New Orleans Educational Telecommunications Consortium

Edward G Schlieder Educational

New Orleans, LA

The foundation funds Louisiana educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities, for projects such as renovations, facilities, and classroom or library improvements. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100,000 to $416,667, with a median of about $333,000. It accepts request letters and outlines; the filing does not list a deadline.

Paul S Morton Scholarship Foundation

New Orleans, LA

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan

Round Rock, TX

To develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.

Grant Thornton Foundation

Chicago, IL

In 2024, the Grant Thornton Foundation funded general support, educational institutions, and disaster relief, awarding 10 grants of $1,575 to $41,450 (median $19,060). It is based in Chicago, with 2024 grants concentrated in California, Arizona, and Florida. The foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Law School Admission Council

Newtown, PA

LSAC funds cooperative law-school outreach and nonprofit programs that broaden access to legal education and support applicants’ progress toward and through law school. Its grants are typically up to $9,000–$10,000, though reported awards have varied, and support recipients in multiple states; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Lake Forest Knights of Columbus

Lake Forest, IL

The Lake Forest Knights of Columbus funds scholarships and charitable gifts, with recent grants supporting Catholic colleges, schools, churches, and social-service organizations. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000; most 2025 funding went to Illinois, with smaller amounts going to Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Tennessee. It makes contributions only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Board of Trustees of the Libby Dufour

New Orleans, LA

The foundation supports education and charitable purposes, including schools, community organizations, and other nonprofits, with applications restricted to the Greater New Orleans area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts requests beyond a preselected list of organizations; applicants should contact the fund and explain the charity’s need for a grant.

Parkside Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The foundation’s past grants supported varied causes, including forest and cultural protection, underserved children, music programs for people with neurological disorders, and college-preparatory education; typical grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000 among the examples provided. It was based in New Orleans and gave to organizations in multiple states, but its 2024 final filing reports that it wound down and made no grants. It accepted only requests from preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Tom Joyner Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

The Tom Joyner Foundation supports scholarships and educational programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with grants paid to colleges for student scholarships. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,048 to $56,952, with a median of $20,000; funding went to HBCUs across the United States, with the largest shares in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Methodist Health System Foundation Inc

Slidell, LA

The foundation funds health-related programs and services, including healthcare access, prevention, mental and emotional health, and factors affecting health, with strategic grants focused on metropolitan New Orleans—especially New Orleans East, Gentilly, and St. Bernard. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $125,000, with a median of $50,000; it does not accept unsolicited strategic grant requests, while small community donations are available to eligible nonprofits in Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Jefferson parishes.

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University’s 2025 grants supported research, with awards ranging from $5,208 to $953,100 and a median of about $40,966; recipients included universities, medical institutions, and community and legal organizations. Grants went mainly to organizations in New York, with additional funding across the U.S., including California, Connecticut, Illinois, and North Carolina. The profile does not state whether Fordham accepts unsolicited requests.