The Muffy Ohlmeyer Family Foundation

Nicholson Foundation Inc

Nashville, TN

Illumina Corporate Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Illumina Corporate Foundation funds access to genomics, STEM education—especially for underrepresented learners—and community impact, with a global emphasis and priority for U.S. communities where Illumina employees live and work. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,500 to $881,989, with a median of $10,000. It accepts applications on a rolling basis and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc

Memphis, TN

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis supports nonprofits serving West Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi across a range of community needs, with grants made mainly through donor-advised funds and several focused programs. Grant sizes vary widely; the 2025 median was $20,200, while its Nonprofit Capacity Building program averages about $15,000 and Community Solutions Grants ranged from $50,000 to $150,000. Some programs accept applications, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted generally.

The Pfeffer Foundation

Oak Hill, TN

The Pfeffer Foundation funds a broad range of charitable organizations, including education, arts and culture, religious, youth, and disability-related causes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $25 to $19,000, with a median of $1,000; most funding went to Tennessee and Illinois. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The McLain Family Foundation Inc

Charleston, SC

The McLain Family Foundation supports educational institutions and arts and cultural organizations, with 2023 grants concentrated in South Carolina and Alabama, followed by Tennessee, Maryland, and Virginia. Its 19 grants ranged from $250 to $11,490, with a median of $1,300. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jerome S and Grace H Murray Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation primarily supports care, training, and education for people with disabilities, along with organizations working in areas such as education, cancer support, employment, and veteran rehabilitation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $42,000, with a median of $1,000, and were concentrated in Maryland, North Carolina, California, Louisiana, and Georgia; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Sara Elizabeth McCullough

Nashville, TN

The Almar Foundationdba The Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Almar Foundation supports education, disaster response, health, homelessness services, and other community organizations; its giving is concentrated in Louisiana, which received 75% of 2025 grant dollars. Grants ranged from $250 to $90,500, with a median of $5,000. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests; applicants are advised to call the foundation manager for an application form and information.

White Oak Foundation Inc

Indianapolis, IN

White Oak Foundation supports a broad range of community, human-services, education, religious, and civic organizations, with most funding going to Indiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1,020,000, with a median of $37,500. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, and the filing lists no required application materials or deadlines; recipients must be 501(c)(3) organizations.

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.

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.