The Erma and Owen Smith Foundation

Rossi Family Foundation

Pacific Grove, CA

The Rossi Family Foundation supports arts and culture, education, health care, social services, and environmental conservation, with most 2025 grant dollars going to California organizations. Recent grants ranged from $250 to $25,000, with a median of $7,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests; funding is arranged through board members’ personal involvement.

SHP Christian Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

SHP Christian Foundation funds homelessness services, Christian ministry, community development, education, and media, with most of its giving going to California and smaller amounts to Georgia and Washington. Its 2024 grants ranged from $200 to $1 million, with a median of $30,000. It accepts requests in any form and asks applicants to include the charity’s name, address, phone number, and EIN.

Crabill Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Crabill Family Foundation supports access to healthcare, education, housing, and arts opportunities, with much of its giving focused on Springfield, Ohio, and San Francisco, California, as well as selected projects elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1.1 million, with a median of $20,000. It accepts unsolicited proposals from tax-exempt organizations.

The Mary Norris Preyer Fund

Greensboro, NC

The Mary Norris Preyer Fund supports organizations working in areas including arts, health, social services, environmental stewardship, and education, with most 2025 grant dollars going to North Carolina and additional support in several other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $5,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written proposals with an IRS tax-exempt status letter; the listed deadline is April 1.

Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr

Eagan, MN

The foundation supports preselected charities, including organizations focused on food assistance, youth experiencing homelessness, community health, and other charitable services. In 2025, grants ranged from $750 to $78,744, with a median of $4,000, and funding went mainly to organizations in California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Bothin Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Bothin Foundation makes durable capital grants for construction or renovation, equipment, furnishings, technology, and vehicles, supporting nonprofits serving children and youth, low-income families with children, and people with disabilities. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $50,000, with a 2025 median of $30,100, for organizations primarily serving San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, and San Mateo counties. It accepts applications through its online portal during designated submission periods.

The William G Irwin Charity Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation funds capital projects—not operating or program expenses—for eligible public charities and fiscally sponsored organizations, prioritizing basic needs, medical facilities, and private schools. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $400,000, with a median of $50,000; requests are generally expected to be under $200,000. Funding is limited to California and Hawaii, with emphasis on the Greater Bay Area and Hawaii; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Christensen Fund

San Francisco, CA

The Christensen Fund supports Indigenous-led work advancing Indigenous rights, dignity, and self-determination, including efforts focused on land, forests, culture, and human rights. It works in Kenya, Mexico, the United States, and globally; in 2024, grants ranged from $942 to $350,000, with a median of $76,125. It invites prospective grantees to submit full proposals electronically through a pre-grant inquiry.

Wayfarer Foundation

Highland Park, IL

The Wayfarer Foundation funded spiritually rooted, justice-oriented nonprofits working in areas such as education, racial justice, gender equality, the arts, and youth empowerment. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $4.5 million, with a median of $87,500; giving was concentrated in Illinois, followed by California and New York. It supported only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests; the foundation has announced it is winding down while honoring existing commitments.

McNabb Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The McNabb Foundation’s website describes support for behavioral health and social services in East Tennessee, while its 2024 grants went to organizations with varied missions, mostly in California. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

The Yelp Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Marin Community Foundation

Novato, CA

Marin Community Foundation funds equity-focused work, including affordable housing, homelessness, community resilience and power, and arts; its Buck Family Fund supports organizations serving Marin County, including those based elsewhere. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $5,050 to $10 million; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.