Thoburn Foundation for Education

Summit Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The foundation supports organizations in the Ligonier Valley area across areas including public safety, youth, education, arts, conservation, and local history. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts unsolicited requests; there is no application form, and requests can be sent to the contact listed on its filing.

Laurel Highlands

Ligonier, PA

Laurel Highlands funds tourism-related projects that increase visitation, improve the visitor experience, and encourage overnight stays, including marketing, capital, arts, cultural, agricultural, and conservation projects. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $113,725, with a median of $15,000, for organizations in Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania. It accepts applications through its Tourism Grant Program.

The Eamon Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The Eamon Foundation funds charitable projects improving quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including independence, accessibility, communication, assistive technology, recreation, and health; recent grants went mainly to organizations in Florida and Pennsylvania. In 2025, grants ranged from $6,000 to $1.64 million, with a median of $87,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Arnold D and Winifred W Palmer Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The A&V Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund

Covina, CA

The fund supports arts and culture, music, theater, children’s programming, and other charitable work, with 2025 grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 (median $10,000). It funds organizations in multiple states, including New York, Massachusetts, California, Maryland, Texas, and Washington, DC. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Stewart Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

The Stewart Foundation supports a range of charitable activities, with most of its 2024 grant funding going to California organizations and smaller shares to recipients in several other states. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Laurel Ridge Foundation Inc

Ligonier, PA

Laurel Ridge Foundation supports arts, education, human services, music, conservation, child protection, and life-enrichment efforts benefiting Westmoreland County and Western Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $4,800, with a median of $2,000. Although its 2025 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, its 2026 application packet invites qualified 501(c)(3) organizations to submit a letter of inquiry and application.

Robertshaw Charitable Foundation

Greensburg, PA

The Robertshaw Charitable Foundation supports organizations with varied activities, including arts and culture, mentoring, food assistance, disability services, and education; its 2025 grants all went to recipients in Pennsylvania. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $5,000, with a median of $4,000. It accepts requests by mail, submitted as a brief description of the request and organization.

Rita M McGinley Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The foundation funds education, food distribution, health, and community and cultural organizations, with most 2024 funding going to Pennsylvania. Its 19 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1 million, with a median of $15,000. It accepts written inquiries with financial information and proof of charitable status; no deadline is listed.

Ward Foundation

Altoona, PA

The Ward Foundation supports Pennsylvania charitable organizations in human services, arts, and education. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $5,000, with a median award of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

LLWW Foundation

Pasadena, CA

The LLWW Foundation supports arts and culture, education and literacy, health, and parks and nature, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in California and New York. Its 2024 awards ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median of $15,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

The Dorothy Babcock Family Charitable

Dakota Dunes, SD

In 2024, the foundation made 23 grants totaling $66,000 to preselected charities working in areas such as humanitarian aid, food security, health, community services, and environmental protection. Grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $2,000; recipients were based mainly in New York, with others in several states and Washington, D.C. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.