Julie and Roger Baskes Charitable Trust

Adams Arthur & Alice Fdn

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation supports arts, culture, humanities, and education, primarily benefiting organizations in Memphis, Miami, and New York City. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts applications through an online grant application and lists a February 15 deadline.

The Howard and Sarah D Solomon

New York, NY

The foundation supports arts and cultural organizations, education, and higher education, with most 2025 grant dollars going to organizations in New York and smaller amounts to recipients in several other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $254,000, with a median of $5,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Alpaugh Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Alpaugh Foundation supports arts and culture, animal welfare and education, public policy education, community services, homelessness programs, religion, and research. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $45,000, with a median of $1,875; most funding went to Ohio, with some support in Washington, D.C., Michigan, Texas, and California. The filing does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests; it lists application materials and deadlines as “N/A” and says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.

The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation funds education, animal welfare, community services, and performing arts, with 2024 grants ranging from $2,500 to $95,044 and a median of $7,500. Its grants reached organizations in several states, while its agriculture scholarship is limited to eligible Vineland High School seniors in New Jersey. For non-scholarship grants, the filing says to contact Marc I Stern with an informal request or letter.

The Joseph and Robert Cornell

Charlottesville, VA

The Joseph and Robert Cornell funds preselected nonprofits, with an emphasis on the arts and additional support for education, historic preservation, community services, and hospice care. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1,130,000, with a median of $37,500; most funding went to Virginia and New York. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Firefly Scientists Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The foundation funds novel, practical solutions that help people with chronic or permanent disabilities, illnesses, or injuries participate and connect in their communities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,000 to $450,000, with a median of $50,000, and most funding went to Minnesota; it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

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.

Alexandra William Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Alexandra William Foundation supports arts and cultural organizations, including museums, opera, contemporary art, and music, with occasional support for other organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $35,000, with a median of $5,000, and went primarily to organizations in New York, with some in Massachusetts. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Liebler Family Foundation

Birmingham, MI

The Lie­bler Family Foundation supports a mix of arts, conservation, higher education, and inclusion through sports, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in Michigan and smaller amounts to recipients in New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Missouri. In 2024, it made 22 grants totaling $67,388; amounts ranged from $50 to $33,588, with a median of $1,250. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Wallace Foundation

New York, NY

The Wallace Foundation funds initiatives in the arts, education leadership, and youth development across the United States, including organizations, public bodies, and researchers working to improve practice and policy. Its grants average about $400,000 over 2.8 years, though amounts vary; it does not accept unsolicited requests and generally invites proposals, with occasional open calls.

Trio Foundation

New York, NY

Virginia B Toulmin Charitable

Cresskill, NJ

The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation funds community organizations focused on women’s and girls’ health and empowerment, disadvantaged youth, and the performing arts, especially opportunities for women and girls in the arts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,500 to $250,000, with a median of $57,500, and went mainly to organizations in New York and Florida. Funding is by invitation only; it does not accept unsolicited requests.