Joan and Joseph Birman Foundation

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma

San Francisco, CA

The Federation funds Jewish life and identity, antisemitism response, crisis relief, human services, and justice and inclusion, with work in the Bay Area, Israel, and beyond. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,050 to $2,405,915, with a median of $22,750. It frequently issues requests for proposals and welcomes inquiries about new Bay Area programs; no current organization grant opportunities were listed.

The Simons Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Simons Foundation funds research and public engagement in mathematics and the physical, life, autism, and neuroscience sciences. In 2024, it made 1,727 grants, with a median award of $72,000 and amounts ranging from $1,480 to $20 million, supporting organizations in the U.S. and internationally. It states that it funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke funds research, education, health, and community support, with 2025 grants ranging from $5,051 to $344,591 and a median of $11,095; it also offers a $150,000 annual prize for organizations scaling social or environmental impact. Most 2025 grant dollars went to North Carolina, with additional support concentrated in Massachusetts and California. The profile does not state whether Duke accepts unsolicited grant requests.

TBL Charitable Foundation

Newtonville, MA

The foundation’s grants support higher education, science and mathematics education, cancer-related work, early intervention for deaf children, and human services, with 2024 giving concentrated in Massachusetts and also reaching Washington, DC, Virginia, New Jersey, and California. Its 12 grants ranged from $1,800 to $1.5 million, with a median of $5,000. The filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and lists no application materials or deadline.

Stephen and Margaret Gill Family

Atherton, CA

The foundation supports a varied range of charitable work, including music, parks and landscapes, community services, reproductive health, and research and education. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median of $20,000, and went to organizations in California, Maryland, Washington, DC, New York, and Rhode Island. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Bergman Stefan Tuw

Las Vegas, NV

American Physical Society

College Park, MD

The American Physical Society supports physics through programs, subawards, travel assistance, scholarships, and awards, with grants in 2024 ranging from $6,000 to $222,817 and a median of $24,517. Its grants went to recipients in multiple U.S. states; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of Broward Inc

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Community Foundation of Broward funds eligible nonprofits serving Broward County in areas including education, youth, health, arts and culture, and social and economic mobility; individuals are not eligible. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,089 to $1,176,166, with a median of $27,688. It offers application-based grants twice a year in four focus areas; other areas are by invitation only.

American Statistical Association

Alexandria, VA

The American Statistical Association supports statistical education, outreach, and related programs, with recent grants also funding program support and sponsorship for universities and science organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $7,000 to $70,000, with a median of $25,000, and went to recipients in several U.S. states; it also offers smaller, specific project grants, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited general requests.

Mary P Dolciani Halloran Foundation

Harrison, NY

The foundation primarily funds mathematics and mathematics education, while also supporting scholarships, Catholic and other education, and humanitarian projects; its recent grants went mainly to organizations in New York, with some support in Washington, D.C., Washington, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. In 2025, grants ranged from $3,500 to $250,000, with a median of $11,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests, though applications for its Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grants are made through the Mathematical Association of America.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations and initiatives working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work on civic engagement, civil rights, climate justice, disability rights, and technology and society. In 2024, its grants ranged from $45 to $15 million, with a median of $100,000, supporting work in the U.S. and internationally. It says most grants are identified by the foundation and it does not accept unsolicited proposals by mail, email, or phone; limited opportunities may be offered separately.