The Buddy Candler Foundation

The Davis Foundation

Atlanta, GA

The Davis Foundation funds religious, community-service, education, and healthcare organizations, primarily in Georgia, with a small share of grants going to North Carolina, New Jersey, and Virginia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $149,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sarracenia Foundation Inc

New Orleans, LA

Sarracenia Foundation Inc supports charitable organizations across areas including land conservation, health, arts, emergency services, youth services, public policy, and recreation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $3,000, and primarily went to organizations in Louisiana, New York, and North Carolina. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

GiveClear Foundation

Charlotte, NC

GiveClear Foundation distributes donor-advised fund grants to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits across the United States, supporting a wide range of charitable missions. In 2024, its listed grants ranged from $5,100 to $2.1 million, with a median of $15,000; it does not specify an application process for outside grant-seekers.

The David J Cooper Family Charitable

Mobile, AL

The foundation primarily supports housing stability, including help with move-in costs and preventing housing loss, though its grants also support a range of other organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $600,000, with a median of $4,000; 94% of grant dollars went to Alabama, with smaller shares going to North Carolina and Mississippi. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; applications are made through partner nonprofits.

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.

The Kelin Foundation

Atlanta, GA

The Kelin Foundation funds nonprofits in arts and culture, civic and community work, education, the environment, and health and human services, with a focus on metro Atlanta and Coastal Georgia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1.1 million, with a median of $25,000. It considers proposals by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits advancing economic mobility, narrowing the wealth gap, and meeting urgent needs, with priorities including Black and Latine income and assets, homeownership, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000, though awards varied widely; funding generally benefits Chicago-region residents. It accepts applications for listed open opportunities through GrantCentral; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside those opportunities.

The Hawkins Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The University of Miami primarily funds research, with some general support and community-focused pilot awards in HIV and sexual health, mental health, and community engagement; it also offers stipends and scholarships for its own students. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,175 to $5.43 million, with a median of $73,623, and went mainly to recipients in Florida, New York, California, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The profile describes an application process for CHARM pilot awards but does not state whether the university accepts unsolicited requests for other grants.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc

Princeton, NJ

The foundation funds health initiatives to expand healthcare access and strengthen health systems, with priorities including cancers, blood disorders, brain health, and clinical-trial participation. Its 2024 grants had a median of $134,090, though awards ranged widely; its stated focus geographies are Brazil, India, ten Sub-Saharan African countries, and the United States. It invites organizations to inquire about its grantmaking process, with application materials available upon request and no deadline listed.

Publix Super Markets Charities Inc

Lakeland, FL

Publix Super Markets Charities supports nonprofits addressing hunger, homelessness and housing, youth, education, and community needs in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Its 2024 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged widely; it accepts online requests from eligible organizations, with application periods varying by program.

Assurant Foundation

Atlanta, GA

The Assurant Foundation funds housing security and disaster resilience, access to resources and opportunities, and future leadership, including affordable housing, food security, education, and environmental sustainability. It supports organizations across the United States and globally where Assurant operates; in 2024, grants ranged from $1 to $416,914, with a median of $104. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.