The Confluence Institute Inc

Patagoniaorg

Ventura, CA

PATAGONIAORG funds bold, direct-action environmental projects that address root causes and create long-term change, including conservation, local campaigns, clean energy, and work involving underrepresented communities. In 2025, it awarded 425 grants totaling $13.2 million; grants ranged from $5,000 to $5,174,555, with a median of $15,000, and giving is concentrated in places connected to Patagonia’s outdoor and retail presence. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations considered eligible may be invited to apply.

Carroll Petrie Foundation

Santa Fe, NM

The Carroll Petrie Foundation funds wildlife and habitat conservation, native pollinators, and animal welfare, including direct animal care in New Mexico and humane treatment efforts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $3,862,500, with a median of $50,000; its Environment Program focuses on New Mexico and the Southwest. It does not accept unsolicited requests and considers proposals by invitation only.

WK Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds community-led work focused on children’s health and education, good food, family economic security, racial equity and equitable opportunity. It gives across the United States, with long-term commitments in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans, and also funds in parts of Mexico and Haiti; its 2024 median grant was $100,000. It accepts proposals at any time through its website and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Christensen Family Foundation

Ketchum, ID

First Interstate BancSystem Foundation

Billings, MT

The foundation funds poverty elimination, youth development, financial education, community development, and related community needs, including education, health, arts, and human services, in communities served by First Interstate Bank across 10 states. Its minimum grant is $2,500; the 2025 median award was $2,500, though amounts varied widely. Organizations may submit requests online, but grants are limited to organizations recommended by local First Interstate branches.

The Lazar Foundation

Black Butte Ranch, OR

The Lazar Foundation primarily funds conservation of large ecosystems and biodiversity, and efforts to strengthen the environmental movement, especially in the Pacific Northwest; most 2024 grant dollars went to Oregon, with some support elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $9 to $50,000, with a median of $20,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests or letters of inquiry; full proposals are by invitation only.

Firedoll Foundation

Walnut Creek, CA

The foundation funds community development and entrepreneurship, immigrant rights, environmental conservation, Middle East peace, and community-based services for traumatic brain injury survivors, with a geographic focus that includes Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. Eligible new applicants may submit an LOI during the stated solicitation period, but unsolicited requests are not accepted for its immigrant issues and human rights program.

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Washington, DC

The Pew Charitable Trusts funds evidence-based work in public policy, research, health, communities, civic life, and conservation, with a particular commitment to Philadelphia and grants across the United States and internationally. Its 2025 median grant was $75,000, though awards ranged widely; applications are invited through specific opportunities, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

The Jones Family Charitable Foundation

Ogden, UT

The foundation funds education, healthcare innovation, and medical research, with additional giving in Appalachia; its grants also support a range of community, environmental, and cultural causes. In 2024, grants ranged from $300 to $11,000, with a median of $1,000, and most funding went to Utah and Idaho. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Idaho Community Foundation Inc

Boise, ID

Idaho Community Foundation Inc is Idaho's largest statewide community foundation, distributing over $20 million annually through more than 1,500 grants to nonprofits and organizations across all 44 Idaho counties. The foundation supports work in housing, childcare, health services, education, arts, environment, and community benefit, with individual grants typically ranging from $3,000 to $634,543. Operating since 1988 with regional offices throughout the state, ICF connects Idahoans' philanthropic interests with local community needs and critical gaps in nonprofit funding.

Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for

Meridian, ID

The foundation funds Idaho projects addressing health’s root causes, with a focus on community, education, and healthcare, and has supported work in all 44 counties. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $300,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests, but welcomes inquiries through RFPs offered several times a year.

Simplot Company Foundation Inc

Boise, ID

This Idaho-based corporate foundation supports nonprofits across the United States with annual distributions of $2.5–$3.8 million, with typical grants ranging from $500 to $31,000 (median $3,000). The foundation prioritizes arts, education, global food and agriculture, community health and human services, and youth programs, with primary geographic focus in Idaho, Illinois, and Nevada. Proposals are reviewed quarterly through their formal proposal request process.