Patel Family Foundation

Penner Family Foundation Inc

Bentonville, AR

The foundation supports higher education and education, as well as work in mental health, employment, and health care. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $8 million, with a median of $25,000; the largest shares went to organizations in California and Rhode Island. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Stearns Charitable Trust

Philadelphia, PA

The Stearns Charitable Trust funded program support in areas including conservation, arts, education, family services, and health, with 2025 grants ranging from $2,000 to $55,000 and a median of $10,000. Its 2025 giving was concentrated in Massachusetts, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Trust gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Golub Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Hutton Family Foundation

Atherton, CA

The foundation supports organizations working in education, health care, conservation, and children’s rights, with California receiving the largest share of its giving, followed by recipients in Washington, D.C., New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $112,500, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Grossman Family Foundation

Alamo, CA

Give Forward Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation supports lasting improvements to public K–12 education in under-resourced San Francisco Bay Area communities, including work with educators, families, and school systems. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $1.5 million, with a median of $100,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Small River Foundation

Woodside, CA

Valhalla Foundation

Woodside, CA

The Valhalla Foundation funds early childhood and K–12 education, data science education, medical research and talent, environmental innovation, and collaborative philanthropy, with 2024 grants reaching organizations in multiple states and Washington, DC. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,250 to $10 million, with a median of $650,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Catholic Community Foundation

San Jose, CA

The Catholic Community Foundation funds Catholic ministries and programs, including parish projects in evangelization, family ministry, formation, music, outreach, worship, and youth in the Diocese of San José; donor-advised funds may also support Catholic and non-Catholic nonprofits nationwide. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,250 to $5.16 million, with a median of $13,600. It accepts applications through its annual Living the Faith Grants for diocesan parishes; other grants are donor-directed or determined by fund terms.

Swig Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Swig Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations across education, arts and culture, health, media, and community change, with the largest share of 2024 giving going to California, followed by New York, Idaho, Washington, DC, and Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $31,415, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

American Electric Power Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The American Electric Power Foundation funds STEM education, basic needs such as hunger and housing, social justice, and environmental protection. Its 2025 grants had a median of $10,000, with awards ranging from $500 to about $1.43 million; funding is concentrated in Ohio, with grants also going to states including Texas, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia. It accepts applications only from preselected organizations invited through a local AEP Operating Company and does not accept unsolicited requests.