return, and it transferred its assets to three new foundations.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

The Houston Food Bank

Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank supports food distribution and related hunger-relief programs, including school, children’s, and senior food initiatives, through community organizations in 18 Southeast Texas counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $33,402, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation supports civic, cultural, educational, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, as well as general operating costs, in communities served by BNSF across its 28-state network. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500; its current grants program lists awards of $1,000–$10,000.