Raymond Rosenberger Award Foundation

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.

Edward M Wilson Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The Edward M Wilson Foundation has supported arts and culture, heritage, a zoo, parks, and community services, with grants recorded in Pennsylvania and Indiana; its latest filing directs all grant dollars to Pennsylvania. Giving has ranged from $1,609,000 across 83 grants in 2023 to $1,808,100 across one grant in 2025, but the typical individual award is unclear. A filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Harold and Rachel McMillen Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Do It Best Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

The Do it Best Foundation supports 501(c)(3) organizations working in community development, youth education and development, the arts, and children’s and families’ health and wellness. Grants typically have a median of $5,000, with reported awards ranging from $60 to $100,000; eligible organizations must serve communities where Do it Best employees live and work. It accepts requests through four grant cycles per year.

The Waterfield Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

The Waterfield Foundation funds health and human services, education, arts and humanities, and community development, with a strong preference for organizations serving Fort Wayne and nearby communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $2,000 and ranged from $500 to $166,407. Organizations can submit a grant request information sheet; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn

Pittsburgh, PA

This foundation funds direct-service projects and programs addressing demonstrated community needs, especially those benefiting underserved people, with priorities including health, hunger relief, housing, education, and arts programming in the Fort Wayne/Allen County area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,650 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. A 2023 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Zollner Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Zollner Foundation supports education, health, and human services, with preference for educational organizations, hospitals, YMCA and Boy Scout organizations, and other charities in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Golden Beach, Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $35,000, with a median of $10,000. The foundation says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations; its filing directs applicants to apply online through Wells Fargo’s private-foundations process.

United Way of Allen County Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

United Way of Allen County funds programs and collaborative initiatives addressing education, food security, housing stability, and mental health, primarily serving Allen County, Indiana. Its 2025 grants ranged from $20,000 to $180,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts applications through an annual, open, competitive process.

McMillen Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

The McMillen Foundation funds capital projects—such as buildings, renovations, equipment, and other durable items—that benefit people over time, primarily for 501(c)(3) organizations serving Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $250,000, with a median of $45,000. It accepts unsolicited one- or two-page concept letters by email; a full proposal may be invited if the letter is approved.

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.

Kuhne Charles Char Fdn T-W Main

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation supports public, educational, charitable, and community well-being, with grants spanning education, health, human services, animals and the environment, and public benefit. Recent awards were typically $5,000–$20,000 (median $10,000), primarily for organizations in Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana. It accepts online applications and does not limit giving to preselected organizations; the annual deadline is May 1.

Magee-O'Connor Foundation Inc

Georgetown, TX

The Magee-O’Connor Foundation supports health care, disability services, education and scholarships, and youth development, primarily in Indiana, with some giving in Texas and priority for Fort Wayne-area charities. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,500 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000; its filing says no application is required.