Joel & Carol Honigberg Fund

New Harbor Charitable Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation made grants for health care, education, entrepreneurship, refugee services, parks, early-childhood needs, and animal welfare, with most funding going to Illinois and smaller amounts to Colorado, Indiana, and New York. Its 2025 grants ranged from $300 to $2,500, with a median of $1,500. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations, but requests are submitted by New Harbor Capital Management employees through a nomination form.

Friedlander Family Fund

Cincinnati, OH

The Friedlander Family Fund primarily supports human services, mostly in the Greater Cincinnati area, though its grants also cover food assistance, journalism, and the arts. In 2024, it made 68 grants ranging from $400 to $185,000, with a median grant of $10,000. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; it invites a simple one-page letter to Melissa LaCorte and lists no application deadlines.

The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit

Los Angeles, CA

The Foundation funds organizations using music to drive systemic change, expand music in schools, health care, and communities, and advance arts advocacy; its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000 and ranged from $1,000 to $300,000. Its Meredith Willson Awards serve organizations based in and primarily serving Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura counties, while other programs support arts advocacy; it accepts online applications and is not limited to preselected organizations, though some applicants are invited to submit full proposals.

Dolores Kohl Education Foundation

Highland Park, IL

The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation funds innovative early-learning, literacy, arts, and education programs, with 2024 grants supporting organizations and projects in Illinois. Its 26 grants ranged from $50 to $410,100, with a median of $2,250. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jocarno Fund

Oak Park, IL

JOCARNO FUND supports organizations working in areas such as conservation and nature education, youth development, immigrant support, and music, with 2024 grants ranging from $500 to $24,840 and a median of $2,000. Based in Oak Park, Illinois, it gave primarily in Illinois, with grants also reported in Ohio, Virginia, New York, and Wisconsin. It accepts written applications, but the filing does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations providing performing arts education for disadvantaged children and disabled individuals, with nearly all 2024 grant dollars going to Illinois and a small share to Massachusetts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median of $200,000. It accepts rolling applications; organizations should contact the Program Coordinator and submit a completed application.

Howard L Gottlieb Foundation

Chicago, IL

Karger Fund

Chicago, IL

Verne G and Judith a Istock Foundation

Naples, FL

In its final reported year, the foundation supported arts, music education, education, and community organizations, with grants ranging from $1,000 to $500,000 and a median grant of $10,000. Its 2023 giving was concentrated in Florida, Tennessee, and Michigan; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

Carnelian Trust

Pasadena, CA

Carnelian Trust has supported preselected charitable organizations, with interests including music education, public radio, homelessness services, and humanitarian and food-access programs. Its 2022 grants totaled $94,420 across 27 awards, typically ranging from $1,000 to $20,000, to organizations in California, Illinois, New York, and elsewhere; it reported no grants in 2023 or 2024. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Melvoin Foundation

Cambridge, MA

The Melvoin Foundation funds educational, religious, and charitable organizations, with recent grants spanning a range of causes. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $2,500; funding was concentrated in Massachusetts and California. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter, with no standard application form or submission deadline.

The John D & Leslie Henner Burns

Osprey, FL