Gary and Maxine Thies Mission Foundation

Footprint Foundation Inc

Chattanooga, TN

Footprint Foundation supports creative culture, the environment, learning, and social justice, especially efforts that build community, leadership, equity, and access in Chattanooga and Northern California. In 2024, its grants ranged from $250 to $125,000, with a median of $10,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests and says it is pausing new grants while it develops a new strategy.

Beverly a Zelt Foundation

Levering, MI

Kramer Family Foundation

Detroit, MI

The Kramer Family Foundation supports charities working in areas including medical care, education, food assistance, family support, and emergency response. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $60,000, with a median of $30,000; most funding went to California, with grants also reaching organizations in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

LMJ Foundation Inc

Omaha, NE

LMJ Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including education, religious, arts, social service, and journalism groups, with most funding going to Nebraska. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $33,000, with a median of $2,375. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Edward E Rieck Charitable Trust

Pittsburgh, PA

The trust funds a range of charitable organizations, including hospitals and health and human services nonprofits, with most of its giving in Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $4,169 to $16,675, with a median of $4,169. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of Howard County

Kokomo, IN

The Community Foundation of Howard County funds social services, scholarships, community development, youth programs, and work in areas such as education, healthcare, the environment, and arts and culture in Howard, Clinton, and Carroll counties, Indiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,084 to $306,562, with a median of $14,816. It accepts unsolicited requests from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations serving the area.

The Aram and Margie Keith Family

Dana Point, CA

The foundation funds Christian ministries, missionary work, church programs, youth and community initiatives, and post-secondary education. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $225,000, with a median of $15,000; 80% of grant dollars went to California, with the rest going to organizations in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation

Cabot, PA

Through its Angel Tear Ministries Fund, the Foundation supports faith-based programs serving underserved children and families, with priorities including basic needs, education, healthcare, and older adults. Its typical grant is about $11,500, though it also makes much larger grants, and giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania while the fund supports domestic and international work. It invites applications for 2027 grants.

Wilbert & Genevieve Schauer Foundatation Inc

Brookfield, WI

The foundation supports schools, educational and community organizations, arts and cultural groups, and service organizations, primarily in Wisconsin. In 2024, it made 32 grants totaling $180,900; grants ranged from $100 to $127,500, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Raymond Rosenberger Award Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

Harold KL Castle Foundation

Kailua, HI

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation funds primarily project-based work in public education, nearshore marine conservation, climate resilience, and Windward Oʻahu communities, mainly serving people in Hawaiʻi. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $550,000, with a median of $25,000. First-time applicants are directed to submit an online inquiry; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn

Des Moines, IA

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines funds nonprofits through competitive grants for community impact, organizational capacity, and collaboration, with 2026 priorities including housing, transportation, health, economic opportunity, and inclusion. Giving varies widely: 2024 grants had a median of $12,889, while Capacity Building grants are capped at $7,500. Its programs serve Greater Des Moines and, through an affiliated foundation, Adair County; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the profile.