Howard L Franks Memorial Scholarship Trust

The Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation

Santa Fe, NM

Marineau Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Schnieders Family Foundation

St. Paul, MN

The Schnieders Family Foundation supports a varied mix of charitable work, including international aid, seed preservation, environmental education, farming, education, arts, and public media, with 2024 grants going to organizations in New York, Minnesota, Iowa, New Mexico, and Maine. Its 15 grants totaled $338,000, ranging from $3,000 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Chicago, IL

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan funds human services, education, community programs, Jewish life, and crisis relief in the Chicago area, as well as support for Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $5,000 to $27.4 million, with a median of about $20,000. Unsolicited requests are not addressed for the Federation overall; its separate Jewish Women’s Foundation accepts letters of intent, with proposals by invitation only.

Toan-O'Brien Foundation

Boulder, CO

The Toan-O’Brien Foundation supports work related to food safety, health reform, and the economic impact of disease, with past grants also benefiting arts education, schools, food access, and conservation. Its 2023 grants totaled $363,000 across 12 organizations, with reported awards ranging from $2,000 to $80,000, to organizations in several U.S. states and Washington, D.C. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Albuquerque Community Foundation

Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque Community Foundation supports general operating needs across arts and culture, education, environmental preservation, economic development, human services, health, and animal welfare, serving the four-county Greater Albuquerque area. Typical awards are around $16,000 (the 2024 median); its rolling Need to Know Grant suggests requests of $5,000–$10,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through the Need to Know Grant.

Mechia Foundation

Beaumont, TX

The Mechia Foundation supports education, arts and culture, health, and other community needs, with most funding going to Texas organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75 to $42,250, with a median of $1,100. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

McKinnon Family Foundation

New York, NY

The McKinnon Family Foundation supports education, scientific research, community services, youth wellbeing, and the arts, with 2025 grants ranging from $250 to $1.43 million and a median of $15,000. Its 2025 giving was concentrated in California, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, and Illinois. It accepts written applications and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

Gale Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Gale Family Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, with recent grants to arts and cultural groups, educational institutions, and relief work; most funding goes to New Mexico. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $250,000, with a median of $20,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Estelle H Yates Foundation

Artesia, NM

The Estelle H Yates Foundation supports education, arts and culture, early learning, literacy, and other charitable work, primarily in New Mexico. Its 2025 grants ranged from $4,500 to $216,000, with a median of $40,000. It funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Santa Fe Preparatory School

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Preparatory School funds college-readiness programs and education-related organizations, mainly in New Mexico, with some support elsewhere. In 2025, its 17 grants ranged from $5,100 to $85,000, with a median of $15,000. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Harris Finch Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The Harris Finch Foundation supports arts and cultural institutions, education, community organizations, and human services, with recent grants concentrated in New Mexico, followed by New York and New Jersey. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $114,178, with a median of $8,440. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.