The Maplebrook School Foundation

The George Whalen Jr Fdtn Inc

Millbrook, NY

The foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations across areas including community development, health care, education, and hunger relief, primarily in New York, with some grants in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Recent grants ranged from $250 to $10,000, with a median of $2,000. It says requests should explain the funding purpose and that it avoids a rigid application process; no deadline is listed.

Middlecott Foundation

Boston, MA

The Middlecott Foundation supports organizations in areas including youth development, history, ocean education, and local food communities, with most 2024 grant amounts small: the median was $1,000, though grants ranged from $100 to $45,250. It is based in Boston; in 2024, recipients received the largest shares of funding in Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and Alaska. The foundation funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Hathaway Family Foundation

Millbrook, NY

The Hathaway Family Foundation supports community, educational, athletic, conservation, and other charitable organizations, primarily in New York, with some funding in other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc

Bethesda, MD

The foundation supports education and research, higher education and public service programs, health, arts, environmental preservation, and initiatives promoting entrepreneurship, self-reliance, global understanding, and free enterprise. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $5 million, with a median of $187,500; funding went mainly to recipients in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Texas. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Bollinger Family Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Eugene and Estelle Ferkauf

Port Washington, NY

The foundation supports a varied range of charitable organizations, including religious groups, education, home repair, public media, and animal welfare, with most of its giving in New York and some in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $7,300, with a median of $2,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Millbrook Tribute Garden

Millbrook, NY

Millbrook Tribute Garden supports educational, religious, community, and land conservation organizations, with 2025 grants going to recipients in New York. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $9,000. Its 2024 filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Miles J Smith Family Foundation

Greensboro, NC

The foundation supports charitable organizations, including humanitarian aid, education, and community assistance, with most 2025 grant dollars going to North Carolina recipients. Its 23 grants ranged from $1,792 to $73,000, with a median of $10,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

St. Paul, MN

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation funds community-led work in areas including economic development, health and human services, youth and education, arts and culture, democracy, and nonprofit capacity, serving the East Metro and communities statewide. Its 2025 grants had a median of $26,000, while the Management Improvement Fund offers up to $15,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through open application programs, though some opportunities are invite-only.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.