Erie Charter School Foundation

Corbett MW Ryan Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Berghorst Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

The Berghorst Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including arts and culture, health, education, and disaster relief, with recent grants concentrated in Florida, Illinois, and North Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Toshiba America Foundation

Irvine, CA

Toshiba America Foundation funds teacher-led, project-based STEM classroom projects in public and private U.S. schools, for students in grades K–12. Typical awards are up to $1,000 for grades K–5 and up to $5,000 or more for grades 6–12. Teachers apply online; unsolicited requests are not specifically addressed.

Robert R McCormick Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation funds education, community development and economic opportunity, journalism and government accountability, and support for service members, veterans, and their families. It focuses community investments on Chicago’s South and West Sides, especially Englewood and Little Village, while also supporting initiatives across the region; its 2024 median grant was $50,000.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Geary Rimmer Vincent Wolf Foundation

Naples, FL

The Geary Rimmer Vincent Wolf Foundation supports charitable organizations working in education, human services, and civic and religious activities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000, and went to organizations in multiple states, especially Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia, Kentucky, and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jacob Beidler & Deborah Witzburg

Chicago, IL

The Chicago-based foundation supports education and youth enrichment, children’s programming, food assistance, conservation, family support, and health care, with most of its giving in Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts unsolicited requests in writing; applicants should contact Jacob Beidler and provide information about the organization and request.

Fulk Family Foundation Inc

Lincoln, NE

Fulk Family Foundation supports charitable organizations that enhance quality of life, especially through education and health in the Midwest; its 2025 grants went primarily to Illinois, Nebraska, and Indiana. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $1.35 million, with a median of $50,000. It made grants by invitation only, did not accept unsolicited requests, and has completed grantmaking and is winding down.

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp

Oak Brook, IL

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp funds Illinois nonprofits addressing health access, community health, health disparities and related community needs; its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $727,759, with a median of $7,500. Its Bethany Community Health Fund serves four Chicago West Side communities, but new applicants cannot currently apply; the profile does not state whether other unsolicited requests are accepted.

Bergstrom Foundation

Key Colony Beach, FL

The Bergstrom Foundation funds medical, educational, religious, civic, wildlife, and other charitable activities, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Illinois and Iowa. Its 24 grants ranged from $300 to $2,000,557, with a median of $1,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Donald and Lorena Meier Fdn

Pennington, NJ

The foundation supports scholarships and higher education, along with animal welfare, conservation, and other charitable programs, with recent grants concentrated in Nebraska and also reaching Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. In 2025, grants ranged from $14,291 to $305,611, with a median of $17,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Stearns Family Charitable Fund

Chicago, IL

The fund supports education, natural resource conservation, senior care, medical research and support, affordable housing advocacy, and other charitable work. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $107,040, with a median of $2,500; most funding went to Illinois, with smaller amounts to South Carolina and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.