Clarence Manger & Audrey Cordero Plitt

The Titmus Foundation

Sutherland, VA

The Titmus Foundation’s funding priorities are not specified, though its 2025 filing shows that all grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia. Its giving level is unclear: the largest listed grant was about $1.06 million, but the filing does not establish a typical grant size. A formal application is not required, and the foundation states that it has no deadlines or restrictions.

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.

The Anna M Day Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

The Anna M Day Foundation supports a range of Virginia organizations, including educational, religious, arts, hospice, housing, and community-service groups. Its 2025 grants ranged from $3,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000, and all went to Virginia recipients. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Va Foundation for Independent Colleges

Richmond, VA

The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges supports programs and scholarships at its 17 member colleges and universities, including need-based financial aid and educational needs such as libraries, research, and campus technology. Its 2025 institutional grants ranged from about $110,000 to $194,000, with a median of about $122,000, and all went to Virginia institutions. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Rosewater Fund

Philadelphia, PA

The Rosewater Fund supports organizations working in youth rights, refugee services, education, violence prevention, human rights, and environmental protection, among other areas. Its 2026 grants ranged from $2,000 to $50,000, with a median of $7,500, and went largely to organizations in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, DC. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Jessie Ball duPont Religious Charitable

Jacksonville, FL

The Fund supports economic opportunity, community-building through place and interconnectedness, and efforts to address exclusion in educational, cultural, and historic preservation organizations; it also funds nonprofit capacity building and research. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $400,000, with a median of $15,000, and most grant dollars went to Florida, followed by Virginia and Delaware. It awards grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

American Council of Learned Societies

New York, NY

ACLS funds fellowships and grants for research and scholarly work in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, supporting individual scholars, teams, and institutions. Its reported median grant was $80,000, and it supports scholars and teams around the world. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I

Boston, MA

The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable supports 501(c)(3) organizations across varied causes, including animal welfare, education, hunger relief, humanitarian work, and conservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,500 to $190,000, with a median of $11,000; Massachusetts received the largest share, though grants also went to organizations in other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

The foundation funds need-based undergraduate scholarships for female Christian students through participating institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and supports care for senior women at facilities in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. In 2024, grants ranged from $72,500 to $2,939,000, with a median of $254,000. It does not fund individuals, and institutions not already supported are rarely added; current grantees apply through the foundation’s grant process.

Viking Global Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Detroit, MI

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan funds work in economic opportunity, health equity, youth and education, arts and culture, and public space and the environment across Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, and Livingston counties. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000, though awards varied widely; organizations can submit a brief proposal request for its Community Grants Program, with full applications by invitation.