Heller Family Foundation

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

The foundation supports a wide range of causes, including military and veteran communities, education, health, social services, and other community needs, with grants focused on San Diego County as well as some regional and global giving. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $750,000, with a median of $25,000; the Women’s Fund awards $25,000–$75,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests through its advised funds, and Community Impact Fund applications are by invitation only.

Pratt Memorial Fund

Milwaukee, WI

The Pratt Memorial Fund supports charitable organizations working in areas such as education, legal services, rehabilitation, mentorship, and accessible arts; its 2025 grants all went to organizations in California. Grants typically were about $5,000, ranging from $1,500 to $5,025, and the fund does not accept unsolicited requests.

Grossman Family Foundation

Alamo, CA

Gelfand Family Foundation Inc

Bernardsville, NJ

The foundation’s reported grants support arts and cultural institutions, natural science education, and services related to housing and other social needs, with 2023 giving averaging about $1,131 across 14 grants. Its listed recipients are in New York and New Jersey. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Youth Educational Council Inc

Hollywood, FL

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, including educational, arts, and LGBTQ+ organizations, with grants typically very small: $10–$350 in 2025 (median $25). Its giving is based in Florida, with some grants to organizations in other states; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Joelson Foundation

Princeton, NJ

The Joelson Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations with general operating grants, typically making one large award of about $482,000–$645,000. Its reported 2025 funding went to recipients in New Jersey, and it does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ferris Family Foundation

Franconia, NH

The Ferris Family Foundation supports education, youth services, healthcare, homelessness, and general-purpose work, with most 2024 funding going to organizations in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Its 42 grants ranged from $250 to $344,279, with a median of $1,750. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; prospective applicants can contact Karen Beardsley, and no specific format or deadline is stated.

Joan & Leonard Baron Foundation Inc

Jericho, NY

The foundation supports charities working in areas including wildlife, housing, social justice, and assistance for cancer and transplant patients. In 2025, grants ranged from $298 to $10,000, with a median of $1,750; most funding went to New York, with grants also made in Arkansas, Georgia, New Jersey, and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, gender equity, governance, democracy, and philanthropy, with work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, nationally, and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $150,000, though awards ranged from $50 to more than $11 million; it often provides long-term general operating support. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through invited open processes.

Marin Community Foundation

Novato, CA

Marin Community Foundation funds equity-focused work, including affordable housing, homelessness, community resilience and power, and arts; its Buck Family Fund supports organizations serving Marin County, including those based elsewhere. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $5,050 to $10 million; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.