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Albert and Elaine Borchard

Pasadena, CA

The Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation funds research, education, social justice, arts, youth development, health, the environment, and poverty-related work, primarily in California, though some grants go elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $160,000, with a median of $12,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations must be invited to submit proposals.

American Chemical Society

Washington, DC

The American Chemical Society funds chemistry research, education, scholarships, fellowships, student activities, and related projects through programs for researchers, institutions, educators, students, and ACS groups. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,200 to $504,691, with a median of $31,252; funding supports U.S. and international research, though some programs are limited to U.S.-based applicants. The profile does not state whether ACS accepts unsolicited requests.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation

Melbourne, FL

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University funds research and community organizations, along with selected programs in community health, transportation research, and investigative journalism. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $7.7 million, with a median of about $73,000; grants went largely to U.S. recipients, especially in Illinois, and its ANCHOR program focuses on Evanston and Chicago. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

San Francisco State University Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation is formed for the following specific purposes: (a) to develop and increase the facilities of san francisco state university ("sfsu") for broader educational opportunities and service to students, alumni, and the citizens of the state of California by encouraging gifts to sfsu of money, property, works of art, historical papers and documents, museum specimens of educational, artistic or historical value and any other assets of value of any description; (b) to provide funding for scientific, economic, and other types of research at sf state; (c) to provide funding for the establishment of scholarships and other student assistance programs to sfsu from sources other than those from which the state of California ordinarily makes appropriations to sfsu; and (d) to provide advisory council and assistance to the president of sfsu.

KPMG US Foundation Inc

Montvale, NJ

KPMG US Foundation supports education, mental health, community vitality, and community relief and resilience, with grants distributed across the United States. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts ranged from about $5,000 to $2.2 million. The available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.