Chelm Family Foundation

Warrior Mensch Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported organizations including a synagogue, a BRCA center, a university, a federation, and a memorial and museum, with funding concentrated in New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. It awarded 14 grants ranging from $5,000 to $693,900, with a median of $25,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

J David & Rebecca Heller Family Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The fund supports 501(c)(3) organizations advancing the charitable, educational, and religious purposes of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, with grants primarily in Ohio and also in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. In 2025, grants ranged from $7,500 to $590,000, with a median of $30,500. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation

Cleveland, OH

It supports 501(c)(3) organizations advancing the charitable, educational, and religious purposes of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Ohio. In 2025, grants ranged from $6,000 to $360,000, with a median of $10,000; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Ries Foundation

Chicago, IL

Marbeach Foundation

Solon, OH

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.

Debra and Kenneth Caplan Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation funds a range of charitable organizations, including universities, Jewish organizations, education programs, and family legal services, with recent grants concentrated in Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. In 2024, it made 50 grants totaling about $1.06 million; the median grant was $5,000, though amounts ranged from $250 to $300,658. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

James and Susan Ratner Family Foundation

Shaker Heights, OH

The foundation supports scholarships, arts and cultural organizations, Jewish community groups, humanitarian relief, and community initiatives, with most of its giving in Ohio. Grants ranged from $500 to $250,000 in 2025, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Columbus Jewish Foundation

Columbus, OH

The foundation supports Jewish life and community needs, including education, cultural and religious programs, family and medical services, Israel and overseas needs, and new or emergency initiatives. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,008 to $8.8 million, with a median of about $21,000; funding is concentrated in Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Barry S Sternlicht Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports a range of causes, including Jewish community life and Israel-related work, health care, and children and families. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $2.5 million, with a median of $25,000; most grant dollars went to organizations in New York, followed by Pennsylvania and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Belz Foundation

Memphis, TN

The Belz Foundation funds arts, health and welfare, community services, religion, and education, with most of its giving going to Tennessee organizations. Its 2025 grants had a median of $3,000 and ranged from $275 to $714,285. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc

Princeton, NJ

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation supports health-access initiatives for disproportionately affected populations, including cancer, blood disorders, brain health, and clinical-trial participation, in the United States and internationally. In 2024, its median grant was $134,090, though awards varied widely; it says application materials are available upon request and advises organizations to contact it about the process, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.