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Frances Borgelt Trust

Eagan, MN

Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Richard L. and Diane M. Block Foundation funds Alaska youth, arts and cultural organizations, and social services, as well as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston; it excludes organizations principally engaged in medical services or research. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $300,000, with a median of $10,000; the foundation describes an online application process but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Central Florida Foundation

Orlando, FL

Central Florida Foundation supports nonprofit operations, social-impact initiatives, scholarships, and grassroots capacity-building across Central Florida, with focus areas including economic stability, healthcare, livability, education, and social connection. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $331,743, with a median of $10,250; some application-based opportunities are available, while Community Investment Grants are by invitation only.

Betzer Bensen Charitable 09

Cincinnati, OH

Spaulding Family Foundation

Shawnee Mission, KS

The Spaulding Family Foundation supports education, arts and culture, human services, and organizations serving people with disabilities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $90 to $25,500, with a median of $1,100; most funding went to Missouri, with additional grants in Maine, Colorado, Kansas, and California. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sturdivant Webster H Char PFDN

Brooklyn, OH

The foundation’s grants have supported charitable organizations in children’s health care, senior living, higher education, arts, youth services, blindness services, and religion, primarily in Ohio and Florida. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $200,475, ranging from $2,506 to $60,643. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

The Houston Food Bank

Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank supports food distribution and related hunger-relief programs, including school, children’s, and senior food initiatives, through community organizations in 18 Southeast Texas counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $33,402, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.