Richard H and Joann R Larson Family Foundation Inc

Executive Construction Foundation

Hillside, IL

The foundation supports nonprofits working in areas such as substance-use treatment, disability services, food access, education, housing, and cancer-related family assistance, primarily in Illinois. Its 2024 grants ranged from $235 to $25,000, with a median of $2,796. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation

Naples, FL

The Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation funds arts and music, health, education, youth services, and programs for people with disabilities, primarily in Illinois and Missouri. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $45,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc

Chicago, IL

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago funds nonprofits addressing basic needs and community priorities such as health care, housing, food assistance, early learning, workforce development, and legal services across greater Chicago, including targeted support for Chicago’s South and West Sides and south suburbs. In 2025, grants ranged from about $5,000 to $2 million, with a median of $25,000. The stated 2026 Impact Grants process was limited to current partners, and the BridgeBuilders application was closed; no open unsolicited application process is stated.

Laurie and James Richter

Chicago, IL

The Chicago-based foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on community development, child advocacy, and housing, with recent grants concentrated in Illinois, California, and Washington, DC. Its 2025 grants ranged from $50 to $6,490, with a median of $1,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Grand Victoria Foundation

Chicago, IL

Grand Victoria Foundation funds community power-building and systemic racial justice work, especially Black-led efforts and organizations accountable to Black communities and other communities of color. It focuses on Illinois and gave a median grant of $25,000 in 2024, with awards ranging from $300 to $555,150. It accepts requests through a Letter of Inquiry when the process is open, but says it is paused until October 2026.

Lisa and Alan Engel Foundation

Birmingham, AL

The foundation funds religious, educational, and civic organizations, with 59% of its 2025 grant dollars going to Alabama recipients and others in states including New York, Colorado, New Jersey, and Michigan. Its 2025 grants ranged from $18 to $16,000, with a median of $1,000. It contributes only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Fischer Family Foundation

Santa Monica, CA

Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund

Wellesley Hills, MA

The CELE H & William B. Rubin Family Fund supports a range of charitable organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Massachusetts recipients and much of the remainder to Illinois. It awarded 65 grants totaling about $6.0 million in 2024; grants ranged from $250 to $1.17 million, with a median of $6,480. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Jaharis Family Foundation

New York, NY

The Jaharis Family Foundation funds education, general-purpose support, and hunger relief, with 2025 grants ranging from $2,000 to $1.7 million and a median of $10,000. Its 2025 giving went mainly to organizations in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois. The foundation says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but application procedures are not listed.

Schuler Education Foundation

Lake Bluff, IL

The Schuler Education Foundation supports college access and success for high-achieving students who are often first-generation, students of color, or from low-income families, with reported grants going to Illinois recipients. In 2025, it made 29 grants of $300 to $11,200, with a median of $2,500; it accepts contributions requests only from preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds education and youth development, environmental and wildlife work, health and human services, and animal welfare, with a reported median grant of $25,000 in 2024. Its competitive programs focus on Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Carolinas, and specific local communities, while donor-advised funds may support eligible nonprofits more broadly; it accepts applications for some competitive grants, but most grants are recommended by fund advisors and have no application process.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds eligible nonprofits working to narrow the wealth gap and meet urgent needs, with priorities including economic mobility, education, jobs, homeownership, and community development in metropolitan Chicago and Cook County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $26,500, though amounts varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.