Lear Philanthropies

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

The Tolleson Family Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Tolleson Family Foundation funds Texas organizations in areas including education, faith, animal welfare, older-adult services, community initiatives, arts, and healthcare. In 2024, grants ranged from $100 to $400,000, with a median of $16,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mays Foundation

Amarillo, TX

The Mays Foundation supports education, religious organizations, arts, and community programs, including buildings, scholarships, and services; it gave $200–$50,250 in 2025, with a median grant of $2,500. Its website identifies Bexar County as its primary service area, while the Amarillo foundation’s recent grants were mostly in Texas. It accepts applications from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations; the profile lists online applications and, separately, written requests, so the submission instructions differ.

Bradford Family Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The Bradford Family Foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including Catholic institutions, food assistance, education, and services for people with disabilities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $104 to $15,000, with a median of $1,000, and went to organizations in multiple states, especially Missouri. The filing names an application contact and says giving is not limited to preselected organizations, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

KLM Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

KLM Foundation supports schools, universities, community groups, and other charitable organizations, with most of its grant funding going to California. In 2024, it made 253 grants ranging from $250 to $1 million, with a median grant of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Abner Levy Foundation

Simi Valley, CA

The Lemole Family Charitable Trust

Huntingdon Valley, PA

The Lemole Family Charitable Trust supports a varied range of charitable organizations, including education, hunger relief, humanitarian aid, health, and homelessness programs; its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $360,000, with a median of $2,500. It is based in Pennsylvania, and 81% of its 2024 grant dollars went to Pennsylvania recipients, with others across several states. The trust funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Thornton Family Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Thornton Family Foundation supports a varied range of causes, including environment and nature, children and youth, international relief, faith, health, education, and community improvement. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000; recipients were in Texas and several other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

McNabb Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The McNabb Foundation’s website describes support for behavioral health and social services in East Tennessee, while its 2024 grants went to organizations with varied missions, mostly in California. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation supports civic, cultural, educational, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, as well as general operating costs, in communities served by BNSF across its 28-state network. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500; its current grants program lists awards of $1,000–$10,000.