Tomlinson Foundation

Goodwin Family Memorial Tua

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation primarily supports California charities serving needy males under 21, with grants spanning youth services, education, health, and community support. In 2025, its 121 grants ranged from $5,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

First Interstate BancSystem Foundation

Billings, MT

The foundation funds poverty elimination, youth development, financial education, community development, and related community needs, including education, health, arts, and human services, in communities served by First Interstate Bank across 10 states. Its minimum grant is $2,500; the 2025 median award was $2,500, though amounts varied widely. Organizations may submit requests online, but grants are limited to organizations recommended by local First Interstate branches.

The Step Forward Trust

Boise, ID

The Step Forward Trust supports education, athletics, youth services, food assistance, health services, and community activities, with 2024 grants going to organizations in Illinois and Idaho. Grants ranged from $500 to $115,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hansberger Foundation

Boise, ID

The Hansberger Foundation funds charitable organizations in Idaho, with recent grants supporting children’s and youth services, community health, and women and families. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,000 to $200,000, with a median of $50,000. It accepts unsolicited written requests that include the organization’s budget, a description of its services, and the intended use of funds; no deadline is listed.

Jr Simplot Foundation Inc

Boise, ID

The JR Simplot Foundation supports Idaho nonprofits in arts, education, youth, health and human services, and food and agriculture, with recent grants ranging from $400 to $2.3 million and a median of $5,000. Although its website invites proposals and says requests are reviewed quarterly, its 2024 filing states that it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

BJB Charitable Account

Eagle, ID

The Silk Family Foundation

Ketchum, ID

The Silk Family Foundation funds a varied range of charitable organizations, including homelessness services, military support, education, and health-related causes. In 2024, it awarded 44 grants totaling $811,880; the median grant was $7,000, with most funding going to California and additional support in Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, D.C., and Colorado. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

California Community Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The California Community Foundation funds work in education, health, housing, immigration, and other community needs, primarily in Los Angeles County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Tides Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Tides Foundation funds community-led organizations advancing equity and justice, including work on health, climate, gender equity, democracy, and immigrant communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely, and it funds eligible organizations in the U.S. and abroad, with the most grant dollars going to California, New York, and Washington, D.C. Some programs are open or invitation-only; the Advancing Girls Fund is listed as open, but the profile does not state a general policy on unsolicited grant requests.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, gender equity, governance, democracy, and philanthropy, with work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, nationally, and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $150,000, though awards ranged from $50 to more than $11 million; it often provides long-term general operating support. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through invited open processes.

Marin Community Foundation

Novato, CA

Marin Community Foundation funds equity-focused work, including affordable housing, homelessness, community resilience and power, and arts; its Buck Family Fund supports organizations serving Marin County, including those based elsewhere. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $5,050 to $10 million; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.