DIME FOUNDATION INC (fka Dime Community Bank Foundation)

Fred I & Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc

Oyster Bay, NY

The foundation supports organizations working on environmental protection and economic, social, and environmental justice, including immigrant and worker rights, community organizing, hunger and homelessness, and criminal justice reform. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,100 to $48,100, with a median of $25,000, and went mostly to New York organizations, with some support in other states. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The New York Community Trust

New York, NY

The New York Community Trust funds nonprofit programs in areas such as arts, education, health, the environment, workforce development, and youth development, including projects that improve services, build organizational capacity, or advance policy and systems change. Its competitive grants mainly serve New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some national and international environmental funding; the 2024 median grant was $20,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust

Erlanger, KY

The Trust funds nonprofit programs serving veterans and their families nationwide, including rehabilitation, mobility assistance, shelter, basic needs, therapeutic activities, and career training. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,300 to $12,056,918, with a median of $25,000; organizations apply through its application site, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Adam Paul Spizz Memorial Foundation

Manhasset, NY

The Weill Family Foundation

Old Brookville, NY

The Weill Family Foundation supports organizations working in child welfare, hunger relief, healthcare, education, and cultural heritage, with most funding going to New York and additional grants in several other states. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $100,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

Lambert Family Foundation Inc

Hauppauge, NY

Brian Matthew Plante Memorial Foundation

Huntington Station, NY

New York Community Bank Foundation

Lindenhurst, NY

The foundation supports community development, homeownership and affordable housing, as well as local health, education and cultural organizations in communities served by New York Community Bank. Giving varies considerably: it awarded $4,100 across five grants in 2024 and $160,250 across 54 grants in 2023. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

Sunshine Foundation

Woodbury, NY

Sunshine Foundation funds charitable organizations, with recent grants supporting hunger relief, essential needs, mental health, and related services. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $489,000, with a median of $20,000; 92% of grant dollars went to New York. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Marilyn Lichtman Foundation

Wantagh, NY

The Marilyn Lichtman Foundation supports community organizations serving people in need, first responders, veterans and their families, animal and environmental causes, and service-animal programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $70,000, with a median of $10,000, and most funding went to New York; its application also asks about work in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, or Florida. The foundation says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations, and applications are due by the 15th of each month.