Walter C Dissen Charitable Trust

Concordia University Foundation

Portland, OR

The mission of Concordia Foundation is to support community-based education for disadvantaged students in Northeast Portland with scholarships for those seeking college educations.

Love in Action Inc

Springfield, VA

To support religious organizations, specifically in the area of religious education.

Walker Scholarship Grant

Milwaukee, WI

Bieberich Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

Avery Les and Ruth Charitable Trust

Saint Louis, MO

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.

Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation

Cabot, PA

The foundation primarily supports its affiliated Lutheran health and human-care organizations, and its Angel Tear Fund gives grants to faith-based programs serving underserved children and families, with preferences including health, education, basic needs, and care for older adults. Giving varies widely: 2025 grants ranged from $5,500 to $12.4 million, with a median of $11,500; most grant dollars went to Pennsylvania, though it also supports work elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. It accepts applications to the Angel Tear Fund, with guidance available for 2027 requests.

Edwin J and Ruth M Shoemaker Foundation

Detroit, MI

The foundation funds Christian-faithful organizations whose work directly or indirectly furthers the Gospel, supporting areas such as education, health, and legal advocacy. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,500 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000; most funding went to Michigan, with grants also made in several other states. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter with the grant purpose and proof of charitable status; no deadline is listed.

Kimberly a Foundation Corp

Longboat Key, FL

The foundation supports religious organizations, education, health and medicine, children’s causes, and assistance to families in need, with 2025 grants concentrated in Florida, Michigan, and Colorado. Its grants typically had a median of $2,000, ranging from $500 to $34,570. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Penshorn Joshua 24 Foundation

Milwaukee, WI

The Penshorn Joshua 24 Foundation supports charitable organizations, including schools, ministries, and social-service groups, with grants typically around $15,000 (2024 median; awards ranged from $1,000 to $140,000). Its 2024 giving was concentrated in Minnesota, with additional grants in North Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, and California. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Meinders Foundation

Oklahoma City, OK

The Meinders Foundation supports higher education, medical research and care, brain injury rehabilitation, emergency response, and cultural and community programs, primarily in Oklahoma, with some funding in other states. In 2025, it made 40 grants ranging from $3,000 to $18 million, with a median grant of $250,000. Its 2024 filing requests a typed application with standard grant information and lists no deadlines or award restrictions.

Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc

Milford, MI

The foundation’s 2023 grants mainly supported education, with additional support for a working-dog organization, and went to recipients in multiple states, especially Michigan. Grants ranged from $4,500 to $1.5 million, with a median of $124,000. Its final 2023 return says it dissolved and processed no applications that year, so the filing does not establish that it currently accepts unsolicited requests.