Magic Hour Fund

Some Serious Business

Abiquiu, NM

Alpern Family Foundation Inc

Huntington Station, NY

The foundation supports organizations working in areas including the arts, water issues, sexual violence prevention, gender justice, and food access. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $105,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to New York, followed by Washington, DC, and California. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Robert & Helen Hardman Family Fund

Boston, MA

The fund supports a varied mix of charitable work, including civil liberties, health, food assistance, community services, and arts, with most 2025 funding going to Massachusetts and additional grants in New York, California, Maine, and Washington, D.C. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $61,000, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Vyuha Inc

Miami Beach, FL

VYUHA INC supports a broad range of charitable work, including arts and culture, wildlife conservation, humanitarian aid, and health services, with grants across multiple states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. It does not require an application form for consideration; eligible applicants must be public charities under IRC Sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

Fishman Family Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation supports Jewish culture, education, and the arts, along with underserved community needs and other areas such as health, immigration, and Holocaust education. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median of $25,000; recipients were mainly in New York and Florida, with additional grants in Pennsylvania, Maine, and Connecticut. It does not accept unsolicited requests and says it is not accepting applications from new applicants.

Driver Family Foundation

New York City, NY

The foundation supports a varied mix of charitable work, including film and media arts, education, libraries, environmental conservation, and human rights, with most 2025 funding going to organizations in New York. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $45,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

NIA Tero Foundation

Seattle, WA

Nia Tero supports Indigenous Peoples and trusted allies working to protect ancestral lands and waters, strengthen self-governance and rights, and advance Indigenous-led conservation, advocacy and storytelling. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $644,000, with a median of $80,000; its stated regional focus includes Africa, Amazonia, the Pasifik and North America. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Douglas a Hirsch & Holly S Andersen

West Palm Beach, FL

The foundation supports preselected 501(c)(3) organizations; its 2024 grants went to recipients working in education, research, arts, and health-related services, with the largest shares going to New Hampshire and New York. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $601,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Academy Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

The Academy Foundation funds educational, cultural, preservation, and archival work related to motion pictures, including its museum, library, and film archive. Its 2024 grants went to related organizations in California and ranged from about $9.7 million to $56 million, with a median of about $17.7 million; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Perspective Media Initiatives Inc

New York, NY

Perspective Media Initiatives supports documentary films and organizations advancing equity and justice, including production, public engagement, distribution, and field-building. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $500,000, with a median of $57,500; it has no geographic requirements and considers location case by case. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jeffrey S Pechter

Delray Beach, FL

Metrowest Health Foundation Inc

Framingham, MA

MetroWest Health Foundation funds community-based health and basic-needs programs, including access to care, behavioral health, housing stability, and food security, in 25 MetroWest Massachusetts communities. Its 2025 grants had a median of $12,500, though awards ranged from $2,000 to $353,000; a listed grant opportunity offers up to $80,000. It accepts applications through spring and fall RFPs, with a concept paper and logic model required before a full proposal; some Basic Health Needs support is by invitation.