Novum Foundation

Peter Alfond Foundation

Bethesda, MD

The Peter Alfond Foundation supports education and wellness, including youth development, food and nutrition security, integrated health, and disaster response, primarily in Maine and Puerto Rico. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $30,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests, though aligned organizations may submit an online inquiry.

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.

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Washington, DC

PhRMA funds advocacy, public education, and health-related organizations and initiatives aligned with its biopharmaceutical policy goals; its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely. Grants went mainly to organizations in Washington, DC, Connecticut, California, Virginia, and New York. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Fundacion Colibri

New York City, NY

This foundation supports education, literacy, child and family economic security, community development, and poverty reduction, with most 2024 funding going to Puerto Rico and smaller shares to Virginia and Washington, DC. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $383,334, with a median of $50,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Medallion Foundation Inc

Houston, TX

The Medallion Foundation supports a range of organizations, including those serving people with disabilities, children and families, and health and education needs; these examples do not represent stated formal priorities. In 2024, its 96 grants ranged from $500 to $902,639, with a median of $15,000, and 97% of grant dollars went to Texas recipients. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and provides prescribed information requests to applicants; no deadline is listed.

The Clayton Fund Inc

Houston, TX

The Clayton Fund supports organizations working in areas reflected in its grants, including reproductive and family health, education, workforce development, youth services, and community spaces. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $250,000, with a median of $35,000; most funding went to Texas, with some grants to organizations in other states. It says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but the profile does not explicitly say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Braitmayer Foundation

Marion, MA

The Braitmayer Foundation funds K–12 experiential learning that expands equitable access for low-income students, especially in coastal New England and the coastal Pacific Northwest. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited applications; it invites selected organizations to apply and says it will not invite new organizations until late 2026.

Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

The Posner Foundation supports long-term solutions in education, the environment, civil society, global initiatives, and Jewish life, with grants in Pittsburgh and around the world. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,140 to $3.05 million, with a median of $100,000. It does not accept unsolicited proposals or requests.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation supports civic, cultural, educational, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, as well as general operating costs, in communities served by BNSF across its 28-state network. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500; its current grants program lists awards of $1,000–$10,000.