Newman W and Patricia a Benson

Tuscarora Wayne Mutual Foundation

Wyalusing, PA

Tuscarora Wayne Mutual Foundation supports community needs, including fire and emergency services, food assistance, churches, and other nonprofits, with most funding going to Pennsylvania organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $10,000, with a median award of $1,000. It accepts written requests describing the proposed use of funds and confirming the applicant’s tax-exempt status; no deadline is listed.

Kenneth and Caroline Taylor

Wyalusing, PA

The Kenneth and Caroline Taylor Family Foundation funds education, health, economic self-sufficiency, children and families, arts and culture, and environmental protection, with a focus on Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, and communities where family members live and work. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $100,000, though reported 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $1.06 million. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Bradford County

Towanda, PA

United Way of Bradford County funds local programs addressing education, health, financial stability, and community needs such as hunger, housing, childcare, and mental health. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $30,000, with a median of $11,750, and went mostly to Pennsylvania organizations, with some support in New York. The profile describes an annual allocation process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Newman W Benson Foundation

Towanda, PA

The Newman W Benson Foundation’s 2021 grants supported churches, schools, community organizations, and other charities, with all reported grant dollars going to Pennsylvania organizations and special consideration for Towanda and Bradford County. It made 22 grants totaling $611,282, ranging from $500 to $500,000, with a median of $5,000. Its final filing says it accepted no unsolicited requests and indicates the foundation may have wound down.

Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc

New York, NY

The fund supports need-based tuition aid, emergency assistance, and related school grants for K–12 students at participating Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York; its reported grants ranged from $5,880 to $6.8 million, with a median of about $80,600. Families cannot apply directly: students must be nominated by their school, and the profile does not state whether the fund accepts unsolicited requests from organizations.

Tulsa Community Foundation

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Community Foundation supports charitable causes through donor-advised grants and selected funds, including scholarships, emergency assistance, disaster relief, arts and humanities, healthcare, and financial literacy, primarily in the Tulsa metro area and eastern Oklahoma, with some giving elsewhere in the United States. Its 2024 median grant was $18,560; selected field-of-interest funds have application cycles, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds a broad range of community needs, including health, education, housing, and community development, primarily in North Texas and across Texas. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $18,800, though amounts varied widely; nearly all opportunities are by invitation, with some specific programs open for applications.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation funds civic, cultural, education, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, including operating costs and specific projects. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged from $100 to $500,000; it supports eligible organizations serving communities near BNSF rail lines across its 28 operating states. The foundation provides an online application process, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Baker Hughes Foundation

Houston, TX

Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax

Fort Worth, TX

The foundation supports nonprofits and community projects in areas including animal welfare, nonprofit capacity building, first responders, land conservation, neighborhood development, opportunity and access, and scholarships. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,100 to $1.5 million, with a median of $14,250; its service area covers 11 North Texas counties. It accepts applications for some competitive grant programs through its online portal, but donor-advised grants are not open to nonprofit applications.