Charles and Patricia Nelson Foundation Inc

Nampa Schools Foundation Inc

Nampa, ID

Nampa Schools Foundation funds competitive classroom and school grants for Nampa School District 131 teachers and scholarships for graduating seniors from district high schools, with giving centered in Nampa, Idaho. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $18,973, with a median of $1,000. It states that it does not accept unsolicited funding requests and directs applicants to its website’s grant and scholarship applications.

Edward Payson Irwin and Bernice Piilani Irwin

Honolulu, HI

Visalia Masonic Foundation

Visalia, CA

The foundation supports scholarships, education, and other community needs, with 2024 grants going to California recipients. Grants ranged from $500 to $4,000, with a median of $1,000; it provides scholarship application instructions, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests for other grants.

Vermeer Charitable Foundation

Pella, IA

The Vermeer Charitable Foundation funds nonprofit projects that improve quality of life for Vermeer team members and their communities, with priorities including select Christian, educational, environmental, and charitable causes. It gave a median grant of $5,000 in 2024, with awards ranging from $100 to $190,700, mainly to organizations in Pella and communities where Vermeer team members live or commute. It makes grants only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Goodall Family Foundation

San Diego, CA

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including community, education, youth, and faith-based groups, with most of its giving in California. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $90,000, with a median of $11,250; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Windermere Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Windermere Foundation funds nonprofits serving homeless and low-income families, especially children, through housing, emergency assistance, food, health, child care, and youth programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,200 to $236,500, with a median of $10,300; it focuses on the Western U.S., with most funding going to Washington. Its website offers an application and funding guidelines, but the available information does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Linden Root Dickinson Foundation

Jamul, CA

The Linden Root Dickinson Foundation supports community-based programs that strengthen families through family relationships, economic stability and mobility, and housing; its published focus includes communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Initial grants are generally up to $20,000, with selected organizations sometimes invited to seek $25,000–$75,000 per year in multi-year support. It does not accept unsolicited requests or letters of inquiry.

LPL Financial Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

Council of Independent Colleges

Washington, DC

CIC funds programs and professional development that strengthen independent colleges and universities, including NetVUE projects at member institutions and grants to state-based councils. Recent awards ranged from $6,500 to $172,504, with a median of about $26,000; grants went to recipients across the U.S. The profile lists application deadlines for specific NetVUE programs but does not state whether CIC accepts unsolicited requests.

Point Loma Nazarene University Foundation

San Diego, CA

The primary objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be to promote major gift fundraising for point loma nazarene university through excellence in strategic development, major donor engagement, and oversight of foundation assets.

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.

Gates Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Gates Foundation funds work on global health, poverty reduction, gender equality, economic opportunity, and U.S. education, primarily in low-income countries and the United States. Its 2024 grants had a median of $500,000, though amounts varied widely. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations are usually invited to apply, with occasional published funding opportunities.