Propel Education

Tom Joyner Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

The Tom Joyner Foundation supports scholarships and educational programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with grants paid to colleges for student scholarships. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,048 to $56,952, with a median of $20,000; funding went to HBCUs across the United States, with the largest shares in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

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.

Strada Education Foundation Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Strada Education Foundation funds efforts that connect education to employment, including career coaching, affordability, work-based learning, and alignment between education and employers, especially for people facing barriers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $1.3 million, with a median of about $110,000, and its work is national in scope.

The Simpson Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The Simpson Foundation primarily funds educational scholarships, with separate support for Simpson Middle School staff, programs, technology, and facility improvements. In 2025, it awarded 23 grants totaling $274,400, ranging from $1,800 to $52,600 (median $7,200), with most funding going to Alabama; scholarship applicants must be Wilcox County residents. Scholarship applications are accepted from about mid-January through March 1, and the school-grant process is for eligible school faculty and staff.

Alabama Power Foundation Inc

Birmingham, AL

The Alabama Power Foundation funds education, community development, arts and culture, health and human services, and environmental projects in Alabama communities within Alabama Power’s service territory. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $500,000, with a median of $2,500; it offers online grant application cycles, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

United Negro College Fund Inc

Washington, DC

UNCF funds scholarships and student-support programs, as well as capacity-building and technical assistance for colleges and organizations serving students, with a strong focus on HBCUs and underrepresented students. Its 2025 itemized grants ranged from about $715,000 to $3.84 million, with a median of about $1.04 million, and went to recipients across multiple states. The profile does not state whether UNCF accepts unsolicited requests.

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

Round Rock, TX

To develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee Institute, AL

Tuskegee University’s reported grants support education, research, and related initiatives, including work in public health, technology, environmental science, and food systems. In 2025, it made 21 grants ranging from $8,068 to $566,295, with a median of $58,139, to recipients in multiple states, especially Massachusetts, Texas, and Alabama. The available information does not specify whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Student Freedom Initiative Inc

Washington, DC

Student Freedom Initiative funds programs that reduce financial barriers and support students at HBCUs and other Minority Serving Institutions, including emergency aid, broadband access, and campus initiatives. Its 2025 grants ranged from $9,849 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000, and went to institutions in multiple states, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Chapman Foundation Inc

Greenville, SC

The Daniel Foundation of Alabama

Birmingham, AL

The Daniel Foundation of Alabama funds Alabama organizations working in education, basic needs, health, mental health, arts, youth mentoring, veterans, and community projects, with some grants limited to designated counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000, and operating grants are capped at $25,000. Applicants begin by submitting a letter of intent; whether unsolicited requests are accepted is not stated.

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham supports nonprofits’ programs, projects, and capital improvements in areas including thriving communities, economic opportunity, poverty reduction, regional cooperation, and equity and inclusion. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,050 to $4.3 million, with a median of about $20,600; competitive grants serve Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair counties in Alabama. It accepts competitive applications through a brief-proposal process, but eligibility rules and cycle deadlines apply.