Mary Ann Grier Trust

Foley Family Charitable Trust

Leawood, KS

Bland Family Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The Bland Family Foundation supports a varied mix of charitable work, including behavioral health, conservation, children’s health, education, preservation, and services for older adults. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $4,500, and most funding went to organizations in Missouri, Oregon, and California. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc

Chicago, IL

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago funds nonprofit work on basic needs and community-led efforts, including healthcare, housing, food assistance, early learning, safety, legal services, and workforce development across greater Chicago and the surrounding region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,002 to $2,038,325, with a median of $25,000; the current Impact Grants cycle is closed to new applicants and limited to current partners, and the BridgeBuilders application is also closed.

Mary Lou Downs Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Mary Lou Downs Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those serving children, people experiencing domestic violence, and older adults, with most funding going to Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $4,000 to $14,000, with a median of $4,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Master Craftsmen Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The George and Margaret Zivelonghi

Los Angeles, CA

The CG Foundation

St. Louis, MO

William G McGowan Charitable Fund

Chicago, IL

The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund supports 501(c)(3) organizations in education, human services, and healthcare, especially evidence-based programs addressing poverty and producing measurable, sustainable results. It funds communities in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Chicago, Pennsylvania, and New York; 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $500,000, with a median of $5,000. It is not accepting Letters of Inquiry for 2026, and some regions are invitation-only.

Massman Foundation

Overland Park, KS

The Patterson Family Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The Patterson Family Foundation funds rural-serving nonprofits, schools, and public entities in health care, education, and economic opportunity, including program, operations, equipment, and capital grants. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $9 million, with a median of $99,500, for communities under 50,000 residents in Kansas and western Missouri. It accepts requests through a letter of intent, with full applications by invitation.

The Skip Viragh Foundation Inc

Reno, NV

The Skip Viragh Foundation funds selected charities in areas including health and cancer research, education, substance-use treatment, refugee aid, military-family support, and community programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $20,000 to $4.9 million, with a median of $230,500; the largest shares went to organizations in California, Missouri, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Constance M Cooper Charitable

Overland Park, KS

In 2024, the foundation supported charitable and educational organizations, churches and schools, and medical research and care, with most funding going to Missouri and Kansas. It made 92 grants totaling $820,000; awards ranged from $1,000 to $64,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.