Reform Action Fund

The Lester and Bernice Smith Foundation

Bellevue, WA

The Lester and Bernice Smith Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including education, health, arts, youth mentoring, and family services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000, and primarily supported organizations in Washington, with grants also going to Hawaii, Arizona, Alabama, and Oregon. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Riklin Charitable Trust

San Antonio, TX

The Gillette Family Foundation

Decatur, AL

The Gillette Family Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, primarily in Alabama, with additional giving in Hawaii and smaller amounts in North Carolina, Oregon, and Colorado. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,000 to $131,911, with a median of $20,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound

Olympia, WA

The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound funds nonprofits, fiscally sponsored projects, and tribal entities working in areas such as basic needs, arts, education, health, the environment, and civic life in Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties. Its Community Grants typically range from $1,500 to $7,500; the program is expected to reopen for applications in 2027, and no general policy on unsolicited requests is stated.

OBX Inc

Palm Beach, FL

OBX INC funds schools, civic organizations, and other nonprofits, with 2024 grants going to recipients in multiple states, especially Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut, New York, and Florida. Its grants ranged from $1,500 to $65,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Seckinger Foundation Corporation

Miami, FL

Seckinger Foundation Corporation funds animal welfare, rescue and advocacy, human services, and social welfare organizations, with 2024 grants typically around $50 (ranging from $50 to $200). Based in Miami, it supported recipients across multiple states, including New York, Virginia, California, Kentucky, and Texas. The filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

David B Terk Wildlife Conservation

Driftwood, TX

The foundation’s grants support organizations working in areas including youth and children, family services, food access, humanitarian aid, and public advocacy, with most 2024 funding going to Texas recipients. Its 19 grants totaled $43,632, ranging from $100 to $11,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sayler-Hawkins Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The Sayler-Hawkins Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with 2024 grants going to groups focused on community betterment, youth, animal welfare, basic needs, and policy research. It gave $120,000 across 23 grants, typically $5,000, with recipients mainly in Missouri and others in states including Virginia, Texas, California, and Florida. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations and initiatives working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work on civic engagement, civil rights, climate justice, disability rights, and technology and society. In 2024, its grants ranged from $45 to $15 million, with a median of $100,000, supporting work in the U.S. and internationally. It says most grants are identified by the foundation and it does not accept unsolicited proposals by mail, email, or phone; limited opportunities may be offered separately.

The New York Community Trust

New York, NY

The New York Community Trust funds nonprofit programs in areas such as arts, education, health, the environment, workforce development, and youth development, including projects that improve services, build organizational capacity, or advance policy and systems change. Its competitive grants mainly serve New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some national and international environmental funding; the 2024 median grant was $20,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.