The Vicki and Bruce Heyman Family Charitable Trust

Ukrainian Daughters Foundation

Elmwood Park, IL

Lum Foundation

Harrison, NY

Nova Ukraine

Palo Alto, CA

Nova Ukraine funds humanitarian aid and related programs in Ukraine, including medical care, shelter, infrastructure, education, and support for people affected by the war, as well as Ukraine-focused advocacy and awareness. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $60,000, with a median of $10,250; it supports work in Ukraine, though reported grant recipients were based in several U.S. states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Ortus Foundation

Oak Park, IL

Ortus Foundation supports youth and young adult mental health and suicide prevention, including school-based programs, research, partnerships, and early-stage mental health companies. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $350,000, with a median of $10,000, and went to organizations in several states; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

HAND Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The HAND Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas such as hunger relief, humanitarian response, education, research, public policy, and community services, with most 2025 funding going to California organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $370,962, with a median of $25,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

JR and Katie Berger Family Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation supports preselected charities working in areas including Jewish community services, education, youth development, combating hate, animal rescue, health research, and humanitarian aid. In 2024, grants ranged from $1 to $250,000, with a median of $1,400; most funding went to Illinois, with smaller amounts in Florida, Missouri, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Hanuman Foundation

Santa Fe, NM

The Hanuman Foundation funds community service, humanitarian assistance, education, health, environmental sustainability, food security, cultural preservation, and disaster relief. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $2,500, with a median of $1,008; nearly half of grant dollars went to New Mexico, with additional support across several other states. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Loewenberg Charitable Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Loewenberg Charitable Foundation supports arts and cultural organizations, education and youth programs, and service organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Illinois and additional funding in Florida, Colorado, New York, and Washington, D.C. Its 36 grants in 2024 totaled $689,017; the median grant was $5,000, though awards ranged from $180 to $181,722. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Wapakoneta Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Wapakoneta Foundation supports religious, cultural, charitable, and educational purposes, with recent grants spanning humanitarian aid, housing, community service, the arts, and civic life. In 2025, it awarded 40 grants of $500 to $19,000, with a median grant of $2,250, primarily to organizations in the District of Columbia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. It accepts requests by letter and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

The Bluhm Family Foundation

Chicago, IL

The Bluhm Family Foundation’s grants have supported organizations working in healthcare, arts and culture, education, community service, and Jewish causes, with the largest shares going to Illinois and Washington, DC. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $4.5 million, with a median of $25,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation

Washington, DC

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported organizations working in civic engagement, elections, education and public media, health care, and arts and culture, with most funding going to Washington, DC, and additional grants in Virginia, Maryland, New York, and Massachusetts. Grants ranged from $500 to $864,416, with a median of $10,000. It considers written proposals and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; proposals are due by November 1 for consideration that year.

Open Society Institute

New York, NY

The Open Society Institute funds organizations and individuals advancing democracy, human rights, equity, and justice, including work on civic engagement, independent media, and digital rights. Its 2024 grants had a median of $15,000, though awards ranged widely, and it supports work nationally and globally. Application processes vary by program; most grants go to groups approached directly, and the Latin America and Caribbean program rarely funds unsolicited proposals.