The Jacqueline and Willis Hamilton

Trent Elijah Foundation

Orange, CA

The foundation supports general charitable work, including hardship assistance and organizations serving people facing abuse, homelessness, or other needs, with most recent funding going to California and some to Oklahoma. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,400 to $1,775,000, with a median of $68,500; applicants may receive up to $50,000 in a rolling 12-month period. A 2024 filing describes an application form and contact, and says giving is not limited to preselected organizations.

Eunice Knight Saunders Foundation

Long Beach, CA

The Carla and Stephen Schwartz

Colchester, CT

The Carla and Stephen Schwartz funds arts and cultural organizations, schools and universities, Jewish community groups, and human services organizations, primarily in Connecticut, with grants also going to organizations in Florida and several other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $16,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & Goodwin

Hartford, CT

The Saunders Foundation supports 501(c)(3) public charities, with recent grants to universities, museums, music and performing arts organizations, a hospital, and Planned Parenthood of Southern New England. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $75,000, with a median of $7,500, and mostly went to organizations in Connecticut and Massachusetts, with a small share in New Hampshire. It accepts written requests on a rolling basis, considered in the order received.

Long Beach Community Foundation

Long Beach, CA

The Long Beach Community Foundation supports eligible nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies, with priorities that have included youth, housing, health, arts, and community programs; most funding benefits Long Beach, California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $809,122, with a median of $25,000. Organizations can register in its online portal to view opportunities; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Wescombe Family Foundation

Newport Beach, CA

The Scherrer Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

Irvine Health Foundation

Irvine, CA

Irvine Health Foundation funds efforts to improve physical, mental, and emotional health, especially through technology-enabled programs and services for older adults and military veterans, with a focus on Orange County, California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $15,000 to $2.88 million, with a median of $50,000; it is winding down grantmaking, and its final recipients have already been identified, with no open application process stated.

CLSJ Foundation Inc

West Hartford, CT

The CLSJ Foundation supports a varied range of charitable organizations, with recent grants for areas including food access, education, music, legal advising, reproductive health, and domestic violence support; most funding went to Connecticut, with additional grants in Oregon, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. Its 2025 grants ranged from $180 to $4,500, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The William and Alice Mortensen

West Hartford, CT

The foundation supports program assistance for arts and cultural, educational and science, library, conservation, housing, and social-service organizations, primarily in Connecticut, with a small share of giving in Massachusetts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $3,500 to $60,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The William O & Carole P Bailey Family

Richmond, VA

The foundation supports community assistance, children’s physical activity, wildlife and land conservation, historic preservation, and ballet education. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $32,500, with a median of $5,000, and went mainly to organizations in New York, California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.