John & Carrie Santangelo Foundation Inc

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS

California Healthcare Foundation

Oakland, CA

CHCF funds projects that improve California’s health care system, especially for people with low incomes and communities facing barriers to care; it also invests in health care companies through its Innovation Fund. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,200 to $4.1 million, with a median of $50,000. It focuses on California and accepts unsolicited requests by letter of inquiry.

The Eileen and Harold Brown Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

The foundation’s grants have supported education, food access, health research and support, and education about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with reported recipients in California and several other U.S. locations; it does not state a geographic focus. In 2023, it awarded 13 grants totaling about $1.08 million, including awards from $5,000 to $200,000, but reported no grants in 2024. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Gannett Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Gannett Foundation’s 2025 grants supported a range of organizations, with listed awards generally between $1,500 and $2,500, though the available figures do not establish a typical grant size or geographic focus. The foundation has wound down: its 2026 filing reports no grants or assets, and no current application process or acceptance of unsolicited requests is stated.

Bachmann Strauss Family Fund

Albany, NY

The Bachmann Strauss Family Fund supports work related to dystonia and Parkinson’s disease, as well as biomedical research, education, health care, and the arts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $135,500, with a median of $2,000; most funding went to New York, followed by Florida. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

Doris Duke Foundation

New York, NY

The Doris Duke Foundation funds the performing arts, medical research, the environment, child well-being, and its Building Bridges program, with grantmaking described as national. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75 to $108,000, with a median of $1,572, though some active opportunities offer $100,000 to $1 million. It accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry from U.S. nonprofit organizations; many grants are by invitation or through competitions.

Americares Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

Americares funds health care organizations and programs focused on disaster preparedness and recovery, access to medicines and medical supplies, and community health services. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,073 to $3.86 million, with a median of about $58,700; it works in the United States and internationally, reaching an average of 80 countries each year. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

American Savings Foundation Inc

New Britain, CT

American Savings Foundation supports education, human services, and arts and culture, especially programs serving children, youth, and families in Connecticut, with a focus on New Britain and Waterbury. Its 2024 grants ranged from $234 to $150,000, with a median of $1,750; Community Grants are capped at $5,000. It provides application forms for Program and Community Grants, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Hartford, CT

The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation funds nonprofits addressing community needs, with priorities including racial equity, economic and social mobility, wellbeing, neighborhoods, civic engagement, and arts and culture. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $21,600, and it primarily serves 29 Greater Hartford towns. It accepts applications through specific requests for proposals and grant cycles; eligibility varies by opportunity.

Eversource Energy Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

The Eversource Energy Foundation funds U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits working on basic needs, education, environmental stewardship, community engagement, and economic or workforce development. It gives in Eversource’s service territory in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire; its 2024 median grant was $2,000, though awards ranged from $250 to $700,000.

Seattle Foundation

Seattle, WA

Seattle Foundation funds community-led work advancing racial and economic equity in Greater Seattle, including housing, economic opportunity, climate justice, democracy, arts, and organizing; some programs support specific medical or performing-arts needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $60 to $7 million, with a median of $6,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through program-specific applications or letters of inquiry.