Celebrity Waiters Luncheon

The Richard and Maude Ferry Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Richard and Maude Ferry Foundation supports Catholic organizations and work in education, dementia care, arts and culture, and social services, with particular concern for vulnerable people. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $105,500, with a median of $10,000, and mostly went to Washington and California; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation funds supportive care for people with serious illnesses, social impact theatre, and workforce and career-technical education programs across the United States; its theatre program is limited to eligible organizations in Western states. Giving varies widely: 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $2 million, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests except through its annual Social Impact Theatre Grant cycle.

The Brettler Family Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Brettler Family Foundation funds organizations addressing housing stability and homelessness, hunger, youth services, survivor support, and related community needs, primarily in Washington state. In 2024, grants ranged from $260 to $385,833, with a median of $50,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Fred H & Mary S Dore

Bainbridge Island, WA

The Fred H. and Mary S. Dore Foundation funds SIDS-affected families, educational opportunities for high-achieving students, and underserved communities, typically through project or program support. In 2024, grants ranged from $88 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000; it supports national nonprofits, with a preference for the Pacific Northwest. It is invitation-only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dunsire Family Foundation Inc

Loxahatchee, FL

The foundation supports education, public health, animal welfare, social services, and related charitable work, with much of its giving going to organizations in Washington and Illinois. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $4,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Garneau Nicon Family Foundation

North Bend, WA

The foundation supports charitable, educational, medical, artistic, religious, and self-improvement work, including services for mental health, food access, housing, older adults, and young people, in the Puget Sound region of Western Washington. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000. Its filing says it funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests, though its website describes an application process.

Monster Energy Cares

Corona, CA

Pemco Foundation Inc

Seattle, WA

Apex Foundation

Bellevue, WA

The foundation funds health and medical research, mental health, arts and culture, education and youth support, and community services, with grants across the U.S. and the largest shares going to Washington and New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $40 to $750,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Stanton Foundation

Boston, MA

The Stanton Foundation has supported canine health and welfare, nuclear security, and informed-citizen and First Amendment initiatives, with grants concentrated in Massachusetts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $19.8 million, with a median of $80,000, but it closed in 2025 and is no longer accepting proposals; it made grants only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Seattle Foundation

Seattle, WA

Seattle Foundation funds community-led work advancing racial and economic equity in Greater Seattle, including housing, economic opportunity, climate justice, democracy, arts, and organizing; some programs support specific medical or performing-arts needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $60 to $7 million, with a median of $6,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through program-specific applications or letters of inquiry.