San Francisco Camerawork Inc

Photowings

San Francisco, CA

Caldwell Fisher Family

Menlo Park, CA

The Caldwell Fisher Family funds education, arts, science, mental health, and environmental work, with 2024 grants ranging from $5,000 to $3.5 million and a median of $25,000. Most 2024 funding went to Massachusetts, with smaller amounts to California, Washington, DC, and New York. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Ward Family Foundation

Mason, OH

The Ward Family Foundation supports charitable organizations through direct grants, including community programs, arts education, food assistance, parks, public media, and health-related causes. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000; most funding went to Ohio, followed by California and Kentucky. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc

Wilmington, DE

LION Publishers funds independent local news publishers, with a focus on business sustainability and operational support, primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $500,000, with a median of $50,000; its Growth Grant program offered $100,000 per recipient to members. The described Growth Grant program is members-only, and the 2025 application cycle has closed.

The Black Dog Private Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

The Black Dog Private Foundation supports experiential education, arts and culture, civic participation, food assistance, and parks, with its 2025 grants concentrated in California and additional giving in Washington, DC, Montana, New York, and Massachusetts. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $6,250. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Egg Foundation

San Francisco, CA

EGG Foundation funds nonprofit organizations, universities, and other groups working on youth leadership, education equity, community services, research, and democracy and civil society in the United States and South Africa. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $750,000, with a median of $75,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Pilara Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation’s grantmaking focuses on healthcare research, education, and the arts; its 2024 grants were designated for arts organizations. Grants ranged from $1,023 to $1,824,770, with a median of $100,000, and went mainly to organizations in New York, California, Georgia, Texas, and Nevada. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Enlight Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

Enlight Foundation funds education equality and youth empowerment, especially youth mental wellbeing, youth-led climate solutions, and social change makers, with grants largely reported in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, New York, and Minnesota. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50,000 to $28.3 million, with a median of $330,000. It accepts grants only by invitation, not unsolicited requests, though its Emerging Climate Champions Award has a separate open application process.

Gannett Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Gannett Foundation’s 2025 grants supported a range of organizations, with listed awards generally between $1,500 and $2,500, though the available figures do not establish a typical grant size or geographic focus. The foundation has wound down: its 2026 filing reports no grants or assets, and no current application process or acceptance of unsolicited requests is stated.

Institute for Nonprofit News

Beverly Hills, CA

The Institute for Nonprofit News supports independent news organizations, especially nonprofit outlets doing investigative and public-service journalism, through grants and other newsroom support. Its 2022 grants ranged from $8,000 to $278,515, with several listed awards around $8,000–$20,000; recipients were across the United States. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The North Ridge Foundation

Mill Valley, CA

The North Ridge Foundation supports varied causes, including education, clean-energy policy, children’s media, theatre, environmental stewardship, and racial justice. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $85,000, with a median of $1,000, and mainly went to organizations in California, Washington, DC, Vermont, and Washington. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Silver Lining Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Silver Lining Foundation supports education programs and outcomes, as well as community organizing and community programs, with most grant funding going to California. In 2024, its 44 grants ranged from $500 to $1,043,211, with a median award of $25,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.