Penn Foundation Trust

VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn

Lansdale, PA

The VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn funds nonprofit health and human services, including health-care access, basic needs, collaboration, and capacity building, prioritizing residents of the North Penn, Souderton, and Wissahickon school districts and Worcester Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Recent grants ranged from $1,500 to $140,000, with a median of $7,500; listed spring grants offer up to $15,000 or $20,000, depending on the program. It accepts unsolicited requests through its online grant portal.

Gerhart Family Charitable Trust

Colmar, PA

The Gerhart Family Charitable Trust supports tax-exempt charitable, religious, educational, literary, and scientific organizations, with recent grants spanning Christian education, camps, disability services, pregnancy care, and assistance for children and families. In 2025, it made 15 grants ranging from $10,970 to $153,580, with a median of $65,820; most funding went to Pennsylvania, with smaller shares to New Jersey, California, and Colorado. It accepts written applications and lists a September 1 deadline.

Bartlett Tree Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

The Bartlett Tree Foundation funds tuition scholarships and academic grants to colleges, universities, vocational programs, and schools. Recent grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $3,000, and went to recipients across multiple states, including Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Eden Bridge Foundation

Lancaster, PA

Eden Bridge Foundation supports Lancaster Bible College and other Christian organizations, including ministries and faith-related charitable work, with 171 grants totaling $9.16 million in 2025; grant amounts ranged from $5,200 to $3.875 million, with a median of about $15,000. It is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and its 2025 grants went mainly to organizations in Indiana and Pennsylvania, with additional giving elsewhere. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited 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.

Telford Area Community Aid Foundation

Fort Washington, PA

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Washington, DC

The Pew Charitable Trusts funds evidence-based work in public policy, research, health, communities, civic life, and conservation, with a particular commitment to Philadelphia and grants across the United States and internationally. Its 2025 median grant was $75,000, though awards ranged widely; applications are invited through specific opportunities, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

The Vincent J and Diane R Pappas

Lansdale, PA

The foundation funds charitable organizations working in areas such as housing, food assistance, social services, health, and education, with most of its giving going to Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Philadelphia Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia Foundation supports economic mobility and vulnerable residents in Greater Philadelphia, with funding also available through specific arts, culture, and other initiatives. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,500, though awards varied widely; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Council on Chemical Abuse Inc

Reading, PA

Council on Chemical Abuse funds substance-use prevention, intervention, treatment, transitional housing, and recovery services, primarily in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,098 to $2,239,388, with a median of about $41,000. It accepts requests for Berks Opioid Settlement Funds through an RFP process, but reports that all current settlement funds have been allocated.