The Knowledge for Life Foundation

The Commonwealth Fund

New York, NY

The Commonwealth Fund supports health care research, policy, and projects that improve access, care quality, affordability, and equity, primarily through grants to health care-focused organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $75 to $2.35 million, with a median of $15,000; it funds work in the United States and supports international learning and exchange. It accepts letters of inquiry through its online portal on a rolling basis and responds to unsolicited proposals, generally from tax-exempt charities.

Henlopen Foundation Inc

Seattle, WA

Henlopen Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including humanitarian, social-service, public-interest journalism, and community organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000, and went to organizations in several states, especially California, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dignity Health

Phoenix, AZ

Dignity Health funds nonprofit health and community programs addressing local needs such as access to care, prevention, mental health, health equity, and social determinants of health. Its 2025 grants had a median of $40,000, with giving concentrated in California and Arizona; local programs include Sacramento and Yolo Counties and the Yavapai County area. It solicits proposals through specific local grant cycles, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma

San Francisco, CA

Jewish Federation Bay Area funds programs that strengthen Jewish life, combat antisemitism, respond to crises, support people in need, and advance justice and inclusion. Its work focuses on the Bay Area, Israel, and beyond; 2025 grants had a median of $22,750, though amounts varied widely. It frequently issues requests for proposals and welcomes inquiries about its process, but no current opportunities are listed.

The Litchfield Foundation

San Rafael, CA

The Litchfield Foundation supports California charitable organizations working in areas such as parks and education, libraries, scholarships, and community services. In 2024, grants ranged from $325 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Chortek Weisman Family Foundation

San Diego, CA

The foundation supports religious, charitable, and educational nonprofits, with its 2026 guidelines prioritizing programs that strengthen Jewish identity and engagement—especially for youth—in San Diego County. Requests of up to $50,000 will be considered; its guidelines specify eligible applicants and priorities but do not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation

Lake Oswego, OR

The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation funds nonprofits working to strengthen economic prosperity and build healthy, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities, including through direct services or general operating support. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $150,000, with a median of $6,000; its small-grants program typically awarded $5,000–$10,000. Funding is limited to organizations in Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, California, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, and the foundation accepts applications through its online Community Grant process.

Farallon Foundation

Pleasanton, CA

The Farallon Foundation supports preselected donor-advised organizations across varied charitable purposes, including health, environmental protection, education, homelessness prevention, and recovery services. In 2024, grants ranged from $100 to $70,000, with a median of $1,000; funding went mainly to organizations in Washington and California, as well as other states. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation

Tulsa, OK

The foundation funds lasting-impact work, particularly for Tulsa and Jewish communities and people at risk, including health research, arts and cultural institutions, education, senior services, and support for people facing homelessness. In 2024, grants ranged from $328 to $600,000, with a median of $9,400; its giving is primarily focused on the Tulsa area, though it also funded organizations in other states. Grants are by invitation only, and it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Combs Foundation

Los Altos HLS, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, gender equity, governance, democracy, and philanthropy, with work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, nationally, and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $150,000, though awards ranged from $50 to more than $11 million; it often provides long-term general operating support. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through invited open processes.

Westridge Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Westridge Foundation funds research, education, health, community services, and arts and film organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to California and others mainly to New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $750,000, with a median of $15,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.