The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation

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.

Trefoil Foundation

Portsmouth, NH

The Melampy-Lawrence Charitable Trust

Dunstable, MA

The trust supports organizations working in health, education, science, land conservation, and wildlife protection, with most 2025 funding going to Massachusetts and some to New York and other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $15,000 to $500,000, with a median of $25,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Great Oaks Foundation

Memphis, TN

Great Oaks Foundation supports schools, colleges, hospitals, community foundations, churches, and athletic organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $9,000, and were concentrated in Massachusetts, followed by Tennessee and California; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

New York, NY

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation funds research and related activities on the causes, effects, and prevention of violence, with priority for projects that can inform ways to reduce it. Its research awards typically provide $15,000–$75,000 per year, while 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $125,000; it supports work in the United States and abroad. It does not accept unsolicited requests for support; some award processes begin with a letter of interest.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust

New York, NY

The Trust’s 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas such as housing, education, medical research, arts, environmental conservation, and community services. It made 68 grants ranging from $1,000 to $220,000, with a median of $10,000; recipients were mainly in Maine, New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ives Family Charitable Trust

Boston, MA

The Ives Family Charitable Trust supports conservation, climate research, arts and culture, education, and community services, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in Massachusetts, followed by Vermont, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, and New York. Its 86 grants ranged from $50 to $30,000, with a median of $1,000; it accepts written requests, and the filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.

Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc

Madison, CT

The Leon Lowenstein Foundation funds measurable, innovative projects in health, education, and the environment, with a nationwide reach. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $700,000, with a median of $25,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests and supports preselected organizations only.

United Way Worldwide

Alexandria, VA

United Way Worldwide supports community-focused work in health, youth opportunity, financial security, resilience, disaster recovery, education, and human services, including local United Way organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,100 to $736,333, with a median of $22,675, and went to recipients across multiple U.S. states; it describes its broader reach as global. No application process for unsolicited grant requests is specified.

Fiduciary Charitable Foundation DBA Fiduciary Trust Charitable

Boston, MA

Fiduciary Charitable Foundation distributes donor-directed grants to eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) public charities across varied charitable fields, including climate and environmental work, entrepreneurship, and Jewish identity. In 2024, its grants had a median of $15,000 and ranged from $5,100 to $10 million, with the largest shares going to organizations in California, New York, Washington, DC, and Massachusetts. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Becton Family Foundation

Homosassa, FL

The Becton Family Foundation funds arts and music, schools, conservation and heritage projects, and human services, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Maine and additional support in Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Connecticut. Grants ranged from $250 to $35,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.