The Kurt Berliner Foundation Inc

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc

Palm Beach, FL

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Weisman Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Weisman Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations across varied areas, including food assistance, health care, civil liberties, children’s welfare, and the arts. Recent grants ranged from $150 to $3,000, with a median of $1,000; funding has gone mainly to organizations in California, New York, and Washington, D.C. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Susan Stein Shiva Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation generally supports health care, education, and the arts, primarily in New York, which received 85% of its 2024 grant dollars. In 2024, it made 27 grants totaling about $1 million; grants ranged from $21 to $400,000, with a median of $5,150. It accepts requests by letter with supporting materials; no deadline is listed.

Peggy and Peter Pressman Family Fou

Rochelle Park, NJ

The foundation funds education, performing arts, medical research, and social needs, with 2025 grants ranging from $250 to $15,000 and a median of $1,500. Its giving went mainly to New York, with additional grants in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, California, and Maryland. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The foundation supports cultural organizations, youth development, health, education, and civic initiatives, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in New York and smaller shares to Florida and California. It made 93 grants totaling about $1.72 million, with a median grant of $10,000 and awards ranging from $2,500 to $375,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc

Princeton, NJ

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation supports health-access initiatives for disproportionately affected populations, including cancer, blood disorders, brain health, and clinical-trial participation, in the United States and internationally. In 2024, its median grant was $134,090, though awards varied widely; it says application materials are available upon request and advises organizations to contact it about the process, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Charles a Dana Foundation

New York, NY

The Charles A. Dana Foundation funds qualified organizations working at the intersection of neuroscience and societal challenges, including education, law, policy, and public engagement. Most grants are up to $150,000 for projects lasting 12–18 months, with funding awarded across multiple U.S. states. Applicants submit a letter describing their request; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Dammann Fund Inc

New York, NY

The fund supports publicly supported charities serving young parents through parenting-skills programs and people with mental illness through independent-living programs in New York City, Westchester, southwestern Connecticut, and Charlottesville, Virginia. Its stated award range is $2,500–$10,000, though reported 2025 grants ranged from $125 to $30,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Cowles Charitable Trust

Staten Island, NY

The Cowles Charitable Trust supports arts, education, ethical journalism, medical and climate research, primarily in Downstate New York and South Florida, with occasional national or international grants. Typical awards are modest: approved first-time applicants generally receive $2,500, and the median 2024 grant was $4,000. It accepts applications by email using its application and proposal packet.

Synchrony Foundation

Stamford, CT

In 2024, Synchrony Foundation supported charitable organizations across workforce development, education, financial assistance, and giving, with grants ranging from $150 to $2.6 million and a median of $10,000. Its largest shares of grant funding went to Connecticut, New York, and South Carolina, followed by the District of Columbia and New Jersey; it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.