The Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

The Horn Foundation

Santa Monica, CA

The Horn Foundation supports education and environmental projects, along with organizations addressing related social and environmental challenges, with 2024 grants ranging from $500 to $550,000 and a median of $15,000. Its 2024 giving went mainly to recipients in New York, California, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, and North Carolina. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Fite Family Foundation

Santa Monica, CA

The Fite Family Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, including schools, universities, foundations, hospitals, and media organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,500 to $300,000, with a median of $30,000, and went mainly to recipients in New York and California, with additional funding in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Illinois. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

David Mitchell Marcus Foundation

Carbondale, CO

Society for Conservation Biology

Washington, DC

The Society for Conservation Biology funds applied conservation biology research and practice, including graduate field research and early-career postdoctoral research. Its 2025 grants ranged from $12,000 to $117,528, with a median of $111,185; its graduate awards are $1,000 each and its conservation fellowship is $142,100. Its grants support work in multiple U.S. states, while graduate research awards are global; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University’s reported grants support varied community organizations and general-purpose work, with its mission also emphasizing education, justice, and faculty research. In 2025, grants ranged from $6,000 to $150,000, with a median of $12,500; most funding went to Nebraska, with smaller amounts in Arizona, Illinois, and Ohio. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Schlanger Family Foundation Inc

Boca Raton, FL

The Schlanger Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including health and education groups, with 2025 grants typically around $8,750 (median; awards ranged from $2,000 to $107,500). Based in Boca Raton, Florida, it gave most of its 2025 grant dollars to organizations in New York, followed by Florida, New Jersey, Michigan, and North Carolina. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Mary Murrill Oakes Family Private Foundation

Pinehurst, NC

The Mary Murrill Oakes Family Private Foundation supports education, science, religion, and charitable activities, with most funding going to North Carolina organizations. In 2025, its 22 grants ranged from $250 to $26,694, with a median of $1,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

HJ Brody Foundation

Greenville, NC

Freedom Together Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds work to strengthen multiracial democracy and build community and worker power, racial and gender justice, movement infrastructure, reproductive health, medical research, and community institutions. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,000 to $14 million, with a median of $500,000; its largest shares went to organizations in Washington, DC, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation funds work in education, health, housing, immigration, and other community needs, primarily in Los Angeles County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

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.