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The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation funds programs addressing education, health care, homelessness, and social justice, primarily in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Its Annual Grant Program offers $5,000–$240,000; 2024 grants had a median of $30,000. It accepts applications twice a year.

McKinstry Charitable Foundation

Seattle, WA

Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those in education and career development, the arts, animal welfare, family support, conservation, and ecology. Its 2024 grants had a median of $8,000 and ranged from $7 to $400,000; most funding went to Massachusetts, followed by New Hampshire. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Greater New Orleans Foundation funds arts and culture, education, youth development, health, social services, and selected initiatives such as climate action and nonprofit capacity building, primarily in Southeast Louisiana’s 13-parish region. Its typical grant is around $20,000, though awards vary widely; special funding opportunities average $20,000, and some offer set limits. IMPACT grants are invitation-only; other opportunities have their own application processes.

Geiger Foundation Inc

Berkeley Lake, GA

Ladybug Foundation Inc

Louisville, CO

Ladybug Foundation supports efforts addressing abuse and injustice, systems change and healing, ecological resilience, peace, and equity, with recent grants spanning environmental protection, grassroots justice, democracy, and crisis response. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000, and were concentrated in California and Washington, D.C., followed by Colorado, New York, and Oregon. It awards grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests or letters of inquiry.

Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

Nelsonville, OH

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio funds nonprofits, schools, and community organizations working in arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services, primarily across Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,210 to $400,000, with a median of $10,442. It offers competitive grants through an online application system; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the profile.

The Jedra Charitable Foundation Inc

Lexington, KY

The Jedra Charitable Foundation supports a varied range of charitable work, including community services, arts and culture, food access, and reproductive justice. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $15,000, with a median of $1,200, and went mainly to organizations in New York and Kentucky. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation

New York, NY

The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation supports vulnerable populations, with a stated focus on lawful pathways and community-driven resettlement for displaced people; its grants also span areas such as education, mental health, homelessness, and Jewish community programs. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,800 to $333,333, with a median of $18,000, and most funding went to New York organizations. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The 1830 Family Foundation

Philadelphia, PA

The 1830 Family Foundation supports cultural institutions, education and youth programs, and organizations addressing food access, homelessness, conservation, and other community needs. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,500 to $125,000, with a median of $5,000; funding was concentrated in Pennsylvania, followed by Connecticut, New York, Florida, and Maine. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Karen and Russell Goldsmith Family Charitable

Beverly Hills, CA

The foundation supports a varied range of charitable organizations, including Jewish community services, health care, journalism, anti-hate work, gun-violence prevention, and criminal justice reform. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $200,000, with a median of $6,000; recipients were primarily in California, followed by Washington, DC, and New York. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn

Des Moines, IA

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines funds nonprofits through competitive grants for community impact, organizational capacity, and collaboration, with 2026 priorities including housing, transportation, health, economic opportunity, and inclusion. Giving varies widely: 2024 grants had a median of $12,889, while Capacity Building grants are capped at $7,500. Its programs serve Greater Des Moines and, through an affiliated foundation, Adair County; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the profile.