Lucy H Casteel Foundation

Haslam Family Foundation Inc

Knoxville, TN

In 2024, the foundation funded music and arts, health, youth services, education, and community services, primarily in Tennessee. Its 34 grants ranged from $3,500 to $2.5 million, with a median of $75,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Educational Funding of the South Inc

Franklin, TN

Financial literacy services, and need-based scholarships

Speedway Children's Charities

Concord, NC

Speedway Children’s Charities funds nonprofits addressing children’s medical, educational, and social needs through local chapters. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000 and ranged from $6,000 to $125,000, with funding focused on communities served by chapters across multiple states. Local chapters offer online applications, so it accepts requests through those chapter processes.

Richard Barker Charitable Foundation

St Petersburg, FL

Elizabeth City Foundation Committee

Raleigh, NC

The Elizabeth City Foundation Committee funds community and civic projects addressing needs such as health, housing, hunger, education, and recreation, as well as student scholarships. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,200 to $29,100, with a median of $5,050, and primarily support Elizabeth City and the surrounding Albemarle area of northeastern North Carolina. It accepts grant applications and does not restrict grants to preselected organizations.

Mary Kate Shannon Benevolent Trust

Tazewell, VA

To provide funds for various charitable organizations.

Burks Family Foundation Inc CO Keith W Burks

Naples, FL

The Burks Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with most of its 2025 grant dollars going to Indiana and smaller amounts to Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, and New York. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $148,000, with a median of $2,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Paddison Charitable Foundation

Knoxville, TN

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including education, food assistance, housing, health, and community services, with most funding going to Tennessee organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts requests: its 2024 filing says applicants can request a form through the listed contact and gives a January 31 deadline, though that date has passed and no current deadline is stated.

Bert L Thomas Foundation Inc

Saint Augustine, FL

Gannett Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Gannett Foundation’s 2025 grants supported a range of organizations, with listed awards generally between $1,500 and $2,500, though the available figures do not establish a typical grant size or geographic focus. The foundation has wound down: its 2026 filing reports no grants or assets, and no current application process or acceptance of unsolicited requests is stated.

Community Foundation of the

Columbus, GA

The Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley supports nonprofits through donor-advised and discretionary grants, with a broad range of recipients and a primary focus on the Chattahoochee Valley, though it also gives beyond the region. In 2024, its median grant was $18,000, with awards ranging from $5,042 to $8 million; most donor-advised funds do not accept applications, while competitive programs may accept requests when open.