Ethel Walker Charitable and Educational

The Charles and Elizabeth Barr

Louisville, KY

The Charles and Elizabeth Barr funds arts and cultural organizations, schools, historic preservation, gardening, and other public and educational purposes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $150,000, with a median of $9,000; most funding went to Kentucky, though it also gave in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Eisner Charitable Fund Inc

Ardsley, NY

The Eisner Charitable Fund supports preselected charitable organizations; its 2025 grants backed groups working in areas including arts access, literacy, health, food assistance, LGBTQ+ equality, and human rights, though these are grantees’ activities rather than stated fund priorities. Grants ranged from $350 to $5,000, with a median of $1,500, and went to organizations in several states, especially Washington, DC, New Jersey, and North Carolina. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Lozen Foundation Inc

Palm Beach, FL

The Lozen Foundation supports charitable organizations, with 2025 grants going to a farm, an oceanographic institution, a university, and a film festival in New York, Massachusetts, and Utah. Its four 2025 grants ranged from $29,751 to $1,353,197, with a median of $175,064. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sheffield Foundation

Lake Bluff, IL

The Sheffield Foundation supports charitable organizations in community services, arts and culture, education, environmental conservation, and wildlife, primarily in Illinois, with some giving elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $11,100, with a median of $1,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Shopneck Family Foundation

Denver, CO

The Shopneck Family Foundation supports youth-serving, educational, public-policy, and conservation organizations, with most of its 2025 giving going to Colorado and additional grants in Arizona, Montana, Ohio, and Connecticut. Its 26 grants ranged from $500 to $104,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Williams Charles F Scholarship FD PFDN

Brooklyn, OH

The Knapp Fund

New York, NY

The Knapp Fund supports a range of organizations, including schools, health institutions, and environmental and community groups, with grants of $1,000 to $50,000 and a typical grant of about $4,000. Its recipients span multiple states, with the largest shares of recent giving going to Pennsylvania, Florida, Connecticut, Colorado, and New York. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Van Nice Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Van Nice Foundation supports charitable organizations, including education, arts and cultural groups, with grants typically around $1,000; 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $21,400. It is based in Chicago and gave most of its 2024 funding to organizations in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Oregon. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

William P & Suzanne W Patterson Family

Cincinnati, OH

The William P. & Suzanne W. Patterson Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including education, health, public media, conservation, and animal welfare groups, with grants across multiple states and the largest share going to Ohio. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $12,500, with a median of $1,750. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Arthur K Watson Trust

Chicago, IL

The trust funds medical research and education programs not provided by government, with 2025 grants ranging from $500 to $184,000 and a median of $15,000. It is based in Chicago, with recent funding concentrated in Maine, Arizona, Mississippi, Connecticut, and New York. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations and directs applicants to an online grants process; no deadlines are listed.

The Foreman Charitable Foundation

Huffman, TX

Americares Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

Americares funds health care organizations and programs focused on disaster preparedness and recovery, access to medicines and medical supplies, and community health services. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,073 to $3.86 million, with a median of about $58,700; it works in the United States and internationally, reaching an average of 80 countries each year. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.