Nusbaum Family Foundation

Narens Family Foundation

Farmington Hills, MI

The Narens Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with recent grants going to health, religious, camp, and community causes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $324 to $30,000, with a median of $3,004; nearly all funding went to Michigan, with some grants in Florida and Ohio. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Edward and Norma Jean Meer

Oak Park, MI

The foundation primarily supports religious education and services, Jewish Orthodox institutions, and community social services, with most funding going to organizations in Michigan and some grants elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $144 to $419,000, with a median of $3,600. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Kahn Sovel Mertz Fund

Bethesda, MD

The Kahn Sovel Mertz Fund supports medical research, Jewish community services, arts, and social services, with 2024 grants ranging from $100 to $50,000 and a median of $2,692. It gives across several states, primarily in Michigan, followed by New York; its filing says it does not limit grants to preselected organizations and provides contact details for requests, with no deadlines stated.

George M and Jo Elyn Nyman

Birmingham, MI

The foundation supports preselected charities across higher education, community services, arts, civil liberties, public media, and children’s services, with nearly all 2024 funding going to Michigan and a small share to Arizona. Its 30 grants in 2024 ranged from $1,000 to $150,000, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Pappas Foundation Inc

Farmington Hills, MI

Pappas Foundation supports Jewish community and cultural organizations, children and families, food access, and sustainable agriculture. In 2024, it made 48 grants totaling $278,519, with a median grant of $1,100; most funding went to organizations in Ohio and Michigan. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation

Detroit, MI

The foundation funds health and medical research, youth and family programs, and animal welfare, with much of its community giving in Detroit and southeastern Michigan as well as research grants to organizations elsewhere in the U.S. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $472,500, with a median of $27,500; prospective applicants should contact the foundation before submitting a Letter of Inquiry, and unsolicited proposals are not accepted for special-circumstance support to existing grantees.

The D Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation

Troy, MI

The D Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation’s recent grants supported a university construction project, a congregation, and a Jewish federation, with all reported 2025 grants going to Michigan recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $18,000 to $10 million, with a median of $25,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

JJJ Family Foundation

Old Greenwich, CT

Lott Foundation

Issaquah, WA

The Lott Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with no specific funding focus stated; its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $5,000. Most funding went to Washington, with additional grants in Arizona, Utah, New York, and Hawaii. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

EQT Foundation

Canonsburg, PA

EQT Foundation funds community enrichment, education and workforce development, and natural-resource conservation, including STEM, environmental, and arts and culture programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $800,000, with a median of $10,000, and primarily supported communities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York within EQT’s operating footprint. It accepts unsolicited requests from eligible nonprofits and institutions; applications are available on its website.

Kim and Martin Sands Family

Greenwich, CT

The foundation supports Jewish community organizations, Israel-related programs, education, emergency services, and anti-hate work, primarily in New York and Connecticut. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

WK Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds community-led work focused on children’s health and education, good food, family economic security, racial equity and equitable opportunity. It gives across the United States, with long-term commitments in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans, and also funds in parts of Mexico and Haiti; its 2024 median grant was $100,000. It accepts proposals at any time through its website and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.