MSDA Charitable and Education Foundation

Helen Pumphrey Denit Tr Char & Educ Purposes

Dallas, TX

The trust funds nonprofit organizations working in education, culture, human and health services, and the arts, primarily in the Baltimore region. Recent grants were typically $10,000–$25,000; it lists an online application and no deadlines or required materials, but does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The John J Leidy Foundation Inc

Towson, MD

The John J. Leidy Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in social and economic welfare, arts and culture, health and human services, education, and services for people with disabilities, with grants for operations, programs, and equipment. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $7,500; it prefers organizations serving the Baltimore metropolitan area, though most funding went to Maryland organizations. It accepts requests at any time by letter and supporting materials; there is no formal application form.

Healthcare Initiative Foundation

Germantown, MD

The Healthcare Initiative Foundation funds healthcare nonprofits working to improve care and access for underinsured, uninsured, and low-income residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, including efforts addressing health disparities, workforce needs, and organizational capacity. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,250 to $100,000, with a median of $15,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Cloverland Farms Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

United States Soccer Federation

Fayetteville, GA

The U.S. Soccer Federation funds soccer programs and projects that expand participation, improve access to safe places to play, and develop new practices, primarily through member organizations and initiatives such as Innovate to Grow. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,303 to $550,000, with a median of $42,936, supporting recipients across the United States. Member organizations must apply for project grants; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Delaplaine Foundation Inc

Frederick, MD

The Delaplaine Foundation supports nonprofit programs in arts and culture, education, health, human services, historical preservation, and spiritual enlightenment, with most funding focused on Frederick County, Maryland; preservation and spiritual-enlightenment grants may also serve surrounding regions. Its 2025 grants ranged from $300 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000. Although its filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, its website describes application processes for first-time and returning applicants.

Patterson Foundation

St. Paul, MN

The Patterson Foundation supports nonprofits in oral health, animal health and assistance dogs, occupational and physical rehabilitation, and agricultural youth leadership in Patterson Companies’ service areas in the United States and Canada. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $652,837, with a median award of $3,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through an online letter of inquiry, and invites full applications after approving an inquiry.

Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc

Rockville, MD

The Robert I Schattner Foundation supports health and human services, education and research, and Jewish services, including children’s wellbeing, medical care, food insecurity, housing, and disease research. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $535,500, with a median of $50,000; funding went mainly to New York, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and the Foundation also supports Jewish organizations in the U.S. and abroad. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor

Salisbury, MD

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore funds nonprofits and community programs in education, human services, health, arts, environment, and other areas across Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset Counties on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore. Its 2025 grants had a median of $13,642, while its Community Needs Grants offer awards up to $10,000. It accepts letters of inquiry through its General Letter of Inquiry program and applications for Community Needs Grants.

American Dental Association

Chicago, IL

The ADA funds dental associations and oral-health research and initiatives, with 2024 grants ranging from $5,000 to $14,099,473 and a median grant of $56,835. Its grants went mainly to organizations in Massachusetts and also to dental organizations in several other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation funds nonprofit programs and events in agriculture and the environment, education, hunger and poverty, health and social services, public safety, and arts and culture, especially in communities near Perdue’s major facilities across its listed U.S. states and Quebec. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $156,250, with a median of $7,334. It accepts online requests from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations; requests over $1,000 need a Perdue associate’s endorsement.

Eugene B Casey Foundation

Gaithersburg, MD

The foundation supports arts, education, health, human services, and community organizations, with grants concentrated in Maryland and Virginia and some funding in D.C. and other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $2 million, with a median of $30,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds by invitation only.