The PCRM Foundation

Emily J Zuckerman Foundation

Princeton, NJ

Dana Sila Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported animal welfare, environmental, health, and Buddhist relief organizations. It gave $1,000 to $5,442 per organization, with a typical grant of $1,000; recipients were in several states, including New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., while some locations were not identified. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The McGrath Family Foundation

San Diego, CA

The McGrath Family Foundation funds health care, services for people with disabilities, and community and environmental stewardship, primarily in California. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $1,446,461, with a median of $106,875; it supports preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lorrie Tuccinardi Family Foundation

Punta Gorda, FL

The foundation supports preselected charities working in areas including scholarships, humanitarian aid and disaster response, animal welfare, preventive medicine, nutrition, and public education. Its 2024 grants ranged from $4,000 to $18,000, with a median of $4,500, and went to organizations in several states, including California, Texas, Massachusetts, Indiana, and New York. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Institute for Technology

Washington, DC

The foundation funds technology that improves healthcare, including health programs, nursing education, telehealth, nutrition education, and dental-care innovation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of about $40,000, and were concentrated in Washington, DC; it lists an annual September 30 deadline and application materials, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Janice Spencer Calkin Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports selected charitable organizations, with recent grants focused on animal welfare, conservation, and environmental work. In 2025, grants ranged from $10,000 to $45,000, with a median of $15,000, and went mainly to organizations in Connecticut, with others in Washington, DC, California, and Virginia. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The William Kistler Charitable Fund

New York, NY

The William Kistler Charitable Fund has supported marine conservation, pesticide and food-system work, public broadcasting, literature, and human rights organizations. Its listed 2021 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, to organizations based in Virginia, California, and New York. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Daryl and Laure Blume Foundation

St Petersburg, FL

The Daryl and Laure Blume Foundation supports organizations working in areas including local food systems, homelessness services, watershed protection, and outdoor access, with most funding going to North Carolina and Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $192,000, with a median of $10,000. Its 2024 filing says it accepts requests: applicants should send a letter explaining the purpose of funds and a copy of their 501(c) determination letter.

The Susan Pechter Charitable Foundation

Woodbridge, CT

Everhope Foundation

Providence, RI

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations working in areas including climate and environmental sustainability, food systems, wellbeing, social enterprise, and medical education. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to Rhode Island, with grants also reaching other states. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation funds animal-welfare organizations focused on endangered-species conservation and research, and on helping companion animals through adoption, training, spay/neuter, and related work. Its 2025 grants ranged from $15,000 to $75,000, with a median of $50,000; it supports organizations across multiple states, with emphasis on national conservation efforts and New York City and nearby areas for companion-animal work. It accepts submissions without a required format, provided they include the organization’s IRS 501(c)(3) letter; applicants must work exclusively for animal care.

Seven Turns Fund Inc

New York, NY

Seven Turns Fund supports universities, cultural and historical institutions, and organizations working in education, the arts, and peacebuilding. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $421,178, with a median of $24,846, and 92% of funding went to New York recipients. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.