The Rotary Club of Lawrence Inc

A John and Barbara a Hauptli

Lawrence, KS

The foundation supports tax-exempt charitable, religious, scientific, and educational organizations, including scholarship awards; recent grants have backed human services, animal welfare, arts, and health programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $2,000, and went primarily to Kansas organizations, with some support in Arizona and Minnesota. It accepts requests by letter to Jay Hauptli, according to its 2024 filing.

Frank Pace Jr Foundation Inc

Ridge, NY

The Frank Pace Jr Foundation supports organizations working in immigrant services, civic education, social services, education, veterans’ causes, the environment, animal welfare, healthcare, food assistance, and suicide prevention, with recent giving concentrated in New York, Washington, DC, and California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $10,000, with a median of $1,500. It accepts unsolicited requests from 501(c) organizations; applicants should contact Perpetual Management and Admin with a letter explaining the requested grant’s purpose.

The Sunderland Foundation

Overland Park, KS

The Sunderland Foundation supports organizations serving Greater Kansas City, focusing on affordable housing, economic stability, health and behavioral health, youth development, and select legacy institutions. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,750 to $25 million, with a median of $375,000; it is invitation-only and is not currently accepting applications or proposals.

The Shumaker Family Foundation

Prairie Village, KS

The Shumaker Family Foundation funds social and environmental justice and education, including domestic violence and child abuse services, grassroots leadership, conservation, sustainability, and animal welfare, primarily in the greater Kansas City region. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $37,000, with a median of $8,000; education applications will not reopen until 2028. The foundation directs applicants to apply through its website, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Commerce Bancshares Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations and community projects, with 2024 grants typically small (median $1,500) but ranging from $200 to $60,500. Most funding went to Missouri, followed by Kansas and Illinois, with smaller amounts elsewhere; it says applicants should contact the program director and provide proof of 501(c)(3) status, and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

United Way of Douglas County Inc

Lawrence, KS

Before merging in 2022, United Way of Douglas County funded local efforts addressing poverty, including early childhood education, family support, workforce development, food access, and housing stability in Douglas County, Kansas. Its 2022 grants ranged from $10,000 to $60,000, with a median of $32,500. It does not state whether unsolicited requests were accepted, and it ceased to exist as a separate organization after merging into United Way of Kaw Valley.

Ethel & Raymond F Rice Foundation

Lawrence, KS

The foundation supports healthcare, education and job training, youth programs, food assistance, housing, and cultural activities, primarily in Kansas, with some funding in Mississippi. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $120,000, with a median of $25,000. The filing says it has no restrictions on awards and lists an application contact and a September 1 deadline.

Universal Music All Together Now

Santa Monica, CA

Universal Music All Together Now funds organizations advancing community well-being, including music education, civic engagement, health, equity, and homelessness prevention, across the U.S. and internationally; 2024 grants ranged from $825 to $150,000, with a median of $20,000. It accepts applications without a specified form or deadline, and its filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.

United Way of Kaw Valley Inc

Topeka, KS

United Way of Kaw Valley funds local programs addressing youth opportunity, financial security, and healthy communities through a whole-family approach, serving northeast Kansas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,200 to $781,662, with a median of about $28,400; the 2025–27 opportunity covered services in Shawnee and Jefferson counties. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Farm Aid Inc

Cambridge, MA

Farm Aid supports U.S. nonprofits strengthening family farms through local food systems, farmer resources and crisis assistance, and advocacy for fair farm policies. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $35,000, with a median of $10,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Pincus Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Pincus Family Foundation supports nonprofits improving the lives of children, families, and communities through arts, education, health and wellness, and play and recreation. Its grants vary widely; the 2025 median was $22,500, with core grants generally $10,000–$50,000, and it focuses on Greater Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, the New York City area, Delaware, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., among other locations. It does not accept unsolicited requests; applicants must begin with its Eligibility Quiz.

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS