The Ellen & Clarence Peterson Foundation

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Provident Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Inc

Riverside, CA

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.

Monster Energy Cares

Corona, CA

Edwards Lifesciences Foundation

Irvine, CA

Edwards Lifesciences Foundation funds charitable organizations improving access to care for underserved people with structural heart disease, as well as local health, education, economic opportunity, and basic-needs programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $1,523,928, with a median of $7,500; it supports communities where Edwards employees live and work, with the largest share of recent funding going to California. It accepts requests through an annual online application cycle, usually opening in late spring.

The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation

Palm Springs, CA

The foundation supports education, medical research, cultural arts, healthcare and community services, and people who are impoverished or disabled, with most funding going to California organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,400 to $64,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants to preselected charitable organizations.

Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation

Long Beach, CA

The Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation supports a range of nonprofits and educational institutions, with 2025 grants including hunger relief, affordable housing, and education. It gave $500–$15,500, with a median of $2,500; nearly all funding went to California, with a small share going to Missouri. Its filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation

Radnor, PA

The foundation funds public charities in graduate theological education, performing arts in Richmond, Asian art, support for LGBTQ persons of faith, and community health nursing in select communities, with grants concentrated in Virginia and also made elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $1 million, with a median of $30,000. It accepts unsolicited written letter applications.

The Ralph M Parsons Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation funds civic and cultural work, education, health, and human services benefiting Los Angeles County residents, including general operating, program, capital, and staffing needs. In 2024, grants ranged from $100 to $500,000, with a median of $30,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through a rolling Letter of Inquiry process.

The Ahmanson Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

The Ahmanson Foundation funds Los Angeles County nonprofits in arts and humanities, education, health care, human services, homelessness, and environmental preservation, often for construction, equipment, or other one-time project costs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $6.3 million, with a median of $50,000. It encourages applicants to submit a Letter of Inquiry, but the profile does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Rose Hills Foundation

Pasadena, CA

The Rose Hills Foundation funds education, arts and culture, support for at-risk youth and families, and human services benefiting people in Southern California, with an emphasis on Los Angeles County organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,000 to $1 million, with a median of $50,000; applications are accepted year-round, but unsolicited requests are not accepted from certain large medical institutions, schools, and higher-education institutions.

Weingart Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Weingart Foundation funds Southern California nonprofits advancing racial, social, and economic justice through critical services, advocacy, community power-building, and organizational support, with particular interest in several focus areas including housing, immigrant rights, and South and Southeast Los Angeles. Its 2025 grants ranged from $75 to $1.5 million, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; its primary unrestricted operating support is invitation-only.