The Helene & Louis Galen Family Foundation

Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc

Redwood City, CA

The foundation funds a varied mix of health care, research, education, and social services, with 93% of its 2024 grant dollars going to California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $9 million, with a median of $19,630. It supports only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Maurice & Henry Freund Charitable Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Maurice & Henry Freund Foundation funds charitable organizations in areas including community assistance, Jewish communal life, education, health care, and animal rescue, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Illinois recipients. Its 67 grants ranged from $50 to $30,000, with a median of $1,000. 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 through grants and scholarships, supporting areas including education, children and families, health and human services, arts and culture, economic development, and the environment. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, with awards ranging from $5,350 to $5 million, and its primary service area is Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. It accepts competitive proposals from nonprofits serving residents of those counties during specific grant cycles.

Jarvis Foundation

Northbrook, IL

The foundation supports a varied mix of universities, health and research, Jewish community and Israel-related organizations, museums, education, and volunteer-focused groups. In 2025, it made 144 grants totaling $4.7 million, ranging from $100 to $1 million, with a median of $3,600; the largest shares went to organizations in Illinois, Louisiana, New York, and California. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Rogers Family Charitable Trust

Torrance, CA

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group

Los Angeles, CA

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group funds Jewish and broader community programs in areas including health, education, arts and culture, and social services, with a focus on Los Angeles and some support for Israel. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely. It does not accept unsolicited applications for General Community Grants, and its website said all 2025 grantmaking was by invitation only.

Houston Family Foundation

Sioux Falls, SD

The Houston Family Foundation funds organizations working in education and career pathways, arts and history, social services, disability services, and basic needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $400,000, with a median of $35,000; most funding went to California, with additional grants in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Colorado. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation

Rancho Mirage, CA

The foundation supports health care and research, social services, arts and culture, literacy, and disability services, with most 2024 grant dollars going to California organizations. It made 35 grants in 2024, typically around $5,000 (the median), with awards ranging from $20 to $45,150. To apply, contact Joanne Mintz and submit materials on official letterhead; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Zander Family Foundation Inc

Ketchum, ID

The Zander Family Foundation supports health care and medical research, education, and community services, with most 2025 grant dollars going to organizations in California, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $400 to $400,000, with a median of $10,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

The Mona & Edward Zander Family Foundation

Ketchum, ID

The foundation’s 2022 grants supported health, social services, education, and arts and culture organizations, with awards ranging from $500 to $250,000 and a median of $8,740. Giving was concentrated in California, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, with smaller amounts in Idaho and North Dakota. A 2021 final-return filing says it supported preselected charities and did not accept unsolicited requests; the foundation later merged into another foundation in 2022.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation supports nonprofits through discretionary and donor-directed grants, with discretionary priorities including education, health, housing and immigration, alongside other areas such as arts, civic engagement and economic opportunity. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, and its work is focused on Los Angeles County; prospective discretionary applicants are asked to contact the relevant program officer before submitting a letter of intent.