Michael Spano Foundation Inc

Harris Rosen Foundation Inc

Orlando, FL

The Harris Rosen Foundation supports education, community improvement, and assistance in Haiti, with much of its giving focused on Central Florida. In 2024 it made 47 grants totaling about $1.23 million; grants ranged from $1,000 to $296,267, with a median of $4,000. It contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism Inc

Newton, MA

The foundation funds autism-related programs and services, including education, employment, recreation, safety, family support, and technology, as well as some direct support for autistic people and families. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,414 to $167,328, with a median of $10,000; its main community grant offers up to $15,000 for nonprofit programs and up to $10,000 for direct support, with a focus on New England and Central Florida. It accepts letters of inquiry for the Autism Community Impact Grant starting in September; organizations elsewhere may be considered by invitation.

Mary Palmer Family Foundation Inc

Gurnee, IL

Central Florida Foundation

Orlando, FL

Central Florida Foundation supports nonprofit operations, social-impact initiatives, scholarships, and grassroots capacity-building across Central Florida, with focus areas including economic stability, healthcare, livability, education, and social connection. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $331,743, with a median of $10,250; some application-based opportunities are available, while Community Investment Grants are by invitation only.

Universal Orlando Foundation Inc

Orlando, FL

Universal Orlando Foundation supports education, children, families, basic needs, arts and culture, and services for children with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities, primarily in Central Florida. In 2024, grants ranged from $6,250 to $385,389, with a median of $40,500. Its online donation request program accepts eligible Florida nonprofits’ applications for theme park tickets; apply at least 60 days before the event.

Gracia Belle Livingston Foundation Inc

Altamonte Springs, FL

Richard W & Mary Louise Hurckes

Alexandria, VA

The Alexandria-based foundation supports education, health care, arts, and social services, with recent grants to organizations in Illinois, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $69,000, ranging from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $4,250. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation funds education, the arts, wildlife and animal welfare, aging, children, supported churches, domestic violence services, and some veteran recovery programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $22,500, and went mainly to organizations in Florida and California, as well as New York, Colorado, and Maryland. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations must be invited by a trustee.

Edmund J and Afton S Greenwell Foundation

Mantua, UT

The Edmund J. and Afton S. Greenwell Foundation supports research, scholarships, community services, arts and culture, animal welfare, and environmental conservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000, and primarily went to organizations in Oregon, Florida, Colorado, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The David and Lyn Berelsman

Celebration, FL

The David and Lyn Berelsman Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including arts and culture, education, community building, knowledge-sharing, and homelessness assistance. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $12,000, with a median of $1,000, and primarily went to organizations in Florida, Ohio, and Minnesota, as well as New York and Washington, D.C. It makes grants only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Givewell Community Foundation Inc

Lakeland, FL

GiveWell Community Foundation supports community needs through grants in arts, youth, education, health, social services, nonprofit capacity building, and community-clinic services, primarily in Polk, Hardee, and Highlands counties in Central Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,030 to $7,895,940, with a median of $24,499; Impact Polk offers grants up to $20,000. It accepts unsolicited requests only through designated competitive grant programs, and some opportunities are invitation-only.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.