The Hodding and Betty Carter Family Charitable Foundation

Fred Schelben Foundation

Birmingham, AL

United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut

Hartford, CT

United Way Inc funds Connecticut community programs addressing poverty, including child literacy, basic needs, housing stability, health, and economic mobility, with community impact grants focused on Greater Hartford. Its 2025 grants ranged from $25,000 to $360,000, with a median of $55,000; an open application process is stated for the separate R2 program, but not for its other grants.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

New York, NY

LISC funds affordable housing, community development, small businesses, and related efforts that strengthen inclusive communities, providing grants as well as loans, equity, and technical assistance across the country. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $40,000, though amounts varied widely. Application access is program-specific: for its Rhode Island child care facilities planning grants, applicants are instructed to consult program staff before submitting a request.

Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership Inc

Cleveland, MS

The primary charitable and educational mission of the organization is to conserve, interpret, and promote the heritage area and, by so doing, to achieve historical understanding, preserve historically significant places, structures, and objects, encourage economic development and further the education and general welfare of the people of the heritage area and of the American public.

National Council of YMCAs of the USA

Chicago, IL

Y-USA funds program support for YMCA organizations and affiliated members of the World Alliance of YMCAs, including work in youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $799,726, with a median of $55,000, and went to recipients across the United States. The profile describes proposal review for eligible organizations but does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Greenville Area Community Fnd

Greenville, MI

Greenville Area Community Foundation funds charitable community projects and programs in education, arts and culture, health, human services, the environment, recreation, youth and families, and community development in the greater Greenville area and through affiliate funds serving Montcalm County. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,606 to $225,000, with a median of about $20,800. It accepts requests: applicants submit a letter of inquiry for the unrestricted cycle, with full applications by invitation.