The Penn Harris Charitable Trust

The Thomas Phillips and Jane

Telluride, CO

The funder has supported LGBTQ community services, social justice, education, community philanthropy, and firearms-violence research. Its reported 2023 grants ranged from smaller awards to $200,000, with totals of about $3.8 million across 138 grants; recipients were in several states and Washington, DC, while its sole reported 2024 grant went to a New York recipient. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Selander Foundation

Greenwich, CT

The Selander Foundation funds education, health care, social services, community projects, and animal protection in the U.S. and overseas, with recent grants concentrated in New York, Connecticut, and California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,500 to $3,894,687, with a median of $242,500; it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sam Kolber Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Western Union Foundation

Denver, CO

The Western Union Foundation funded workforce readiness, education and skills training, job creation, and equitable employment access for people who migrate, with grants historically reaching more than 150 countries. In 2024, grants ranged from $50,000 to $500,000, with a median of $125,006; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. The Foundation closed at the end of 2025.

Joseph and Barbara Ellis Foundation

Edison, NJ

The foundation supports organizations in environmental protection and wildlife conservation, music, education, humanitarian relief, and services for older adults, with most 2025 funding going to recipients in New York and Connecticut. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $150,000, with a median of $3,075. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Joel Dean Foundation

Bethesda, MD

The Joel Dean Foundation supports arts and cultural organizations, colleges and schools, civil liberties, and nonprofits working in areas such as health, disability rights, and animal welfare. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $112,000, with a median of $2,000, and went to organizations across the U.S., especially in California, New York, Maryland, and Kentucky. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Doris Duke Foundation

New York, NY

The Doris Duke Foundation funds the performing arts, medical research, the environment, child well-being, and its Building Bridges program, with grantmaking described as national. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75 to $108,000, with a median of $1,572, though some active opportunities offer $100,000 to $1 million. It accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry from U.S. nonprofit organizations; many grants are by invitation or through competitions.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc

Princeton, NJ

The foundation funds health initiatives to expand healthcare access and strengthen health systems, with priorities including cancers, blood disorders, brain health, and clinical-trial participation. Its 2024 grants had a median of $134,090, though awards ranged widely; its stated focus geographies are Brazil, India, ten Sub-Saharan African countries, and the United States. It invites organizations to inquire about its grantmaking process, with application materials available upon request and no deadline listed.

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation supports career and economic mobility, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and efforts to strengthen communities, including programs for first-generation and low-income students. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $1,286,292, with a median of $75,000; funding was concentrated in New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida, and Texas. It makes grants only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Robin Hood Foundation

New York, NY

Robin Hood funds high-impact organizations addressing poverty and economic mobility, including work in education, basic needs, employment, housing, health care, and legal services, primarily for low-income New Yorkers in New York City. Its 2024 grants ranged from $17,000 to $5.36 million, with a median of about $309,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; eligible organizations can submit an expression of interest, and other opportunities may be announced periodically.

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University funds research, health care, and medical research, including university research awards and subcontract grants to organizations. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $87,500, though awards ranged from about $5,300 to $35.5 million; recipients were concentrated in Georgia, which received 46% of grant dollars. The profile does not state whether Emory accepts unsolicited requests.