Catoctin Preservation Foundation Inc

Kimberley a Partoll Family Foundation

Waterford, VA

The Cedars Foundation Inc

Waterford, VA

The Cedars Foundation supports work in public dialogue and leadership, environmental research and conservation, nonprofit support, and local history preservation, with grants concentrated in Washington, DC, and New York. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $71,500, with a median of $1,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected charitable organizations.

The Luminescence Foundation Inc

Marshall, VA

The Luminescence Foundation funds organizations in health care and medical research, education, and animal welfare, with the largest shares of its 2024 giving going to New York, Virginia, and Minnesota. Its 56 grants ranged from $500 to $666,667, with a median of $14,925. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The McMunn Family Foundation

Leesburg, VA

The McMunn Family Foundation supports a broad range of charitable work, including health, disability services, the arts, conservation, hunger relief, education, and community support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000, and went mostly to Virginia organizations, as well as recipients in several other states and Washington, D.C. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States

Washington, DC

The National Trust for Historic Preservation funds nonprofit organizations and public agencies for historic-preservation planning, education, and, through some programs, building and site work across the United States, with certain grants focused on specific places or fields. Giving varies by program: its Preservation Funds typically award $2,500–$5,000, while 2025 grants had a median of $37,500; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties

Leesburg, VA

The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties supports a wide range of charitable needs, including housing, health, hunger, education, and services for vulnerable residents. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,275 to $842,388, with a median of $16,377, and primarily served Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and surrounding areas. It offers some opportunities through specific application processes, but does not state that it accepts general unsolicited requests.

Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust

Mobile, AL

The trust supports a range of charitable organizations, including arts and music, historic preservation, environmental, and justice groups. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $8,000, with a median of $3,000, and went primarily to organizations in Virginia and Alabama. It accepts letters of request for committee review; no deadline is listed.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Lansdowne, VA

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation funds education programs that help exceptionally promising students with financial need, including college access, academic enrichment, and support for talented students. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6 to $515,000, with a median of $7,702; it funds across the United States, with most grant dollars going to Virginia. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and directs applicants to its website for current application instructions and eligibility.

Donors Trust Inc

Alexandria, VA

Donors Trust supports charities and programs in social welfare, health, the environment, economics, governance, foreign relations, and arts and culture, with a strong emphasis on conservative and libertarian policy and education groups. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though awards ranged from $5,038 to $35 million, and recipients were concentrated in Washington, D.C., Virginia, New York, Texas, and California. It does not accept unsolicited requests; donor-advisors recommend grants through their accounts.