Strada Collaborative Inc

Foundation for California Community Colleges

Sacramento, CA

The Foundation for California Community Colleges funds student success and basic needs, workforce training, community impact, and climate-related initiatives, with a focus on California’s community college and K–12 systems. Its 2025 grants had a median of $35,500, though awards ranged widely; it also offers some programs with larger stated limits. Grantmaking is concentrated in California, and the profile describes application-based programs but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Scott & Elizabeth V Christensen

San Diego, CA

The foundation supports organizations serving young people, college students, veterans, and students with disabilities, with most of its giving in California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $120,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Educational Credit Management Corporation

Minneapolis, MN

Educational Credit supports postsecondary access and student success, including FAFSA assistance, financial education, and student-support programs. Its 2024 grants had a median of $55,383, though amounts varied widely; funding was concentrated in Minnesota, with grants also reaching other states. The profile states that ECMC Foundation accepts unsolicited requests through a rolling online Letter of Inquiry process.

TSG Foundation

Las Vegas, NV

Growing Inland Achievement

Redlands, CA

Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) is a regional, collective impact organization that works to achieve educational and economic equity in the inland empire. GIA accomplishes this by serving as a collective impact (backbone) organization that supports a cross-sector network of education, government, not-for-profit, and business institutions in the inland empire who are all collectively working towards a shared vision of educational and economic success. GIA researches issues and opportunities, resources innovations and solutions, and connects diverse stakeholders across the two-county region of the inland empire.

The Cushman Foundation

San Diego, CA

The Cushman Foundation funds charitable organizations serving San Diego County in areas including seniors, arts and culture, children, education, food insecurity, health, human services, and veterans. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $1 million, with a median of $10,250. It accepts applications through an online process; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Beaver Medical Clinic Foundation

Redlands, CA

The Beaver Medical Clinic Foundation funds medical knowledge, education, and well-being, including scholarships, with grants typically around $2,500 (2025 awards ranged from $500 to $10,000). Its recent grants went to California recipients. It accepts requests by letter stating the need, with no deadline; its 2024 filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations.

Hertzman Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The Hertzman Foundation supports religious and educational activities, health and human services, education, athletics, and youth services, primarily in Kentucky, with some grants elsewhere. In 2024, it awarded 33 grants totaling $149,305, ranging from $250 to $55,250, with a median grant of $2,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Inland Empire Community Foundation

Riverside, CA

The Inland Empire Community Foundation funds nonprofits and initiatives in areas including health and human services, education and scholarships, arts and culture, environmental benefit, and economic development. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $20,000, though amounts varied widely; it serves Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California. It accepts competitive proposals from eligible nonprofits during specific grant cycles, with requirements varying by opportunity.

Inland Empire United Way

Riverside, CA

The mission of Inland Empire United Way is to engage the community to improve the lives and futures of those in need. We envision a caring community where everyone has access to needed resources to succeed. Partnering with a network of local non-profit organizations, united way delivers critical services to our community, and increases the power of local charities by providing dedicated volunteers.

Alice & JP Wang Foundation

Huntington Beach, CA

The foundation funds student scholarships and charitable contributions, with most 2024 grants going to organizations in California and Hawaii. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $44,000, with a median of $2,500; it supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lilly Endowment Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Lilly Endowment funds community development, education and youth, and religion, with a national reach—especially in religion—and a particular commitment to Indianapolis and Indiana. Its 2025 grants had a median of $100,000, though awards ranged widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.