Scilicet Inc

Communities of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, GA

Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation funds nonprofits working on a range of community needs, including education, housing, family support, youth programs, and conservation, primarily in Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties, Georgia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,056 to $1,075,320, with a median of $15,250; it offers a competitive grant program, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds nonprofits and other eligible organizations working in areas such as education, health and human services, the environment, youth development, and animal welfare, primarily across 13 counties in North and South Carolina. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; most grants are donor-recommended and have no application process, while some competitive programs accept applications under program-specific rules.

Adolph Coors Foundation

Denver, CO

The Adolph Coors Foundation funds youth development, adult job training and work programs, and public policy, with entrepreneurship and integrative medicine grants by invitation only. It focuses on Colorado, especially rural communities, and considers out-of-state public policy requests; 2025 awards ranged from $4,500 to $500,000, with a median of $40,000, while youth and adult grants are typically $5,000–$175,000. It accepts online applications during set periods, but does not accept letters of inquiry and asks prospective applicants to call first to discuss fit.

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc

Milwaukee, WI

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation supports 501(c)(3) organizations advancing constitutional order, free markets, civil society, and informed citizens, with grants across the U.S. and the largest share going to Wisconsin. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $6.62 million, with a median of $100,000. It accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry online on an ongoing basis; full applications are by invitation.

The Childrens Scholarship Fund

New York, NY

The Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) empowers families by providing children in need with scholarships, and by supporting expanded educational opportunities for all children.

Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation

Erie, PA

The foundation supports education, research, and policy and civic organizations, with 2025 grants ranging from $10,000 to $5 million and a median of $200,000. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, it funded organizations across the U.S.; it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Harjen Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

The Lowndes Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The Lowndes Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas such as public policy, individual liberty, education, research, and government accountability. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $50,000; funding went mainly to organizations in Virginia, South Carolina, and the District of Columbia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Black & Phillips Foundation Inc

Spartanburg, SC

The foundation funds charitable organizations across a range of causes, with 95% of its 2025 grant dollars going to South Carolina recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $83,878, with a median of $1,500; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Companion Foundation

Charleston, SC

Central Carolina Community

Columbia, SC

Central Carolina Community funds education, human services, health, arts and culture, community development, disaster relief, and nonprofit capacity-building, primarily in the 11-county Midlands region of South Carolina, with some statewide and national grantmaking. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000; eligible nonprofits may apply through the online portal during published grant periods, though some opportunities are invitation-only.

Coastal Community Foundation of South

N Charleston, SC

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina is the state's largest community foundation, awarding over $30 million annually to advance equity, well-being, and opportunity across coastal South Carolina and beyond. The foundation supports nonprofits through competitive grants, donor-directed funding, multi-year catalyst grants, and scholarships, with typical awards ranging from $5,000 to $2.4 million. Primary focus areas include education access, economic mobility, housing, neighborhood revitalization, and disaster recovery, with community-based grantmaking guided by volunteer committees representing diverse perspectives.