Paul T and Aili R Jeffries Foundation

The Alton Foundation

Wood River, IL

The Alton Foundation supports local charities, including churches, schools, social-service providers, and organizations serving children, families, and people with developmental disabilities, with 2024 grants going entirely to Illinois recipients. Its 40 grants ranged from $1,000 to $38,673, with a median of $7,840. It accepts general application letters stating the grant’s purpose; no deadline is listed.

Ralph M Stoughton Tuw

Dallas, TX

Joseph & Evelyn Pertusati Charitable Trust

Dallas, TX

The trust supports hospitals and medical research, children’s and family services, retirement care, and people with vision loss. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $55,600 to $63,600, mainly benefiting organizations in California, with additional funding in Nebraska and Virginia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Bob & Felicia Burger Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation’s grants have supported Catholic churches and schools, higher education, pregnancy-related organizations, and community services, primarily in Ohio and Indiana. In 2025, it made 88 grants totaling $220,300, with a median grant of $1,000 and awards ranging from $50 to $20,650. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Accel Foundation

Waverly, IA

The foundation funds charitable work in human services, education, food assistance, housing, and community support, primarily in Iowa, with some giving in Arizona. Its 2025 grants ranged from $60 to $10,000, with a median of $1,063. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Naomi B Chambers Charitable Trust

Chicago, IL

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University funds research, education, faculty and postdoctoral development, and community projects; its ANCHOR grants support partnerships addressing health and resilience in Evanston and Chicago. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $63,000, while listed programs range from up to $3,000 for research-library grants to $25,000–$65,000 for ANCHOR projects. It lists specific funding opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Walter a Duffy Perpetual Charitable Trust

Buffalo, NY

The Walter A. Duffy Perpetual Charitable Trust supports religious, missionary, medical-mission, child-welfare, and educational organizations, with recent grants ranging from $100 to $6,800 and a median of $3,400. It is based in Buffalo, New York, and its grants go to organizations in multiple states, including New York, Maryland, and South Dakota. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Boys Town New York Inc

Boys Town, NE

Changing the way America cares for children and families.

The Lozier Foundation

Omaha, NE

The Lozier Foundation funds education, women and girls, North Omaha initiatives, and human services, with a focus on underrepresented communities in the Omaha metro area. Its 2024 grants ranged from $450 to $2 million, with a median of about $38,000; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests and contributes to preselected organizations.

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.

Puget Sound Energy Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Puget Sound Energy Foundation funds nonprofits serving communities where PSE has a service or generation presence, primarily in Washington, across household needs, education and workforce pathways, climate resilience, and community safety. Grants vary widely; in 2024 they ranged from $13 to $100,000, with a $500 median, while its 2026 disaster-focused competitive program offers up to $15,000. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, but eligible local nonprofits can apply through that competitive program.