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The Von Gontard Family Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Von Gontard Family Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas such as disability services, healthcare, children’s well-being, and conservation, with most of its giving in Missouri. Its 2025 grants ranged from $560 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Caleres Cares Charitable Trust

Orlando, FL

The Caleres Cares Charitable Trust supports eligible nonprofits working on stronger families, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, St. Louis arts and culture, and the footwear industry. Recent filings show one large grant annually, ranging from about $865,000 to $1.85 million; although St. Louis is a stated priority, recent grants went to Florida. It accepts unsolicited requests through its online application process.

Pott Foundation

Eagan, MN

The Pott Foundation funds family support, preventive health care, early learning, and high-quality child care for low-income children from pre-birth through age five, with a focus on Oklahoma. Recent grants ranged from $2,500 to $90,000, with a typical grant around $10,000. Its process is invitation-based: previous grantees and selected new organizations are invited to apply.

Blaylock Family Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

United Way of Lake County Inc

Gurnee, IL

United Way of Lake County funds program support for youth opportunity, education, family needs, and community resilience, primarily in Lake County, Illinois, with some grants in Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,685 to $51,000, with a median of $14,771. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Blues for Kids

St. Louis, MO

Blues for Kids supports programs that improve youth health and wellness, including cancer-related efforts and positive youth development. In 2024, its seven grants ranged from $20,000 to $142,193, with a median of $50,000, and went to organizations in the St. Louis area. No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated.

The Giving Branch Foundation

Columbia, MO

The purpose of the Giving Branch Foundation is to benefit and support individuals and families in need in the communities in which the offices of flat branch mortgage, inc. Are located; and secondarily to support organizations and individuals the foundation deems deserving.

Parker Kemp Foundation

Bloomington, IL

The Parker Kemp Foundation supports a varied mix of charitable organizations, including education, community, food assistance, and animal welfare groups. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $32,000, with a median of $2,000; most funding went to Illinois, with additional grants in Colorado, California, Texas, and Tennessee. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Donald H & Mary Jane Buchanan Foundation

Sparta, IL

In its final year, 2024, the foundation gave $643,923 across 14 grants, supporting organizations involved in children’s health, education, and social services. Grants ranged from $5,803 to $291,588, with a median of $17,352; nearly all funding went to Missouri, with the remainder in New York. It funded only preselected charities, did not accept unsolicited requests, and has since terminated.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Eric P & Evelyn E Newman Charitable

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation funds education, health care, childhood programs, arts and culture, parks, and community projects, with most recent giving in Missouri. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,000 to $1.55 million, with a median of $50,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

St Louis Community Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The St. Louis Community Foundation supports nonprofits through its own and donor-advised grant programs, with priorities including economic mobility and youth connections; its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $11,000, though amounts varied widely. Its opportunities and geographic criteria vary, with some focused on the St. Louis region. It does not state a general policy on unsolicited requests, but accepts applications through listed grant opportunities.