The Louis and Eleni Nicozisis

The James & Theodore Pedas Family

Washington, DC

The James & Theodore Pedas Family funds education, health care, arts and entertainment, Greek-American relations, and other charitable organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $510,000, with a median of $5,250, and were concentrated in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Metropoulos Family Foundation

Greenwich, CT

The Metropoulos Family Foundation supports a varied mix of causes, including education, medical research and care, children’s services, Greek history and culture, and international relief, with recent grants concentrated in Massachusetts, followed by New York and Florida. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,500 to $2 million, with a median of $20,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Alexander S Pissios Family

Chicago, IL

The Jaharis Family Foundation

New York, NY

The Jaharis Family Foundation funds education, general-purpose support, and hunger relief, with 2025 grants ranging from $2,000 to $1.7 million and a median of $10,000. Its 2025 giving went mainly to organizations in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois. The foundation says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but application procedures are not listed.

The Abdel-Misih Foundation

Sunny Isles Beach, FL

The Abdel-Misih Foundation supports educational institutions, Coptic and other religious organizations, and humanitarian and charitable groups, with 2024 grants ranging from $210 to $16,580 and a median of $3,000. Its reported giving went mainly to organizations in New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Chris Blazakis Foundation

Chadds Ford, PA

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, including Greek Orthodox religious and community groups, education, gardens, and other charitable causes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $400 to $100,000, with a median of $5,000, and went mainly to organizations in Massachusetts, followed by New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and other states. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Buhler Kapsalis Family Foundation

Pleasant Prairie, WI

The foundation supports Greek Orthodox religious institutions, Hellenic education and heritage, Greek American programs, and community services, primarily in Illinois, with grants also reported in New York and elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $64,812, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Vranas Family Foundation

Lincolnwood, IL

The Vranas Family Foundation supports churches and Greek cultural and educational organizations, as well as other charitable and humanitarian causes. In 2025, its 16 grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to organizations in California and Illinois. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hellenic Initiative Inc

New York, NY

The Hellenic Initiative ("thi") is a nonpartisan, secular organization formed to undertake charitable and humanitarian acts and services in greece. Thi is committed to the relief, recovery, and renewal of greece while it helps shape greece's long-term recovery in response to the worsening economic crisis. Thi's strategies entail building programs in three areas critical to shaping greece's growth as it emerges from the economic crisis: crisis relief, entrepreneurship, and economic development.

Gianaras Foundation

Deerfield, IL

The Gianaras Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including disability services, Greek history and culture, education, and community support. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $16,700, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to Illinois, followed by New York and Michigan. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Publix Super Markets Charities Inc

Lakeland, FL

Publix Super Markets Charities supports nonprofits addressing hunger, homelessness and housing, youth, education, and community needs in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Its 2024 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged widely; it accepts online requests from eligible organizations, with application periods varying by program.

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc

Jacksonville, FL

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida supports nonprofits and civic work in Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Baker, Clay, and Putnam counties, with interests including neighborhoods, education, aging adults, arts, women and girls, young children, and early literacy. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, though amounts varied widely; most donor-advised grants are not open to applications, but eligible nonprofits can apply through competitive programs when application windows are open.