Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation

The Antone and Marie Raymus Foundation

Manteca, CA

The Antone and Marie Raymus Foundation supports education, healthcare, cultural enrichment, and other community needs, especially efforts focused on children, in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. Its 2023 grants ranged from $1,000 to $611,000, with a median of $14,460. It accepts unsolicited requests through an online application.

Stanislaus Community Foundation

Modesto, CA

This Modesto-based community foundation serves Stanislaus County with approximately $6.4 million in annual grants across education, economic opportunity, and civic engagement, along with support for basic needs, healthcare, arts, and youth services. Typical grants range from $5,300 to $573,500, and the foundation manages $45.2 million in assets with strong financial health. The foundation offers multiple giving vehicles including donor-advised funds, designated funds, and scholarship funds to meet diverse philanthropic goals.

The Bright Family Foundation

Modesto, CA

The Bright Family Foundation funds education and scholarships, child and family services, assistance for people in need, health and substance-abuse services, youth programs, and the arts, with 2025 grants going to California organizations. Its grants ranged from $7,500 to $265,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts requests by contacting Carol Bright Tougas and submitting a statement of charitable purpose or the foundation’s application form.

Sutter Valley Hospitals

Sacramento, CA

Sutter Valley Hospitals, a major Northern California healthcare system, supports health-related initiatives across more than 100 communities with a focus on cancer care, cardiovascular health, women's and children's services, neuroscience, transplant care, and elder care. The organization distributed approximately $19.3 million in grants in 2023, with recent grants ranging from $1.2 million to over $6 million for general support and specific health programs. Their geographic focus is Northern California, with particular emphasis on expanding rural healthcare access and services throughout the region.

Legacy Health Endowment

Turlock, CA

Legacy Health Endowment funds nonprofit, tax-exempt healthcare facilities and clinics working on direct care, wellness, health education and research, and improved access and quality in Stanislaus and Merced counties, California. Recent grants ranged from $2,000 to $170,000, with a median of about $44,500. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Teichert Foundation

Sacramento, CA

This corporate foundation, established in 1990 and based in Sacramento, supports nonprofits across California and Nevada that advance arts and culture, education, environmental preservation, health, youth development, and human services, with special emphasis on children and youth programs. Typical grants range from $30,000 to $75,000, though the median award is $4,000, and the foundation made 107 grants in fiscal year 2024. All applications must be submitted through GOapply and should align with the foundation's focus on building a healthy and prosperous region.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports education, environmental stewardship, disaster relief, hunger relief, health, arts, and community needs, with emphasis on organizations connected to Enterprise employees, their families, or established customers. It gives across communities where Enterprise operates; its 2024 median grant was $3,000, though grants ranged widely. Applications are accepted at any time, but the profile does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Community Foundation of Western

Springfield, MA

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts funds nonprofits working in early education and care, post-secondary access, arts and creativity, and organizational effectiveness, including flexible operating support. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $25,000, and it serves Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Costa Family Foundation

Modesto, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation funds work in education, health, housing, immigration, and other community needs, primarily in Los Angeles County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Verizon Foundation

Basking Ridge, NJ

This corporate foundation distributes $7–$7.2 million annually to support literacy and STEM education for K-12 youth, as well as domestic violence education and prevention programs, with particular focus on underserved communities. Grants typically range from $3 to $1,000,000 (median $500), though applications are by invitation only—interested nonprofits must contact the foundation directly to inquire about eligibility. The foundation gives nationally across the United States, with concentrated activity in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.