Gryphon Assistance Fund

Timely Rain

Boulder, CO

Hakim Family Foundation

Nashville, TN

The Hakim Family Foundation funds humanitarian relief, education, child welfare, and hunger relief, with 2024 grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 and a median of $10,000. It is based in Nashville and supports organizations across the U.S.; its 2024 grants were concentrated in Washington, D.C., New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Tennessee. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Horn Foundation

Santa Monica, CA

The Horn Foundation supports education and environmental projects, along with organizations addressing related social and environmental challenges, with 2024 grants ranging from $500 to $550,000 and a median of $15,000. Its 2024 giving went mainly to recipients in New York, California, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, and North Carolina. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

S&P Global Foundation

New York, NY

The S&P Global Foundation supports resilient economies and communities, with grants for education, workforce readiness, economic development, and charitable, humanitarian, environmental, health, civic, and cultural programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $15,800 to $9.4 million, with a median of $62,500; it focuses on communities where S&P Global employees live and work, including U.S. and international locations. It awards grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Oneoc

Santa Ana, CA

ONEOC’s 2024 grants supported health, human services, and food-related work, with most funding going to California organizations, particularly in Orange County; grants ranged from $5,500 to $325,132, with a median of $17,000. The profile does not state whether ONEOC accepts unsolicited grant requests.

Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc

San Mateo, CA

The foundation supports organizations working in areas such as early-childhood and financial education, housing, and children’s relief and development, with grants distributed across the U.S.; recent funding was concentrated in South Carolina, New York, and California. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,500 to $526,611, with a median of $20,000. It accepts requests verbally, with the donor’s agreement confirmed in writing; no deadline is stated.

Dhanam Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

DHANAM FOUNDATION supports a broad mix of charitable work, including education, peace, conservation, and the arts, with 2024 grants primarily going to organizations in Pennsylvania, California, and Washington, DC. Its 38 grants ranged from $5,000 to $12 million, with a median of $50,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc

Oakland, CA

The foundation supports education, health care, children’s programs, community services, environmental protection, and religious organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $47,500, with a median of $2,500; nearly all funding went to California organizations. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Balyasny Foundation Inc

Wilson, WY

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation funds work in education, health, housing, immigration, and other community needs, primarily in Los Angeles County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Tides Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Tides Foundation funds community-led organizations advancing equity and justice, including work on health, climate, gender equity, democracy, and immigrant communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely, and it funds eligible organizations in the U.S. and abroad, with the most grant dollars going to California, New York, and Washington, D.C. Some programs are open or invitation-only; the Advancing Girls Fund is listed as open, but the profile does not state a general policy on unsolicited grant requests.