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Tomkat Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The TomKat Foundation funds innovative work on climate stability, sustainable and equitable food systems, and financial fairness, with recent grants concentrated in California and also supporting organizations in other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $750,000, with a median of $25,000; it makes grants by invitation and does not accept unsolicited requests.

AEC Trust

Wilmington, DE

AEC Trust’s grants support a range of charitable organizations, including arts, human rights, conservation, and human services groups; in 2024, grants had a median of $15,000, with awards ranging from $4,650 to $16,039,759. Most grant dollars went to Georgia (74%) and Oregon (17%), with smaller shares going to other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Triangle Community Foundation Inc

Durham, NC

The foundation supports nonprofits working in cultural arts, education and youth, nonprofit capacity building, and sustainable communities, with discretionary grants focused on Durham, Orange, Wake, and Chatham Counties in North Carolina. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely. Eligible nonprofits or fiscally sponsored organizations can apply through its online system during open grant cycles, so requests are accepted when a relevant cycle is open.

Proteus Fund Inc

Waltham, MA

Proteus Fund supports social justice initiatives advancing racial, gender, queer, and disability justice and inclusive democracy, primarily through national grantmaking and collaborative funds. Its 2024 grants ranged from $25,000 to $2 million, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; its RISE Together Fund has a separate, time-limited open call.

Wend II Inc

Bentonville, AR

Wend II Inc funds racial justice, youth, river stewardship, and community-support initiatives, with 2025 grants ranging from $23,050 to $724,972 and a median of $174,713. Its 2025 grants went to organizations in Virginia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Massachusetts. The foundation funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

New Economy Coalition Inc

Boston, MA

New Economy Coalition funds grassroots organizing, cooperative and community-led development, and solidarity-economy work, including Black-led, regional, youth-led, and student-led projects across the United States. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,500 to $25,750, with a median of $7,000; its Youth & Frontline program offers awards up to $5,000. It uses an application process for grants.

The Waterfall Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

The Waterfall Foundation supported 501(c)(3) organizations across varied charitable causes, with grants typically around $50,000 in 2025; its reported awards included recipients in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Georgia, and Illinois, though nearly all grant dollars went to Massachusetts because of a one-time asset transfer. The foundation filed to dissolve in April 2025, and the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Fishman Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

Waverley Street Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

Waverley Street Foundation funds community-led climate solutions, including healthy food systems, farmland stewardship, clean energy, and community wellbeing, supporting organizations in communities around the world, with substantial 2024 grantmaking in California, New York, and Washington, DC. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $20 million, with a median of $1 million. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Nia Community Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Nia Community Foundation supports organizations working on river and forest protection, economic opportunities for women and families, Indigenous community power, and young women’s political engagement, with most 2025 funding going to California recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $37,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Food Well Alliance

Atlanta, GA

Food Well Alliance funds community gardens, urban farms, and local food-system projects in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties in metro Atlanta. Its 2026 grants typically range from $1,500 to $25,000, and it accepts applications through its online grants system for specific grant programs.

Southern Partners Fund Inc

Atlanta, GA

Southern Partners Fund supports rural grassroots organizations in the South working for racial, economic, and environmental justice, including through organizing on voting rights, immigration, education, and environmental issues. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though first-time Regular Grant Cycle awards are capped at $5,000; it funds eligible groups in 12 Southern states, from Alabama to West Virginia.