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The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

New York, NY

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funds arts and culture, higher education, the humanities, and public access to knowledge, primarily through grants to eligible nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and abroad. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.56 million, with a median of $500,000. Most grants are by invitation, though the Foundation occasionally issues open calls and accepts inquiries for some programs.

The Teagle Foundation

New York, NY

The Teagle Foundation funds liberal arts education, including undergraduate teaching and learning, humanities, transfer pathways, and civic education, at higher education institutions and related organizations nationwide. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $1 million, with a median award of $32,500; it does not accept unsolicited requests and considers concept papers submitted in response to current requests for proposals.

The Julian a and Lois G

Philadelphia, PA

The foundation supports charitable organizations, including those working in arts and music, housing and homelessness, and services for children and families. In 2025, it made 105 grants ranging from $500 to $499,270, with a median grant of $15,000; most funding went to Pennsylvania organizations, with grants also made elsewhere. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Benkovic Family Foundation

State College, PA

Dortone Esser Foundation

Bryn Mawr, PA

The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Henry Luce Foundation funds U.S. nonprofits and international equivalents working in areas including education, research, arts, civic life, Indigenous knowledge, religion, and women in STEM. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, with amounts ranging from $75 to $1.25 million. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Neubauer Family Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

The Neubauer Family Foundation supports universities, education organizations, arts and cultural institutions, and other nonprofits, with most 2024 funding going to organizations in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $5.6 million, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; proposals are by invitation only.

Franke Family Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds higher education, humanities, and arts and cultural organizations, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $1,025,000 and a median grant of $50,000. Its grants went mainly to organizations in Connecticut, Illinois, Washington, DC, Kentucky, and New York, with some support elsewhere. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, gender equity, governance, democracy, and philanthropy, with work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, nationally, and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $150,000, though awards ranged from $50 to more than $11 million; it often provides long-term general operating support. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through invited open processes.

Mainwaring Archive Foundation

New York, NY

James P Geiss and

Princeton, NJ

The Cigna Group Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

The Cigna Group Foundation funds nonprofits addressing community health, especially youth and veteran mental health, health equity, and disaster relief, in communities across the U.S. and globally. Current program awards are generally $100,000–$250,000, depending on the focus area. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.