Reenie Brown and Roy Makowsky Foundation Inc

The McCance Foundation

North Scituate, MA

The McCance Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations across environmental protection, education, health, arts, and community services. In 2024, its 156 grants ranged from $200 to $1,000,500, with a median of $5,000; funding went mainly to organizations in New York and Massachusetts, as well as several other states. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Synchrony Foundation

Stamford, CT

In 2024, Synchrony Foundation supported charitable organizations across workforce development, education, financial assistance, and giving, with grants ranging from $150 to $2.6 million and a median of $10,000. Its largest shares of grant funding went to Connecticut, New York, and South Carolina, followed by the District of Columbia and New Jersey; it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.

The Betty and Wes Foster

Chantilly, VA

The foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including food access, environmental protection, health research, and community services, with 2025 grants ranging from $500 to $150,000 and a median of $5,000. It funds organizations across multiple states, with the largest shares going to Washington, DC, Connecticut, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

McNabb Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The McNabb Foundation’s website describes support for behavioral health and social services in East Tennessee, while its 2024 grants went to organizations with varied missions, mostly in California. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation

Rye Brook, NY

The foundation supported organizations working on reproductive rights, environmental protection, civil liberties, immigration rights, and community development, with 97% of its 2023 grant dollars going to New York recipients. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $5,596,230, with a median of $20,500; it stated there were no award deadlines or restrictions and giving was not limited to preselected organizations. The foundation reported that it terminated in 2023.

Caplin Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Caplin Foundation supports arts education, community development, nonprofit capacity, children’s services, and environmental protection. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000, and were concentrated in Virginia, followed by California and Michigan. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Richard R Howe Foundation

Short Hills, NJ

Americares Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

Americares funds health care organizations and programs focused on disaster preparedness and recovery, access to medicines and medical supplies, and community health services. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,073 to $3.86 million, with a median of about $58,700; it works in the United States and internationally, reaching an average of 80 countries each year. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

American Savings Foundation Inc

New Britain, CT

The foundation funds education, human services, and arts and culture, especially programs serving children, youth, and families, with a primary focus on New Britain and Waterbury and grants across 64 Connecticut towns. In 2025, its grants ranged from $238 to $150,000, with a median of $1,750; it also offers Community Grants of up to $5,000.

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Hartford, CT

The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation funds nonprofits, agencies, and scholarships, with priorities including equity, social and economic mobility, community wellbeing, civic engagement, and arts and culture. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $21,600, with awards ranging from about $5,000 to $2.48 million, and it primarily serves 29 towns in Greater Hartford. It offers annual, priority-aligned grant opportunities; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Eversource Energy Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

The Eversource Energy Foundation funds U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits working on basic needs, education, environmental stewardship, community engagement, and economic or workforce development. It gives in Eversource’s service territory in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire; its 2024 median grant was $2,000, though awards ranged from $250 to $700,000.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

New Haven, CT

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven supports nonprofits working in civic vitality, arts and culture, health, and education across its 20-town Greater New Haven service area. Its 2024 grants had a median of $15,000, though amounts varied widely; it offers competitive, online application-based programs, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.