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Thompson Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

The Thompson Charitable Foundation funds projects that improve quality of life, including community development, education and workforce development, health, and human services, in specified counties in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,000 to $125,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts Letters of Inquiry through its online portal March 1–31; full applications are by invitation only.

Clarke Charitable Foundation

Bristol, TN

The Clarke Charitable Foundation funds community services, education, hunger relief, and arts and culture, with 2024 grants concentrated in Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas. Grants ranged from $50 to $27,000, with a median of $1,000. It has no application form; the profile says to contact Lois A. Clarke but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

B & R Charitable Foundation Inc

Nashville, TN

The James W and Frances Gibson

Bristol, VA

The Bristol, Virginia-based foundation supports education and scholarships, health programs, youth organizations, and its Christian summer camp for foster and at-risk children, with most grant dollars going to Virginia recipients. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1 million, with a median of $31,250. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Richard & Leslie Gilliam Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

The Richard & Leslie Gilliam Foundation funds arts, health and wellness, environmental stewardship, economic and community development, and education, primarily in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $600,000, with a median of $25,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Horizon Foundation Inc

Grundy, VA

The Horizon Foundation supports scholarships and charitable organizations, including churches, schools, and community and health-related organizations, with most 2025 funding going to West Virginia and Virginia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000. Applicants must use the foundation’s application form; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the profile.

Newman Family Charitable

Orlando, FL

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

Twilley Family Foundation

Greensboro, NC

The foundation supports a range of causes, including medical care and research, education, science and conservation, athletics, and services for people facing hardship. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $12,500, with a median of $2,250; most funding went to North Carolina, though it also supported organizations in several other states. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations, but the filing does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Semloh Foundation

Pasadena, CA

SEMLOH Foundation supports a varied mix of charitable organizations, including those working in recreation, pregnancy support, youth, disability services, education, and community development. In 2024, it made grants of $3,000 to $120,000, with a median of $20,000; most funding went to California, with additional grants in several other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The United Company Foundation

Bristol, VA

The United Company Foundation supports eligible 501(c)(3) organizations working in food, shelter, clothing, education, arts, health, community and civic causes, and youth, primarily in Bristol and the surrounding region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $18 to $236,334, with a median of $15,628. It says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations, but no general application process is provided.