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Kerr Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Kerr Family Foundation funds human services, arts, animal welfare, and community philanthropy, with 95% of its 2025 grant dollars going to California and 5% to Tennessee. Its 21 grants ranged from $100 to $24,000, with a median of $2,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

BRT Charitable Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation supports conservation, wildlife protection, climate, and environmental organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $7,500 to $450,000, with a median of $30,000, and went mainly to organizations in California, Florida, and Washington. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Buchanan Family Foundation

Lake Forest, IL

The Buchanan Family Foundation funds education, wildlife and conservation, community organizations, and health and human services, with nearly half of its 2025 grant dollars going to Illinois and others supporting organizations in several states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

DMBradley II Family Foundation

Las Vegas, NV

The foundation’s recent grants primarily support animal rescues and sanctuaries, including organizations working with pigs, donkeys, dogs, and farm animals, across multiple states, with the largest share going to Arizona. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

E & S Hirsch Foundation a Calif

Seal Beach, CA

The Alice & Fred Wall Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The foundation supports organizations working in education, job preparation, affordable housing, anti-trafficking, housing services, and family support, with most funding going to Minnesota. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $24,850, with a median of $4,250. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Art for Animals Foundation

Bedford, NY

The foundation’s 2024 filing shows support for general purposes, with its sole $1.33 million grant going to Cornell University Foundation; all reported 2024 grant dollars went to New York recipients. Giving varies widely: it reported 18 grants totaling $17.15 million in 2023, and its filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; application details are not provided.

State Employees Credit Union Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The foundation funds capital projects, regional or statewide programs, and organizational capacity building that strengthen North Carolina communities; it favors projects with broad or replicable impact and does not fund operating budgets or shortfalls. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,250 to $1 million, with a median of $2,500. Applications are accepted at any time and typically reviewed semiannually.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds nonprofits and other eligible organizations working in areas such as education, health and human services, the environment, youth development, and animal welfare, primarily across 13 counties in North and South Carolina. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; most grants are donor-recommended and have no application process, while some competitive programs accept applications under program-specific rules.

Dogwood Health Trust

Asheville, NC

Dogwood Health Trust funds organizations working to improve health and wellbeing through housing, education, economic opportunity, and health and wellness in Western North Carolina’s 18 counties and the Qualla Boundary. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $21 million, with a median of $37,500; amounts vary by opportunity.

The Winston-Salem Foundation

Winston-Salem, NC

The Winston-Salem Foundation funds nonprofits and community groups serving Forsyth County, North Carolina, across areas including education, housing, health, arts, community development, and human services. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000; specific programs offer up to $2,000 for small grants, $30,000 for civic engagement and inclusion, and $15,000 through The Women’s Fund. It accepts applications through its grants portal for listed programs, subject to their requirements and deadlines.

The Community Foundation

Asheville, NC

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina funds nonprofits and public agencies working in cultural resources, education, human services and natural resources, with some programs also accepting faith communities. Grants serve 18 Western North Carolina counties and the Qualla Boundary; the median 2025 grant was $25,000, and the Human Services and Education program offers up to $25,000. Application access and deadlines vary by program; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.