Virginia L Jones Foundation

North Valley Community Foundation

Chico, CA

North Valley Community Foundation funds community services, housing, child care, youth well-being, arts and culture, outdoor activities, and disaster recovery, with programs focused especially on Chico, Butte County, and the Camp Fire footprint. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,150 to $493,500, with a median of $19,410. Applications are submitted through its grant portal; it says some grants may be considered outside the annual cycle, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Golden Valley Bank Community

Chico, CA

To serve as a catalyst and partner in finding innovative and workable solutions to community needs.

Greater Horizons

Kansas City, MO

Greater Horizons facilitates donor-directed grants to eligible U.S. public charities across a broad range of causes, including education, human services, public benefit and religion; international organizations may also be eligible. In 2024, grants had a median of $15,000, though amounts ranged widely. Grant recommendations are made by donors through their charitable funds, so the profile does not state that Greater Horizons accepts unsolicited requests.

The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation funds education, health care, and human services, including college scholarships, with most support benefiting working- and middle-class families in specified Minnesota and Florida counties; it also makes some national grants. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, though awards ranged from $50 to $10 million. It plans to move to invitation-only grantmaking in 2027; whether it currently accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

William E and Aenid R Weisgerber

San Francisco, CA

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS

IMA Foundation funds program services across education, community services, and other charitable activities, with grants concentrated in Colorado, Kansas, Texas, California, and Oregon. Its 2024 grants ranged from $16 to $40,000, with a median of $500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Hoefer Family Foundation

Burlingame, CA

The Hoefer Family Foundation supports arts and cultural institutions, education, health, and community organizations, and is acquiring California plein air paintings for a planned public collection. Recent grants ranged from $220 to $103,500, with a median of $5,000; most funding goes to California, with some support in Colorado. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mimi and Peter Haas Fund

San Francisco, CA

The Mimi and Peter Haas Fund supports early care and education, arts and culture, poverty-fighting efforts, social services, and cancer research, with a strong focus on San Francisco and most 2024 grant dollars going to California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $2.75 million, with a median of $15,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are made by invitation or trustee initiative.

Norman F Sprague Jr Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Norman F Sprague Jr Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including schools, health organizations, arts and cultural institutions, food banks, and environmental causes, with most 2025 grant dollars going to California and Oregon. Its 49 grants in 2025 ranged from $1,000 to $66,000, with a median award of $10,000. 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.