Lowry Park Zoo Endowment Foundation Inc

Lightning Foundation

Tampa, FL

The Lightning Foundation funds basic needs and quality-of-life efforts, including education, community, and public-safety organizations, primarily in Tampa Bay and elsewhere in Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $560,000, with a median of $45,115; it also provides $50,000 to a charity chosen by each Community Hero. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

Chris T Sullivan Foundation Inc

Tampa, FL

The foundation supports children and families, scholarships, youth development, education, mental health and trauma recovery, and substance-abuse recovery. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,951 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to Florida, followed by Virginia. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Winston-Salem Foundation

Winstonsalem, NC

The Winston-Salem Foundation funds nonprofits and community groups serving Forsyth County, North Carolina, across areas including education, housing, health, arts, community development, and human services. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000; specific programs offer up to $2,000 for small grants, $30,000 for civic engagement and inclusion, and $15,000 through The Women’s Fund. It accepts applications through its grants portal for listed programs, subject to their requirements and deadlines.

Vinik Family Foundation

Tampa, FL

The Vinik Family Foundation funds organizations in the arts, education, health, and human services, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Florida, followed by Massachusetts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $258 to $2.12 million, with a median of $50,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc

Tampa, FL

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay funds nonprofits addressing economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, health, education, and community vitality in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties. Its annual competitive grants are typically $10,000–$50,000; it also accepts year-round requests for urgent, unforeseen needs of up to $250,000. Apply through the relevant grant opportunity; the profile does not state whether general unsolicited requests are accepted.

Straz Family Foundation

Tampa, FL

The Straz Family Foundation funds arts and arts education, education, wildlife protection, homelessness services, and academic health programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $526 to $1.7 million, with a median of $15,000; most funding went to Florida, followed by New York, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Illinois. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Diane & Michael Canney Foundation

Leesburg, VA

Rooms to Go Foundation Inc

Seffner, FL

Rooms To Go Foundation supports health care, cancer research, children and people with disabilities, housing, education, and community services, primarily in Georgia and Florida. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $400,000, with a median of $5,000. The filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Publix Super Markets Charities Inc

Lakeland, FL

Publix Super Markets Charities supports nonprofits addressing hunger, homelessness and housing, youth, education, and community needs in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Its 2024 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged widely; it accepts online requests from eligible organizations, with application periods varying by program.

The Community Foundation for

Jacksonville, FL

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida supports neighborhood strengthening, nonprofit capacity, education, aging adults, the arts, women and girls, young children, and early literacy, primarily in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, and Putnam counties. Its 2024 median grant was $5,000; Program Support grants are available up to $25,000. It accepts applications for competitive grant programs, while donor-advised grants do not accept applications.

The Pfizer Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Pfizer Foundation funds locally led health programs that improve access to care and strengthen health systems, as well as health-crisis and disaster responses, worldwide. In 2024, grants ranged from $2 to $4 million, with a median of $200. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Verizon Foundation

Basking Ridge, NJ

The Verizon Foundation funds digital inclusion, climate protection, human prosperity, K–12 literacy and STEM, and domestic violence education and prevention, with an emphasis on underserved and diverse communities. It gives nationally, with priority in California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, and also supports work in India and Israel; 2024 grants ranged from $25 to $1 million, with a $500 median. It does not accept unsolicited requests; applications are by invitation only.