The Rato Dratsang Foundation

Pannonia Foundation

Ramsey, NJ

In 2025, the foundation’s grants supported organizations in arts and culture, animal care, health, education, international affairs, and environmental conservation, with 93% of grant dollars going to New York recipients. Grants ranged from $750 to $573,800, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Yeshe Khorlo Foundation

The foundation funds Buddhist institutions and practice, contemplative wisdom, monastic welfare, Buddhist education, women’s leadership training, and publications. Its 2025 grants ranged from $20,000 to $4.5 million, with a median of $50,000, and mostly went to recipients whose state was not identified; some supported organizations in New York, Massachusetts, and Oregon and monastics in India. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism

Los Angeles, CA

The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation supports U.S. 501(c)(3) public charities advancing American Buddhism, Buddhist studies, meditation and mindfulness, and related work in areas such as education, health care, and social services. Recent grants were typically about $3,500–$42,000, though its Pay it Forward Program offers recoverable grants up to $100,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations and initiatives working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work on civic engagement, civil rights, climate justice, disability rights, and technology and society. In 2024, its grants ranged from $45 to $15 million, with a median of $100,000, supporting work in the U.S. and internationally. It says most grants are identified by the foundation and it does not accept unsolicited proposals by mail, email, or phone; limited opportunities may be offered separately.

The New York Community Trust

New York, NY

The New York Community Trust funds nonprofit programs in areas such as arts, education, health, the environment, workforce development, and youth development, including projects that improve services, build organizational capacity, or advance policy and systems change. Its competitive grants mainly serve New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some national and international environmental funding; the 2024 median grant was $20,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Simons Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Simons Foundation funds research and public engagement in mathematics and the physical, life, autism, and neuroscience sciences. In 2024, it made 1,727 grants, with a median award of $72,000 and amounts ranging from $1,480 to $20 million, supporting organizations in the U.S. and internationally. It states that it funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.