Water Climate Trust

Sam and Peggy Grossman Family Foundation

Phoenix, AZ

The foundation’s grants support a varied range of causes, including arts, education, environmental work, and civic engagement; its stated purpose is to carry out the functions of the Arizona Community Foundation. In 2025, it made 11 grants of $7,500–$50,000, with a median grant of $20,000, to organizations in several states, including Idaho, California, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Utah. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Roundhouse Foundation

Sisters, OR

The Roundhouse Foundation funds arts and culture, environmental stewardship, social services, and education that benefit rural Oregon and Tribal communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000; requests range from $500 to $30,000 through its small-grant and open-call programs, with larger capital awards also available. It accepts applications through these programs, including open-call requests.

Robert & Margaret McNamara

Winters, CA

Wend II Inc

Bentonville, AR

Wend II Inc funds racial justice, youth, river stewardship, and community-support initiatives, with 2025 grants ranging from $23,050 to $724,972 and a median of $174,713. Its 2025 grants went to organizations in Virginia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Massachusetts. The foundation funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Humboldt Health Foundation

Bayside, CA

The foundation funds projects and organizations that improve physical, mental, and broader well-being, including health services, youth programs, food access, and community initiatives in Humboldt County and other Northern California communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,315 to $101,370, with a median of $6,500; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Chrysopolae Foundation

Bellevue, ID

The Chrysopolae Foundation supports education, community services, religious organizations, and environmental work. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $90,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to California, with additional grants in New York, Idaho, Alaska, and Colorado. It funds preselected charitable organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The JM Kaplan Fund Inc

New York, NY

The J.M. Kaplan Fund supports environmental protection, heritage conservation, social justice, and related arts and cultural work, usually through grants to U.S. organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $300 to $1.5 million, with a median of $6,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests for discretionary grants, but the J.M.K. Innovation Prize has an application process.

Illuminative Inc

Washington, DC

Illuminative supports work that builds power for Native peoples, including Native-led advocacy and organizing, research, storytelling, and improved representation in media and culture. In 2025, grants ranged from $10,000 to $425,000, with a median of $55,000, and went to organizations in multiple states. Its 2024 filing says it generally requires a written proposal; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust CO

Wilmington, DE

The foundation has supported charitable organizations in health, food assistance, and social justice, with past grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 and recent annual grants of about $1.2 million to $1.8 million. Its 2024 filing sent all grant dollars to a recipient in Delaware, while earlier recipients were based in several states. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Swaha Foundation

Boulder, CO

The Swaha Foundation funds nonprofits working on human rights and equity, education, environmental justice, and grassroots leadership, with human-rights grants described as global; recent grants went mainly to organizations in Colorado, New York, California, Utah, and Washington. Its 2024 grants ranged from $180 to $110,436, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The DuBose Foundation

Marana, AZ

Emmett Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Emmett Foundation funds nonprofits focused on conservation, education, and public health, with most of its giving going to California organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $1,138,801, with a median grant of $3,750. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.