Caring Hands Foundation Inc

The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

Durham, NC

The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation primarily funds arts nonprofits and PreK–12 education in North Carolina’s Triangle region, with education grants focused on organizations serving Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties; it also supports Duke University and other family-connected institutions. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $275,000, with a median of $15,000; its multiyear arts grants offer $20,000–$50,000 annually. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Duke University Health System Inc

Durham, NC

Duke University Health System funds 501(c)(3) organizations working on healthy communities, including housing, healthy food, healthcare access, education, and economic stability. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $350,000, with a median of $12,500, and went primarily to North Carolina, with some support in Texas and Tennessee. It accepts unsolicited requests through its Building Healthy Communities application process.

Southern Education Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

The Southern Education Foundation's mission is to advance equity and excellence in education for all students in the south, particularly low-income students and students of color. Sef uses collaboration, advocacy, and research to improve outcomes from early childhood to adulthood. Our core belief is that education is the vehicle by which all students get fair chances to develop their talents and contribute to the common good. Sef strives to fulfill its mission through the following core program areas: expanding early learning opportunities, advancing public education and improving college access and completion. Sef executes five primary strategies across our programs: leveraging knowledge of the field: by establishing and operating task forces, work groups, and learning communities to organize knowledge and advance new solutions to long standing problems; putting good ideas to a fair test: promoting, conducting, and using demonstrations, pilots, and evaluations to shape policy and prac

John L & Ardis J Piers Private

Salt Lake City, UT

United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc

Durham, NC

United Way of the Greater Triangle funds nonprofits and community programs addressing poverty and advancing economic mobility, including work in education, family stability, health, housing, and youth development, primarily in Durham, Wake, Orange, and Johnston counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $25,000, while specific funds offer awards from up to $5,000 for crisis-related needs to $10,000–$50,000 for youth initiatives. It accepts applications for its open Bull City Future Fund and Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund.

The Noel Foundation

Wilmington, DE

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.

Realtor Foundation of Wake County

Cary, NC

The foundation funds local North Carolina organizations supporting people and families facing homelessness, housing instability, or related challenges, and also conducts direct activities such as furnishing apartments and distributing hygiene kits. In 2025, its 11 grants ranged from $1,000 to $70,752, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

William and Caywood Hendricks

Winston-Salem, NC

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including mental health services, education, public broadcasting, and homelessness services. In 2025, its 13 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $1,500; most funding went to North Carolina, with grants also reaching other states. It accepts no unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

Galloway Ridge Inc

Pittsboro, NC

Through its Chatham County Charitable Fund, Galloway Ridge supports local nonprofits and public entities addressing poverty and improving residents’ well-being, including work in essential services, education, housing, healthcare, and the arts. Its website lists typical grants of $500–$10,000, awarded annually to organizations serving Chatham County, North Carolina. It accepts applications from eligible organizations through an online form.

The Kyser Foundation

Chapel Hill, NC

The Kyser Foundation supports initiatives that increase and share knowledge, with recent grants for arts, education, libraries, and services for women, families, and low-income students. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $3,000, and all went to North Carolina organizations. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Race Forward

Washington, DC

Race Forward funds racial-justice work, including grassroots capacity building, public-institution change, community organizing, research, and narrative work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $8,000 to $80,000, with a median of $15,000, and went to recipients in multiple states. It described a competitive application process for a 2024 sponsorship, but that funding cycle had closed; no broader unsolicited-request policy is stated.