Gemach Chessed Inc

Isadore & Yetta Joshowitz

Braddock, PA

The Jewish Federation of Greater

North Bethesda, MD

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington funds Jewish organizations and programs focused on community connection, learning, inclusion, family engagement, and support for people in need, primarily in DC, Suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia, with some national and international giving. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,001 to $3.3 million, with a median of $20,000. It invites proposals when specific funding opportunities are open; none are currently listed.

Crane Family Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

The Crane Family Foundation funds Jewish education and youth violence-prevention programs in greater Baltimore, with most support directed to Jewish education. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $3.39 million, with a median of $16,170. It accepts proposals, including unsolicited requests, and asks first-time applicants to check that their organization and mission fit its priorities.

The Associated Jewish Community

Baltimore, MD

The Associated Jewish Community funds Jewish life, education, engagement, and community services through partner organizations, with a focus on Greater Baltimore as well as Israel and other locations. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $115,000, though awards ranged from $6,000 to over $6 million; 81% of grant dollars went to Maryland and 19% to New York. It lists specific grant opportunities, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Khosh Family Foundation Inc

Towson, MD

The Business of Good Foundation

Ashtabula, OH

The Business of Good Foundation supports nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs working to empower economically disadvantaged people, and its grants have backed education, mentoring, basic needs, housing, and youth programs. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $595,000, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to Ohio, especially Northeast Ohio. Its 2024 filing says it accepts written requests with proof of exempt status and a proposed use of funds.

Alyad Foundation Inc

Lawrence, NY

Abr Family Foundation No 1

Shaker Heights, OH

ABR Family Foundation No. 1 funds charitable organizations, with recent support for Jewish community needs and museum expansion and redesign. Its 2025 grants ranged from $83,334 to $303,165 and went to Ohio recipients. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds U.S. nonprofits and other partners working to improve outcomes for children and young people, including family strengthening, child welfare, education, employment, community development and juvenile justice. In 2024, grants ranged from $50 to $1,185,000, with a median of $40,000. Grants are by invitation only; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg

Owings Mills, MD

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation funds direct services, programs, general operations, and capital projects in housing, health, jobs, education, and aging for low-income and vulnerable people. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000; its Small Grants Program offers up to $50,000 over two years, with funding focused on Baltimore, Hawaiʻi, Israel, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. It awards grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University funds education, research, clinical practice, and related programs, with many large awards listed as sub-awards; its 2025 grants had a median of $100,000. Grants went mainly to recipients in California and Maryland, among other states, but no geographic restriction or policy on unsolicited requests is stated.

The Keith Campbell Foundation

Bethesda, MD

The Keith Campbell Foundation funds environmental work and more equitable, livable communities, including watershed advocacy, agriculture, drinking water, and water management, with a focus on California and the Chesapeake region and select counties in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants ranged from $40 to $1.5 million, with a median of $5,000; it accepts unsolicited requests through two grant cycles each year, though prior grantees cannot apply through that process.