Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center Endowment Foundation

Rose Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Barbara and Abraham Miller Family Foundation

Shaker Heights, OH

Cook Family Foundation

Sarasota, FL

The Cook Family Foundation supports education, the environment, the arts, and community stewardship, with a stated focus on organizations serving Shiawassee County, Michigan; its 2024 grants mostly went to Florida organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,000 to $70,000, with a median of $10,000. Its 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Leonetticarlson Family Foundation

Shaker Heights, OH

The foundation’s final 2024 filing reports grants for health care, the arts, and related community work, mostly in Ohio, with some funding in New York and Illinois. Its 20 grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. Although the filing listed application information and said giving was not limited to preselected organizations, the foundation was terminated and appears to have stopped grantmaking, so it is not a current opportunity.

Warren and Zoann Little Dusenbury Charity Trust

Orangevale, CA

The foundation’s 2020 grants supported a range of charitable organizations, including education, land conservation, housing, and children’s access to books, primarily in California and Ohio. It made 26 grants that year, ranging from $5,000 to $7,918,373, with a median of $15,000. The 2020 filing says any form of application was acceptable, but it was marked as a final return, so those instructions may no longer apply.

The IV Fund

Folsom, CA

The IV Fund supports a varied set of causes, including journalism, arts, civil liberties, Jewish community initiatives, reproductive health, research, and public spaces. Its 2025 grants ranged from $450 to $830,000, with a median of $25,000, and the largest shares went to organizations in Ohio, Illinois, Delaware, New York, and Washington, D.C. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Sam J Frankino Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation supports healthcare, human services, education, arts and culture, environmental work, and community development, with particular attention to children and families facing hardship. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median award of $10,000; it primarily funds in Ohio but also supports work elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. It accepts initial requests through a required Letter of Inquiry, with full applications by invitation.

The Reinberger Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Reinberger Foundation funds Ohio nonprofits in education, human services, and arts, culture, and humanities, with a focus on Northeast and Central Ohio—especially Cuyahoga and Franklin counties. In 2024, grants ranged from $750 to $112,500, with a median of $20,000. It accepts requests through an online Letter of Inquiry after an eligibility quiz.

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation funds projects and programs that strengthen teaching and learning for students and educators in Ohio public PK–12 schools, including teacher development, curriculum, STEM, literacy, and arts education. In 2024, grants ranged from $347 to $81,565, with a median of $11,102; it accepts applications through its website and lists six annual deadlines.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Cleveland, OH

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland funds social-welfare, religious, educational, security, and community programs, with a focus on Cleveland and Ohio as well as Jewish needs in Israel and around the world. Its 2025 grants had a median of $22,250, though amounts varied widely; the available information does not specify whether it accepts unsolicited institutional requests.

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation

Richmond, VA

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funds eligible 501(c)(3) organizations in health and human services, education, arts and culture, civic and community development, and the environment within Dominion’s operating area. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $1 million, with a median of $5,000. It accepts online applications during spring and fall grant cycles.

Columbus Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Foundation supports nonprofits and community initiatives in areas including arts and culture, education, youth, neighborhoods, basic needs, and capacity building, with a median 2024 grant of about $21,500. Its focus is Central Ohio, though it also funds organizations elsewhere; most grants are donor-directed and not application-based, but some programs accept applications.