Charles E Marshall and Shirley S

Gause Foundation

Nashville, TN

The Gause Foundation supports general charitable and educational purposes, including religious, arts, educational, environmental, and human-service organizations. Its grants typically are small: the 2025 median was $1,000, with awards ranging from $200 to $20,500; most funding went to Tennessee, followed by Georgia. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Michaels Frank Scholarship T W

Saint Louis, MO

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc

New York, NY

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund supports work on democracy, sustainable development, and peacebuilding, as well as programs in China, Central America, the Western Balkans, and New York City arts and culture. Its typical grant range is $25,000–$400,000, with a 2024 median of $60,000. It accepts unsolicited requests in Southern China and Democratic Practice, though grants are unlikely; its Peacebuilding program rarely considers unsolicited requests.

Fraser-Parker Foundation

Atlanta, GA

The Fraser-Parker Foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including schools, higher education, arts, trails, and community and human services, with most of its giving in Georgia. In 2024, grants ranged from $25,000 to $1.5 million, with a median of $100,000. It accepts no unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation

Melbourne, FL

The foundation’s grants supported scholarships, universities, schools, and arts and academic programs, with 2024 giving concentrated in Illinois and South Carolina. Its 13 grants ranged from $200 to $182,220, with a median of $500; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. The foundation was fully dissolved in June 2024.

The Annexstad Family Foundation

Alpharetta, GA

The foundation funds undergraduate scholarships for students who have overcome difficult circumstances, providing support through partner colleges and universities across the United States. In 2025, its 54 grants ranged from $2,065 to $1 million, with a median of $43,875. It does not accept unsolicited requests; partner institutions select scholarship recipients.

Vyuha Inc

Miami Beach, FL

VYUHA INC supports a broad range of charitable work, including arts and culture, wildlife conservation, humanitarian aid, and health services, with grants across multiple states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. It does not require an application form for consideration; eligible applicants must be public charities under IRC Sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

Ernst & Young Foundation

New York, NY

The Ernst & Young Foundation primarily supports higher education and preparation for business careers, with additional grants for educational projects, social justice, and disaster relief. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,056 to $316,005, with a median of $13,525, and went to organizations across the United States.

President and Fellows of Harvard College

Cambridge, MA

Harvard’s funding supports education and research, including awards to hospitals, research institutes, and universities, with most reported grant dollars going to Massachusetts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,002 to $27.4 million, with a median of $123,018; it also lists smaller opportunities for local artists and performers. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Willie H Pickard and Victoria Woodyard

Detroit, MI

Kulas Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Kulas Foundation primarily funds music and arts and culture, as well as community programs, education, and music therapy research, mainly for nonprofits in Cuyahoga County and to a lesser extent nearby counties. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,500 to $325,000, with a median grant of $20,000. Applicants should contact the Foundation for current eligibility and application instructions.

The Rosenfeld Rumford Steckler Family

Chevy Chase, MD

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported educational and training programs across arts, education, humanitarian, children’s, and community organizations, primarily in the District of Columbia and Maryland, with grants to organizations in other states as well. Grants ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median of $2,100. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.