MDP Family Foundation

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

The Billy J & Jeane S Martin Foundation

Sarasota, FL

The McQuaid Family Foundation

Sarasota, FL

Martin Family Foundation

Batavia, IL

Parent Petroleum Foundation

Warrenville, IL

Carmax Foundation

Richmond, VA

The CarMax Foundation supports health and wellness, education and workforce success, and resilient communities, including playgrounds, volunteer-led projects, and services for underserved people. Its 2026 grants ranged from $9,140 to $3,396,861, with a median of $285,350; it funds organizations in the Greater Richmond area, CarMax markets such as Atlanta, and nationally aligned nonprofits. Applications are accepted online only, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Wisdom Family Foundation

Sarasota, FL

Clifton and Clara Ward Foundation

Nashville, TN

The foundation supported educational, religious, and community organizations, primarily in Tennessee, with 72% of its 2025 grant dollars going there. Grants ranged from $15,000 to $799,061, with a median of $25,000; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. Its 2024 filing was marked as its final return, so it appears to have wound down grantmaking.

Juvenile Protective Association

Aurora, IL

Juvenile Protective Association funds tax-exempt organizations serving children and young adolescents, including child welfare, youth education, and children’s health; its 2025 grants all went to Illinois organizations. Recent grants ranged from $1,500 to $22,500, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written requests describing the organization, purpose, and amount sought; the 2024 filing listed a February 28 deadline.

McGowan Gin Rosica Family

North Aurora, IL

The McGowan Gin Rosica Family Foundation funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving underserved and at-risk people, with interests including family welfare, disability services, homelessness, senior support, job skills, and violence prevention. It primarily considers organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area and Western New York; 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $6,800, with a median of $5,400. Its 2024 filing says it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation

Elgin, IL

The Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation funds children’s education, health, development, and welfare, as well as services and comfort for sick, older, or disabled people. It focuses on Elgin, South Elgin, Dundee, and neighboring communities; in 2025, grants ranged from $1,100 to $29,980, with a median of $10,000. It provides an application form for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations, so unsolicited requests are accepted.

Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates

Chicago, IL

Illinois CASA funds local CASA programs that recruit, train, and support volunteer advocates for children who have experienced abuse or neglect and are involved in the court system. Its 2025 grants ranged from $44,450 to $573,200, with a median of $165,262, and all went to Illinois organizations; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.