Lehmann Family Foundation

M J Murdock Charitable Trust

Vancouver, WA

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust funds nonprofit capacity-building projects, including program and staff expansion, capital improvements, and equipment or technology, across areas such as education, health, arts, and community services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $4,000 to about $1.55 million, with a median of $87,000; it focuses on Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, and also considers projects with more than half their impact there. Applicants start with an eligibility assessment and, if eligible, submit a Letter of Inquiry; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Dallas Seminary Foundation

Dallas, TX

Dallas Seminary Foundation primarily supports Dallas Theological Seminary, scholarships, theological education, ministry training, and related Christian ministries; in 2025, its grants ranged from $5,300 to $6.126 million, with a median of $17,100. Most 2025 grant dollars went to Texas, with additional funding in several other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

George and Kathleen Anderson Charitable Trust

Brooklyn, OH

The George and Kathleen Anderson Charitable Trust funds a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on religious education, animal welfare, housing, and hunger relief, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Oregon. Its 2025 grants ranged from $15,000 to $85,000, with a median of $15,000. It contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Junior League of Fort Worth Inc

Fort Worth, TX

The Junior League of Fort Worth, Inc. is an organization of women whose mission is to advance womens leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

The Autzen Foundation

Portland, OR

The Autzen Foundation funds small nonprofits working in social services, arts and culture, education, environmental initiatives, and youth programs that directly serve Oregon or Clark County, Washington residents. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts applications through its online system during open cycles, beginning with a letter of inquiry.

Little Lamp of Jesus

Mount Vernon, WA

Bruggere Family Foundation

Wilsonville, OR

The Bruggere Family Foundation supports charitable organizations serving people facing poverty or homelessness, children and young people, people with serious illnesses, and people with intellectual disabilities, with reported grants largely going to Oregon organizations. It awarded 21 grants totaling $45,000 in 2024, with listed grants ranging from $2,000 to $4,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Fall Freda Phyllis Char

Saint Louis, MO

The Saint Louis-based foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, with recent grants focused on Christian education and ministries, Bible access, healthcare, and community services. In 2025, it gave $18,900 across 11 grants, typically $945, to organizations in several states, with the largest stated share going to Washington. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Thomas D Taylor Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Thomas D Taylor Foundation funded organizations working in areas including medical research, humanitarian aid, children’s services, homelessness, mental health, and senior nutrition, with 2024 grants going to Oregon, North Carolina, and Washington. Its 13 grants totaled $1,212,380, ranging from $25,480 to $554,615, with a median of $52,185. A 2023 filing says it funded only preselected charities and did not accept unsolicited requests, but that filing is marked final, so the current policy is unclear.

Third Federal Foundation

Cleveland, OH

Third Federal Foundation funds affordable housing, homeownership, financial literacy, education, and neighborhood revitalization for low- and moderate-income communities, especially in greater Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, Slavic Village in particular, and select Florida markets. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $300,000, with a median of $15,000. It accepts written requests without deadlines, but proposals are invited based on fit; the foundation may request more information before inviting a proposal.

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.

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.