Skillsusa Foundation Inc

Lowes Foundation

Mooresville, NC

The Lowes Foundation funds skilled-trades education and workforce development, including programs that recruit, train, and prepare people for trades careers. It supports eligible organizations across the United States; its typical grant size is not specified, though it awarded 36 grants totaling about $20 million in 2024.

THDF II Inc DBA The Home Depot Foundation & Homer Fund

Atlanta, GA

THDF II Inc DBA funds nonprofits for veteran housing, skilled-trades training, disaster response, and other charitable initiatives in the United States; associate hardship grants and scholarships are separate programs. Its 2025 nonprofit grants ranged from $7,500 to $5.7 million, with a median of $105,000; its Veteran Housing Grants program offers $100,000–$500,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc

Alpharetta, GA

The foundation supports community services, disaster preparedness, health care, education, workforce programs, hunger relief, and other community needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $459,470, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to Florida, with additional grants in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia, and elsewhere. It accepts requests year-round from 501(c)(3) organizations by written letter.

Clifford H Ted Rees Jr Scholarship

Arlington, VA

To assist with the recruitment and competency of future heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians by awarding scholarships to qualified students who are enrolled in an institutionally accredited school.

Power for Good Foundation

Chester, PA

The foundation supports youth programs, community organizations, and civil-rights work, with 2024 grants ranging from $1,500 to $502,000 and a median of $15,000. Its grants went to organizations in multiple states, with the largest shares in Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

KC BS and Beer Society

Shawnee, KS

To provide educational programs in the building sciences

Air Products Foundation

Allentown, PA

Air Products Foundation funds tax-exempt organizations in education, welfare, community investment, culture, and the arts that benefit communities where Air Products employees live and work. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to nearly $3 million, with a median of $7,400. The filing directs applicants to an online form; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Philanthropic Impact Foundation

Franklin, TN

The foundation served as a fiscal sponsor, providing a legal structure for charitable programs, and reported $26 million in grants across four grants in 2024; individual grant sizes and a broader geographic focus aren’t specified. It dissolved in 2025, and the available information doesn’t state whether it accepted unsolicited requests.

Toyota USA Foundation

Plano, TX

The Toyota USA Foundation supports education, especially STEM access for PreK–12 students, alongside community programs addressing needs such as mental health and basic necessities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $34,000 to $1.78 million, with a median of about $324,000, and went to organizations in multiple states, including Mississippi, Michigan, Arizona, Indiana, and Georgia.

Otto Baum Company Inc Foundation

Morton, IL

The Smidt Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

The Smidt Foundation supports skilled trades education, veterans and first responders, efforts against antisemitism and bigotry, and front-line organizations providing care, primarily in Los Angeles but also in other communities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $3 million, with a median of $35,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Lansdowne, VA

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation funds education for exceptionally promising students with financial need, through student scholarships and grants to organizations serving them. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6 to $515,000, with a median of $7,702; 86% of grant dollars went to Virginia recipients, with others across multiple states and Washington, D.C. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited organizational requests.