George Morris for Sundry Charities

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.

Richard King Mellon Foundation

Ligonier, PA

The Richard King Mellon Foundation funds conservation and environmental restoration, Southwestern Pennsylvania economic development and mobility, health and well-being, and organizational effectiveness, with most giving focused on Pennsylvania and some environmental grants elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $10 million, with a median of $220,000. It accepts applications through its General Application for proposals aligned with its strategic plan; Economic Mobility applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Staunton Farm Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

Staunton Farm Foundation funds nonprofit organizations improving mental health and substance use treatment, support, and systems, with priorities including collaboration, innovation, advocacy, and communication. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $200,000, with a median of $25,000, and its service area covers ten southwestern Pennsylvania counties. It accepts letters of inquiry for spring and fall grants, with full proposals by invitation; its separate capacity-building cycle accepts applications without a letter of inquiry.

Dollar Bank Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

Dollar Bank Foundation funds community and economic development, workforce development, education, health and human services, arts, diversity and inclusion, and veterans’ programs in western Pennsylvania, northeast Ohio, the Cumberland Narrows area of Maryland, and Hampton Roads, Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $152 to $120,000, with a median of $7,750. It reviews written requests case by case; its request portal is closed for the rest of 2026, with updates expected in early 2027.

Irving & Aaronel Deroy Gruber Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The foundation supports Aaronel deRoy Gruber’s art and regional arts and cultural initiatives, especially those connected to sculpture, photography, printmaking, and painting; its 2024 grants also included Jewish organizations and a conservatory and botanical garden. Grants are typically small: $300–$4,000 in 2024, with a median of $1,200, and nearly all funding went to Pennsylvania. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of Western

Sharon, PA

The Community Foundation of Western PA & Eastern OH supports charitable programs in areas such as health, education, human services, arts, and community development. It serves Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania and Trumbull County, Ohio; its 2024 grants had a median of $17,750, with amounts ranging from $5,050 to $609,507. It accepts unsolicited requests through a Letter of Intent, with full applications by invitation.

Balgley Family Charitable Foundation

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The Balgley Family Charitable Foundation supports education, food and disaster response, civic and environmental work, end-of-life care, and arts organizations, with 2024 grants ranging from $500 to $54,500 and a median of $3,000. It is based in Florida, with the largest share of 2024 funding going to Connecticut, followed by North Carolina. The foundation does not limit grants to preselected organizations; its filing lists no required application format or deadline.

KPMG US Foundation Inc

Montvale, NJ

KPMG US Foundation supports education, mental health, community vitality, and community relief and resilience, with grants distributed across the United States. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts ranged from about $5,000 to $2.2 million. The available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Evan and Tracy Segal

Tiburon, CA

The Evan and Tracy Segal funds innovative community programs focused on healing, justice, opportunity, and building organizational capacity, with grants going mainly to organizations in New York, California, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. Most gifts are $5,000–$30,000, though 2025 awards ranged from $250 to $101,392. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected charitable organizations.

Jampart Charitable Trust

Boston, MA

The Boston-based Jampart Charitable Trust funds organizations working in civic engagement, democracy, social justice, community development, education, and environmental work, with recent grants concentrated in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and California. In 2024, grants ranged from $15,000 to $436,000, with a median of $75,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Opportunity Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

Opportunity Foundation funds small- and midsize arts organizations and work advancing social and economic justice, with priority for projects benefiting Greater Pittsburgh, especially Allegheny County and surrounding areas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $150,000, with a median of $15,000. It accepts online Initial Applications and invites selected applicants to submit a Full Application.

The Sanford N and Judith Robinson

Pittsburgh, PA