Stafford Family Trust UA

Mary Ellen & Goff Beach

Winston-Salem, NC

The foundation supports charitable organizations in education, health care, human and community services, food assistance, and the arts, with recent grants across several states, especially Wisconsin and Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

The foundation funds need-based undergraduate scholarships for female Christian students through participating institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and supports care for senior women at facilities in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. In 2024, grants ranged from $72,500 to $2,939,000, with a median of $254,000. It does not fund individuals, and institutions not already supported are rarely added; current grantees apply through the foundation’s grant process.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds education and youth development, environmental and wildlife work, health and human services, and animal welfare, with a reported median grant of $25,000 in 2024. Its competitive programs focus on Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Carolinas, and specific local communities, while donor-advised funds may support eligible nonprofits more broadly; it accepts applications for some competitive grants, but most grants are recommended by fund advisors and have no application process.

Vicky and Sam Hunt Foundation

Burlington, NC

The foundation supports education, animal welfare, social services, arts, and hospice care, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Florida and North Carolina and smaller amounts to Tennessee, Utah, and Ohio. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $13,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Longleaf Foundation

Wilmington, NC

Dogwood Health Trust

Asheville, NC

Dogwood Health Trust funds work in housing, education, economic opportunity, and health and wellness that improves wellbeing in Western North Carolina, including its 18 counties and the Qualla Boundary. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $21 million, with a median of $37,500; application requirements vary by funding opportunity.

TW Arthur M Ingold for Various CHBLS

Saint Louis, MO

The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation

Houston, TX

The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation funds education, medical research, human services, cultural arts and civic assets, with a focus on strengthening Houston; most 2024 grant dollars went to Texas, with substantial support in South Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1,004,392, with a median of $99,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; applications are by invitation only.

The Winston-Salem Foundation

Winston-Salem, NC

The Winston-Salem Foundation funds charitable organizations serving Forsyth County, North Carolina, across areas including education, housing, economic opportunity, civic engagement, arts, health, and human services. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000; specific programs offer grants ranging from small grants of up to $2,000 to capital grants of up to $100,000. The profile describes application-based programs but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Arthur a Hale Tr

Knoxville, TN

The B W and Barbara Miller Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The foundation’s 2022 grants supported education, healthcare, and community charities, primarily in North Carolina, with a small amount going to Florida. Grants ranged from $100 to $80,000, with a median of $1,000; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. It ceased to exist in 2022.

Greater Horizons

Kansas City, MO

Greater Horizons distributes donor-advised fund grants to eligible U.S. charities and institutions across a wide range of causes; international organizations may also be supported after additional due diligence. In 2024, its grants had a median of $15,000, though amounts varied widely. Grants are requested by fund holders, and no general application process for organizations seeking funding is described.