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Tom Joyner Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

The Tom Joyner Foundation provides programming that affords diverse academic opportunities to students wanting and/or attending HBCUs regardless of social or economic status. The foundation remains focused on ensuring the future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities through customized capacity building programs and partnerships with corporations that award scholarships to selected students.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports education, environmental stewardship, disaster relief, hunger relief, health, arts, and community needs, with emphasis on organizations connected to Enterprise employees, their families, or established customers. It gives across communities where Enterprise operates; its 2024 median grant was $3,000, though grants ranged widely. Applications are accepted at any time, but the profile does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

United Negro College Fund Inc

Washington, DC

The United Negro College Fund is the nation's largest minority education organization, supporting nearly 50,000 students annually through scholarships, internships, and operating grants to historically Black colleges and universities and other institutions. With approximately $95 million in annual grantmaking, typical grants range from under $5,000 to several million dollars, with a median grant size of $1.04 million. UNCF operates nationally across 15 states, focusing on increasing African American college graduates and ensuring equitable access to quality higher education.

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan

Round Rock, TX

To develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sharing the Power Foundation

Washington, DC

Southern Company Charitable Foundation

Atlanta, GA

The Southern Company Charitable Foundation supports a range of causes, including education, health care, disaster relief, community facilities and parks. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $7 million, with a median of $200,000; 81% of grant dollars went to Georgia, with others going to the District of Columbia, Florida, Mississippi and Texas. It accepts requests beyond preselected organizations; no deadline is listed.

New Orphan Asylum Scholarship Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

Established in 1942, this Cincinnati-based foundation awards scholarships directly to colleges and universities on behalf of individual students, with typical grants ranging from $1,100 to $32,000 and a median award of approximately $5,600. The foundation supports students across the United States, with a geographic focus spanning over 20 states including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Texas. While specific application procedures are not publicly documented, interested students and institutions should contact the foundation directly at (513) 389-9400 for details on eligibility and the application process.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Washington, DC

Thurgood Marshall College Fund supports scholarships, career and leadership programs, research, and capacity building for students and member HBCUs, predominantly Black institutions, and historically Black community colleges. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,235 to $675,000, with a median of $25,000, and supported institutions and programs in its member-school network; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation distributes over $30 million annually to strengthen communities across the Southeast and Midwest, with a focus on K-to-career education, environmental sustainability, community impact, and nonprofit capacity building. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Foundation serves North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana through various grant programs including Local Impact Grants and Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants. Grant amounts vary by program type, with matching gift programs capping at $5,000 per employee annually and scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.

The Howard University

Washington, DC

This historically Black university in Washington, D.C. distributes grants ranging from approximately $5,000 to $1.6 million, with a focus on education, philanthropy, human services, and healthcare initiatives. Howard University's grantmaking primarily serves the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Texas, while the institution itself is the nation's leading producer of minority lawyers, dentists, physicians, and African American PhDs in STEM fields. With total giving of nearly $198 million and assets exceeding $2.7 billion, this comprehensive research institution operates 13 schools and an academic medical center serving over 12,000 students.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation funded public health, contraceptive care, heart health, school nursing, children’s services, and mental health support, with 2021 grants ranging from $5,000 to $1 million and a median of $40,000. Its 2021 giving was concentrated in Washington, DC, Connecticut, Massachusetts, California, and Texas. The foundation says there are no restrictions on who may apply; applications use its forms and materials, and deadlines vary.