Edward J Sackerson Charitable Foundation

The Donald and Audrey Anderson

Escanaba, MI

The Donald and Audrey Anderson Foundation funds religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational work in Michigan’s Central Upper Peninsula, including community services, schools, arts, and health programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $300 to $15,500, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited applications; board members select organizations based on their knowledge of local needs.

The Joyce and Warren Brule Foundation

Kingsford, MI

John and Melissa Besse Foundation

Wells, MI

The foundation supports education, community services, health and welfare, arts, and organizational operations and improvements in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $350 to $110,000, with a median of $5,000. Requests must be submitted in writing to Gregory Besse; no deadline is stated.

Robert & Jeanine Dagenais

Escanaba, MI

The foundation supports nonprofits, including healthcare, hospice, children’s, community, and education organizations, with most 2025 giving in Michigan and a small share in Wisconsin, generally near the contributors’ business communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $300 to $25,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts applications from nonprofits and has no submission deadlines; its filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.

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Scottsdale, AZ

Nick and Judith Topitzes Family Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

The Madison-based Nick and Judith Topitzes Family Foundation supports a varied mix of charitable, educational, and religious organizations, with recent grants going mainly to recipients in Washington, DC, and Wisconsin, as well as several other states. In 2025 it awarded 13 grants totaling $158,500; grants ranged from $1,000 to $71,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Phyllis & Max Reynolds Foundation

Marquette, MI

The foundation supports a range of causes, including health and human services, arts, education, and community facilities, primarily in Michigan’s Marquette County, with occasional grants elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $21,000, with a median of $3,500. It says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and provides an application process for applicants.

Jerry and Polly Lee

Pascagoula, MS

The foundation supports a range of charitable causes, including scholarships, community services, housing, health, and recovery, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Mississippi organizations. Its 21 grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

National Grange Mutual Charitable Foundation Inc

Keene, NH

The foundation supported youth development, agricultural education, community improvement, and cultural and charitable activities, with 2023 grants going to organizations in several states, especially Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Florida. Its 23 grants ranged from $500 to $210,608, with a median of $5,000. It did not accept unsolicited requests; its 2023 filing is marked as a final return, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking.

John D Richardson Foundation

Phoenix, AZ

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.

Daniel R Parker & Karen N Crossland

San Diego, CA