The Pew Memorial Trust

Mary Anderson Trust

Philadelphia, PA

The organization provides substantial support to the pew charitable trusts, a public charity described in internal revenue code sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(VI), which conducts and funds programs designed to improve public policy, maintain public awareness of significant issues and trends, and invigorate civic life.

J N Pew Jr Charitable Trust

Philadelphia, PA

The organization provides substantial support to the pew charitable trusts, a public charity described in internal revenue code sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(VI), which conducts and funds programs designed to improve public policy, maintain public awareness of significant issues and trends and invigorate civic life.

J Howard Pew Freedom Trust

Philadelphia, PA

The organization provides substantial support to the pew charitable trusts, a public charity described in internal revenue code sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(VI), which conducts and funds programs designed to improve public policy, maintain public awareness of significant issues and trends, and invigorate civic life.

Lee and Marvin Traub Charitable Fund

New York, NY

Wallace H Coulter Foundation

Sebastian, FL

The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation supports biomedical engineering translational research, professional societies, and initiatives serving AAPI and AIAN communities and other under-resourced groups, with recent grants concentrated in Washington, D.C., Alaska, New York, Florida, and Washington state. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $750,000, with a median of $50,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

New York, NY

The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art supports U.S. Muslim storytelling and representation, research, filmmaker development, and cultural programming, including work through its Shangri La center. Its 2024 grants ranged from $20,000 to $913,000, with a median of $100,000, and its grantmaking is national. Although its website describes a letter-of-inquiry process, its 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations.

The Ocean Foundation

Washington, DC

The Ocean Foundation funds ocean conservation, marine habitats and species, ocean literacy, and efforts to build conservation capacity, with grants supporting projects around the world. In 2025, its 24 grants ranged from $7,500 to $127,888, with a median of $20,250; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

444S Foundation

Bellevue, WA

The 444S Foundation funds conservation, wilderness and public lands, wildlife, and environmental policy, with recent grants supporting organizations in the U.S. and Canada, especially in D.C., Alaska, California, and Idaho. Its 2024 grants ranged from $15,000 to $275,000, with a median of $50,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Foundation for Child Development

New York, NY

The Foundation for Child Development funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits advancing research, policy, and community efforts to improve young children’s early learning and well-being, with a focus on children affected by racism and economic inequality. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,250 to $250,000, with a median of $75,000; funding went mainly to organizations in D.C., Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, and California. It does not accept unsolicited requests; funding is by invitation only, apart from its Young Scholars Program, which was paused in 2025 for redesign.

The Lazar Foundation

Black Butte Ranch, OR

The Lazar Foundation primarily funds conservation of large ecosystems and biodiversity, and efforts to strengthen the environmental movement, especially in the Pacific Northwest; most 2024 grant dollars went to Oregon, with some support elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $9 to $50,000, with a median of $20,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests or letters of inquiry; full proposals are by invitation only.

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2

Pittsburgh, PA

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation supports private higher education, public educational media, interfaith leadership and religious literacy, environmental solutions, and palliative care. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000; funding went to organizations across the U.S., with the largest shares in New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation funds science and disease research, education, and community programs, with grants ranging from $100,000 to $60 million and a 2024 median of $1.2 million. Its community work focuses on California and Hawai‘i, while grants also support organizations in other states; it offers applications through open funding competitions, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.