Marie Frances Watson Aid for Needy

Long Beach Community Foundation

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach Community Foundation supports eligible nonprofits, educational and government organizations, with most grants benefiting programs in Long Beach; its grants span areas such as arts, education, health, and community needs. In 2024, the median grant was $25,000, with awards ranging from $5,500 to $809,122; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

California Healthcare Foundation

Oakland, CA

CHCF funds projects that improve California’s health care system, especially for people with low incomes and communities facing barriers to care; it also invests in health care companies through its Innovation Fund. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,200 to $4.1 million, with a median of $50,000. It focuses on California and accepts unsolicited requests by letter of inquiry.

The Matthew and Roberta Jenkins Family Foundation

Long Beach, CA

The Matthew and Roberta Jenkins Family Foundation funds charitable and educational organizations, with nearly all of its 2024 grant dollars going to recipients in California. Its 17 grants totaled $467,400, with a median grant of $2,500, though individual awards ranged from $300 to $400,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Dignity Health

Phoenix, AZ

Dignity Health funds nonprofit health and community programs addressing local needs such as access to care, prevention, mental health, health equity, and social determinants of health. Its 2025 grants had a median of $40,000, with giving concentrated in California and Arizona; local programs include Sacramento and Yolo Counties and the Yavapai County area. It solicits proposals through specific local grant cycles, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Koret Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Koret Foundation funds Jewish community and U.S.–Israel programs, education, arts and culture, food programs, veterans’ support, and civic projects, with a focus on the Bay Area and the wider Jewish community, including Israel and Poland. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $2.96 million, with a median of $25,000. It accepts proposals by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Children's Brain Disease Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Kitt Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Kitt Family Foundation supports California organizations working in areas including medical support, education, athletics, homelessness prevention, church programs, and community services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,500; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of the Napa Valley

Napa, CA

The Community Foundation of the Napa Valley funds charitable work benefiting Napa County residents, including youth, poverty reduction, community services, education, health, arts, and disaster response. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $300,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts unsolicited requests by a brief 1–2-page letter; most other grant opportunities are by invitation.

McKesson Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

McKesson Foundation supports healthcare access across the U.S. and Canada, focusing on cancer, healthcare workforce training, and emergency response, especially for vulnerable communities; local priorities include Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Memphis, Montreal, Richmond, and Toronto. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2.47 million, with a median of $100,000. Its filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, while its current website describes online applications: up to $25,000 year-round and larger requests from February 1 through April 30.

Leopold R Gellert Family Trust

New York, NY

The trust funds educational institutions, arts organizations, and community-service organizations, with 2025 grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 and a median of $2,000. Its grants went primarily to organizations in New York, Vermont, Washington, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Encova Foundation of West Virginia

Charleston, WV

The Encova Foundation of West Virginia supports U.S.-based charities working in health, education, wellness, children’s success, community improvement, and industry initiatives, with a strong preference for health and education projects involving Encova associates. Most of its giving goes to West Virginia; 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $450,000, with a median of $5,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.