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Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community Health Foundation

Greensboro, NC

The foundation funds community-led efforts to reduce health inequities, including work on health care access, food, education, housing, economic mobility, and advocacy, with a primary focus on Greensboro, North Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $701,000, with a median of $52,500. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests; its website says some grant application windows are closed.

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.

John & Ardell Brumit Educational Trust

Buffalo, NY

The Sanders Family Foundation

Greenville, SC

The Sanders Family Foundation supports education, religious, and charitable purposes, including schools, universities, community organizations, and cultural institutions in South Carolina. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $170,000, with a median grant of $20,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

David and Geri Epstein

Westport, CT

The David and Geri Epstein Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including healthcare, education, youth development, science learning, and literacy programs, with recent grants concentrated in Connecticut and also reaching New York, Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Mahoney Family Foundation

Albany, NY

The Mahoney Family Foundation funds tax-exempt charitable, educational, and scientific organizations, with priorities including youth and education—especially for disadvantaged people—healthcare, and environmental preservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,188 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000, and went mainly to recipients in Massachusetts, Iowa, and Rhode Island. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Thomas E Riley Charitable Trust

New York, NY

The trust funds varied charitable causes, including education, women’s empowerment, golf, and medical research, with 2025 grants ranging from $2,000 to $50,000 and a median of $10,000. Recent grants mainly went to organizations in Florida, North Carolina, and Massachusetts, with smaller amounts in Oklahoma and Tennessee. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Collis Foundation

Providence, RI

The Collis Foundation supports nonprofits in education, food security, homelessness services, arts and music, historic preservation, and related areas, with donee organizations expected to be located primarily in New England. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000. It accepts unsolicited requests; first-time or nonrecurring applicants should submit a letter of inquiry.

Ellen & Munroe Best Family Foundation

Goldsboro, NC

The Ellen & Munroe Best Family Foundation supports charitable organizations, with recent grants going to education, youth services, the arts, and international medical work. In 2024, grants ranged from $150 to $11,500, with a median of $1,000; most funding went to North Carolina, with some grants in Florida and South Carolina. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Foundation for Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Foundation for Louisiana supports community-led work on racial, climate, criminal and economic justice, gender justice, and arts and culture, primarily across Louisiana. Its 2025 grants had a median of $28,750 (ranging from $7,000 to $175,000); general grantmaking is by invitation, though it offers applications for specific opportunities such as the Solidarity Fund.

Reynolds American Foundation

Winston-Salem, NC

Boyle Family Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Boyle Family Foundation supports a range of organizations, with recent grants benefiting health and medical research, education, hunger relief, and youth development; its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $100,000, with a median of $15,000. Based in Chicago, it gave the largest shares to recipients in Illinois, New York, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.