Hughes Family Foundation Inc

Buffalo Sabres Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The Buffalo Sabres Foundation supports Western New York organizations focused on youth hockey, disadvantaged youth and military personnel, and athletes with physical or mental challenges. In 2024, grants ranged from $7,500 to $333,333, with a median of $10,250. It encourages nonprofits to submit applications, though it says funding may be limited; applicants must be IRS-registered 501(c)(3)s serving Western New York.

David and Nicole Tepper Charitable

Short Hills, NJ

The Tepper Foundation funds work expanding opportunity, including food, housing and health, community needs, crisis response, climate resilience, fundamental rights, and nonprofit capacity. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $2.75 million, with a median of $153,125; it focuses on New Jersey and also supports national-reach organizations, with recent grants concentrated in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Grants are by invitation only, and the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lineage Foundation for Good

Novi, MI

The Lineage Foundation for Good funds hunger relief, food-waste reduction, and community development, especially programs improving reliable access to nutritious food and strengthening food-insecurity organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $250,000, with a median of $18,954; it accepts applications from eligible U.S. nonprofits and international NGOs through its online system.

NFL Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The NFL Foundation funds athlete health, safety and wellness, youth football, and community programs connected to the game, including education, youth services, social justice, and medical research. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely; funding includes NFL club communities, and the profile does not specify a broader geographic limit. Application routes vary by program: organizations may submit a Social Justice Grant idea for possible invitation to apply, but the profile does not say whether general unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation

Detroit, MI

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation funds active lifestyles, preparation for success, caregiver support, entrepreneurship and economic development, and nonprofit-sector innovation in Southeast Michigan and Western New York. Its 2024 median grant was $100,000, though awards vary widely. It accepts applications year-round through an initial Letter of Inquiry; selected organizations are invited to submit a full proposal.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

The Houston Food Bank

Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank supports food distribution and related hunger-relief programs, including school, children’s, and senior food initiatives, through community organizations in 18 Southeast Texas counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $33,402, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation supports civic, cultural, educational, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, as well as general operating costs, in communities served by BNSF across its 28-state network. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500; its current grants program lists awards of $1,000–$10,000.

Baker Hughes Foundation

Houston, TX

Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax

Fort Worth, TX

The Community Foundation of North Texas supports nonprofits through grants for areas including animal welfare, conservation, community development, nonprofit capacity, and opportunity, primarily in North Texas, including seven listed counties. Its 2024 grants had a median amount of $14,250, with awards ranging from $5,100 to $1.5 million. It offers competitive grants through application cycles; nonprofits cannot apply for donor-advised grants.