Howard and Stephanie Sherwood

Sherwood Foundation

Encino, CA

The Stein Family Foundation

San Diego, CA

The foundation supports child and family services, homelessness services, behavioral health, and theatre arts, with most 2025 funding going to California organizations. Its grants ranged from $1,000 to $18,000, with a median of $4,500. It accepts requests by letter with supporting information; no application deadlines are stated.

The Carol Moss Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Carol Moss Foundation funds U.S. organizations working in health care and medical research, animal health and human-animal bonds, veterans and their families, and urgent needs such as disasters. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1 million, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to California, though it supports organizations across the United States. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Gannett Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Gannett Foundation’s 2025 grants supported a range of organizations, with listed awards generally between $1,500 and $2,500, though the available figures do not establish a typical grant size or geographic focus. The foundation has wound down: its 2026 filing reports no grants or assets, and no current application process or acceptance of unsolicited requests is stated.

Lynn & Les Bider Family Foundation

Calabasas, CA

The foundation supports Jewish organizations and programs in education, health, social services, and the arts, with most grant dollars going to California and others to New York and Washington, DC. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $8,750. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

David & Sylvia Weisz Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The David & Sylvia Weisz Foundation supports organizations in areas including health, arts and culture, humanitarian aid, social services, and conservation, with most of its 2025 funding going to California. Its 92 grants ranged from $250 to $100,000, with a median of $1,050; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jerrold Ruskin Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group

Los Angeles, CA

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group supports Jewish causes and the wider community, with emphasis on health and medical research, education and children, arts and culture, and social services. In 2024, it made 85 grants totaling $23.7 million; the median grant was $20,000, and most grants provide one year of general operating support. Giving is concentrated in California, especially Los Angeles, with some support elsewhere, including Israel; 2025 grantmaking is by invitation only, and it does not accept unsolicited requests for General Community grants.

The Michael and Lori Milken Family

Santa Monica, CA

The foundation supports education, health care and medical research, higher education, and cultural programs, with 93% of its 2024 grant dollars going to California recipients. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $20 million, with a median of $5,000. It accepts requests beyond preselected organizations and asks applicants to submit a brief written statement and supporting materials.

The Hartman Family Foundation

Garden City, NY

The Hartman Family Foundation supports healthcare and biomedical research, aid and institutions in Israel, Jewish community organizations, food-allergy research and education, and interfaith engagement. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $2.25 million, with a median of $1,500; most funding went to New York organizations, with additional grants across several states and to support work in Israel. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Jewish Foundation

Bloomfield Hills, MI

The United Jewish Foundation supports Jewish community continuity, including Jewish organizations, older adults, education, children, medical research, and related services. Its 2025 grants had a median of $18,000, though awards ranged widely; 87% of grant dollars went to Michigan, with some support elsewhere in the U.S. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.