New Amsterdam Charitable Foundation

Doris M Carter Family Foundation

Sarasota, FL

The Doris M. Carter Family Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including hunger relief, children and families, education, arts, and sea turtle conservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $40,000, with a median of $15,000, and went mainly to Florida organizations, as well as recipients in Washington, DC, and North Carolina. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sarasota Community Fdn

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation supports nonprofits serving children and families, seniors, people with disabilities or health needs, and at-risk youth, with a preference for organizations in Sarasota County, Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $10,000, typically around $5,000; it does not limit grants to preselected organizations, and its filing says to apply online.

Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation

Orlando, FL

The foundation funds essential needs for vulnerable seniors and children with disabilities, including healthcare, safe living, and services for children and families, with particular attention to Sarasota County. Recent grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $25,000; reported grants went to Florida organizations. An application is required and must be requested from the foundation.

Lewis Foundation

Longboat Key, FL

The Gregory and Claire Wilcox

Saunderstown, RI

The Conserve Forever Foundation

Richmond, VA

Sisterhood For Good Inc

Lakewood Ranch, FL

Sisterhood For Good funds Florida organizations addressing women’s and children’s issues, animal welfare, arts and education, health and safety, and hunger and homelessness. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $7,500, with a median of $5,000. It runs an annual grants program, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc

Sarasota, FL

The foundation funds Florida organizations serving children and families, providing affordable housing and senior care, and supporting the arts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median of $27,500. It accepts requests through a Proposed Grant Request Form, with a July 1 deadline.

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc

Sarasota, FL

The foundation funds education, humanitarian needs, arts and culture, the environment, and medical research, with a focus on Sarasota and work beyond the area; most of its 2024 grant dollars went to Florida. In 2024, grants ranged from $811 to $2.5 million, with a median of $16,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Knights of Columbus Council 13341

Lakewood Ranch, FL

The council funds aid for people who are sick, disabled, or in need and their families, as well as programs serving children, people with disabilities, and pregnancy-related needs. In 2025, it made 11 grants totaling $52,511, ranging from $1,500 to $21,000, with most support going to Florida and some to Tennessee. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation funds education, health care, and human services, including college scholarships, with most support benefiting working- and middle-class families in specified Minnesota and Florida counties; it also makes some national grants. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, though awards ranged from $50 to $10 million. It plans to move to invitation-only grantmaking in 2027; whether it currently accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Chapman Charitable Foundation co Neal Heriaud

Chicago, IL

In its final reported year, 2019, the Chicago-based foundation gave $71,463 across 13 grants, supporting organizations in Florida, Illinois, and Ohio in areas including hunger relief, health, child welfare, and the arts. Grants ranged from $100 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.