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John and Golda Cohen Trust

Brookline Village, MA

The John and Golda Cohen Trust funds a varied range of charitable work, including reproductive justice, housing and homelessness services, immigrant support, and healthcare access, with 2024 grants concentrated in Florida, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Georgia, and North Carolina. Its grants ranged from $500 to $175,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Robert & Paulette File Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Public Advocates Inc

San Francisco, CA

Public Advocates funds advocacy and legal work addressing poverty and racial discrimination, especially in education, affordable housing, transportation equity, and climate justice. Its 2025 grants ranged from $38,473 to $115,000, with a median of $59,250; its work is focused on California, though recent grants also went to organizations in several other states and Washington, DC. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Anderson-Devitt Foundation Inc

Winter Park, FL

The Anderson-Devitt Foundation supports Florida nonprofits working in areas such as health, civic engagement, youth services, arts and culture, and community assistance. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median of $2,000, and it accepts unsolicited requests; the filing lists no application form or deadline.

Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - SV2

Redwood City, CA

Silicon Valley Social Venture Funds (SV2) mission is to unleash the talents and resources of the Bay Area community to achieve meaningful social impact. SV2 works to build the organizational capacity of our Nonprofit Grantees and Impact Investees and the philanthropic capacity of our donors (called Partners). SV2 does this through engaged Grantmaking, Impact Investing, and Immersive Learning Sessions in a number of issue areas with funds contributed by our Donor Partners.

Marathon Petroleum Foundation Inc

Findlay, OH

The foundation funded disaster recovery, humanitarian aid, emergency response, education, and community services, with an emphasis on workforce development, sustainability, and thriving communities near Marathon Petroleum operations. Its 2022 grants ranged from $1,000 to $400,000, with a median of $10,000, and went to organizations across several states and Washington, D.C. It made grants only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

The Welty Family Foundation

Akron, OH

The Welty Family Foundation supports Ohio charities working in areas such as community development, food assistance, leadership, and services for people facing homelessness or incarceration. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc

Hudson, OH

The Burton D. Morgan Foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations advancing free enterprise and entrepreneurship, including entrepreneurship education, support for growing businesses, and programs benefiting Hudson, Ohio; its work is concentrated in Northeast Ohio. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $393,500, with a median of $18,900; grantmaking is largely proactive, but organizations that are not current grantees may submit an online grant interest form, while proactive community grants do not accept requests.

Columbus Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Foundation supports nonprofits and community initiatives in areas including arts and culture, education, youth, neighborhoods, basic needs, and capacity building, with a median 2024 grant of about $21,500. Its focus is Central Ohio, though it also funds organizations elsewhere; most grants are donor-directed and not application-based, but some programs accept applications.

Leslie Family Foundation

Portola Valley, CA

The Leslie Family Foundation supported conservation, animal welfare, arts and culture, and children’s emotional and psychological well-being, primarily in North Texas and other areas of family interest. Its 2023 grants totaled $1.91 million across 119 awards; the foundation dissolved in June 2025 after distributing its remaining assets. It stated that it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

Coleman Foundation for Cultural

Chagrin Falls, OH

The foundation supports travel, education, training, and projects that build understanding across cultural, social, and other borders, as well as aligned nonprofit educational, civic, and cultural organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $17,500, with a median of $1,100; all went to recipients in Ohio. It accepts proposals by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mary S & David C Corbin Foundation

Fairlawn, OH

The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation supports charitable organizations and public entities working in arts and culture, community initiatives, education, the environment, health, housing, social services, and youth, primarily in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. Applications are submitted through its online portal; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.