Roy and Sherry DeCarava Foundation

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.

The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Howard Gilman Foundation funds New York City-based performing arts organizations, presenters, venues, and sector service organizations, mainly through flexible general operating support. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $750,000, with a median of $35,000. It runs three funding cycles per year and directs applicants to its application information, so requests are accepted through its application process.

Joyce & George Wein Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Joyce & George Wein Foundation funds music and the arts, arts education, cultural preservation, youth mentoring, and educational access, with 2024 grants concentrated in Massachusetts and New York and others in New Jersey and Louisiana. Its 14 grants ranged from $10,000 to $500,000, with a median of $25,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc

Great Neck, NY

Kitchings Family Foundation

Orlando, FL

Established in 1961 and based in Orlando, Florida, this private foundation distributes approximately $3.5 to $3.8 million annually to support charitable organizations that benefit the public welfare, with recent grants supporting museums, arts organizations, and other causes. Typical grants range from smaller amounts up to $120,000, with a median grant size of approximately $15,000. The foundation makes grants by invitation only, with trustees actively selecting grantees directly, and funds organizations across multiple states including Connecticut and national organizations.

The Milton M Meyer and Mildred B Meyer Foundation

Bradenton Beach, FL

The foundation supports a range of charitable causes, including cancer research, community programs, and medical services, with 2025 grants of $250 to $10,000 (median $750). Its 2025 giving primarily supported organizations in Georgia, Virginia, New York, Washington, DC, and Florida. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Freedom Together Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds work to strengthen multiracial democracy and build community and worker power, racial and gender justice, movement infrastructure, reproductive health, medical research, and community institutions. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,000 to $14 million, with a median of $500,000; its largest shares went to organizations in Washington, DC, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Maris S Cuneo Foundation

Wilton, CT

Jim Neuberger and Helen Stambler Neuberger

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports arts and dance, education, museums, and universities, with most 2025 funding going to organizations in New York and smaller amounts to recipients in New Jersey and elsewhere. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $301,400, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Potthoff Family Foundation

Chesterfield, MO

The Potthoff Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including scholarships and groups working in community services, arts and culture, and conservation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000, and went mostly to Missouri recipients, with some funding in California and Washington. It funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Wessel Foundation

Washington, DC

The foundation supports charities focused on human welfare and the arts, with a preference for Washington, DC; its 2022 grants also supported hunger relief, humanitarian aid, refugee services, literacy, education, and families. Grants ranged from $100 to $4,000, with a median of $325. It accepts requests in any format if they describe the charitable purpose and tax-exempt status.

Quinn Emanuel Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Quinn Emanuel Foundation supports charitable, educational, and law-related organizations, including work in health, legal aid, social justice, and community development, with grants concentrated in New York and California and also made in other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $160,000, with a median of $17,375. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.