Rochester Business Charitable Organization Inc

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc

Rochester, NY

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes funds health and human services, with a focus on youth opportunity, financial security, health, and community resilience. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,001 to $871,769, with a median of $14,866; funding serves Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, and Wyoming counties in New York. The profile describes specific grant opportunities and application periods but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The George Workman Foundation

Hereford, AZ

Greater Rochester Signaling Foundation

West Henrietta, NY

The foundation supports charitable organizations and activities addressing local needs, including food assistance, youth services, arts and culture, and animal welfare, within the Greater Rochester, New York area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $3,000, with a median of $1,250. It accepts letter requests, and no application deadline is stated.

The Lillian Sherwood

Lander, WY

The Lillian Sherwood supports a varied range of charitable organizations, with 2025 grants going to recipients in California, Vermont, Wyoming, New York, Washington, DC, and elsewhere. Grants ranged from $600 to $50,050, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Pluta Family Foundation Inc

Rochester, NY

Pluta Family Foundation Inc supports health, family services, education, and senior living, with nearly all reported 2025 grant dollars going to New York and a small share to Florida. Its 15 grants totaled $123,250, ranging from $1,000 to $42,250, with a median award of $5,000. The filing says awards are limited to General Circuits Rochester employees or their family members and advises contacting the foundation; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Floyd L Wray Memorial Foundation

Ft Lauderdale, FL

CornellWeinstein Family Foundation

Pittsford, NY

The CornellWeinstein Family Foundation supports charitable organizations, including those focused on education, community services, and Jewish community life, with grants concentrated in New York. Its 2025 grants ranged from $600 to $35,000, with a median of $8,300; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mueller Hoisel Wanger Charitable

Venice, FL

The foundation funds a range of charitable organizations, including museums, residences, symphony programs, and Christian Science nursing care and education. In 2025, its 22 grants totaled $157,000, ranging from $3,000 to $50,000, with most funding going to organizations in Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Hampshire. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Tim and Linda Oconnor Family Foundation

Lighthouse Point, FL

The foundation supports a range of charitable causes, including hunger relief, children’s programs, and Christian Science organizations. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $47,000, ranging from $250 to $16,000, to organizations in several states, including Florida, North Carolina, and Maine. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

George M Cohen Foundation Inc

Jacksonville, FL

The foundation supports education, community philanthropy, the arts, and religious organizations, with recent grants in North Carolina and Florida and smaller amounts in Massachusetts and South Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.