The Larry J Martin Family Foundation

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc

Kerrville, TX

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country supports nonprofits through grants, with Community Impact Fund priorities in arts and culture, basic needs, the environment, and youth development. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $50,000, and it serves Bandera, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Real, and Uvalde counties in Texas. The Community Impact Fund accepts unsolicited applications through an annual competitive process.

United Charitable

Ashburn, VA

United Charitable supports a wide range of charitable programs through donor-advised funds and fiscal sponsorship, including work in youth, education, health, community development, the environment, and social justice; sponsored programs may be local, national, or global. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,500, though amounts varied widely. For fiscal sponsorship, it accepts inquiries and invites qualified programs to apply; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

Joseph H Thompson Fund

Pasadena, CA

The Joseph H Thompson Fund supports a varied mix of charitable organizations, including schools and universities, land conservation, youth programs, and historic preservation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $375 to $23,000, with a median of $2,000, and most funding went to organizations in Colorado, Texas, Maine, Tennessee, and Georgia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Kercheville Foundation

Boerne, TX

The Kercheville Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations working in areas including public policy, civic engagement, homelessness, and community needs. In 2024, it awarded 32 grants totaling $571,380, with amounts ranging from $50 to $200,000 and a median of $1,034; grants went mainly to organizations in Colorado, Texas, Washington, DC, Louisiana, and Arizona. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Klinck Foundation

McAllen, TX

The Klinck Foundation funds a range of charitable activities, including food assistance, housing, youth services, education, and health, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Texas organizations. Its 2025 grants typically were modest (median $1,235; range $15–$4,800), and it contributes only to preselected organizations, not unsolicited requests.

The Michael Murphey Western Institute

Nashville, TN

Rugeley Ferguson Foundation

San Antonio, TX

The Rugeley Ferguson Foundation funds charitable organizations, with recent grants supporting animal care, youth and rodeo programs, recovery, coastal initiatives, higher education, diabetes, and veterans’ well-being. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $145,000, with a median of $5,000; funding went mainly to Texas and North Carolina. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc

Cincinnati, OH

The foundation primarily funds higher education, including scholarships and campus buildings, programs, and student services, with a focus on colleges and universities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; most 2024 grant dollars went to Ohio. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $6 million, with a median of $30,000. It says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and invites applicants to contact Sherri L. Calk with materials, including proof of tax-exempt status.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds a broad range of community needs, including health, education, housing, and community development, primarily in North Texas and across Texas. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $18,800, though amounts varied widely; nearly all opportunities are by invitation, with some specific programs open for applications.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation funds civic, cultural, education, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, including operating costs and specific projects. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged from $100 to $500,000; it supports eligible organizations serving communities near BNSF rail lines across its 28 operating states. The foundation provides an online application process, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.