Foundations that fund community & economic development (page 1 of 8)
434 funders of community & economic development accept applications, and all of them are listed here, largest givers first.
Worked out from where their money actually went rather than from how they describe themselves. A foundation’s stated priorities are aspirational; its grant list is not, and the two differ more often than anyone admits.
Largest givers first
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION
Detroit · $141M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
TRUIST FOUNDATION INC
ORLANDO · $67M given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $57M given
Community & Economic Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $54M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Community & Economic Development · also invests
WEINGART FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $38M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
KATE MARMION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
SAN ANTONIO · $34M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION
CLEVELAND · $30M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education · also invests
THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST
LOS ANGELES · $29M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
DANE G HANSEN FOUNDATION
LOGAN · $28M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
TARGET FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $23M given
Community & Economic Development, Human Services
JOSEPH AND VERA ZILBER FAMILY
MILWAUKEE · $19M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter · also invests
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
DETROIT · $18M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $17M given
Community & Economic Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
ROY J CARVER CHARITABLE TRUST
MUSCATINE · $17M given
Education, Environment
THE FB HERON FOUNDATION
NEW HAVEN · $15M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Community & Economic Development · also invests
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON · $13M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Disease & Medical Research
The McConnell Foundation
REDDING · $12M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
Gerry Foundation Inc
Liberty · $11M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
TIGER FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $10M given
Education, Human Services
SCARLETT FAMILY FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $9.2M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
NEXTFIFTY INITIATIVE
DENVER · $8.0M given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
FORMANEK FOUNDATION
MEMPHIS · $7.6M given
Crime & Legal Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
HAROLD KL CASTLE FOUNDATION
KAILUA · $6.9M given
Education, Environment
JUDD LEIGHTON FOUNDATION INC
South Bend · $6.7M given
Human Services, Education
BRAVO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
MIAMI · $6.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Human Services
Grand Victoria Foundation
CHICAGO · $6.5M given
Human Services, Education
Endowment For Health Inc
Concord · $6.4M given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
BURTON D MORGAN FOUNDATION INC
HUDSON · $5.8M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE BLOCK FRIEDMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $5.7M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
WOODS FUND OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO · $5.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Civil Rights & Advocacy
LEO POTISHMAN FOUNDATION XXXXX3002
CHICAGO · $5.5M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE ROSS FOUNDATION INC
PARKERSBURG · $5.4M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation
Chicago · $5.2M given
Education, Human Services
GEORGE AND FRANCES BALL FOUNDATION
MUNCIE · $5.0M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
JOHN E MORGAN FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $5.0M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
NEW YORK FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $4.8M given
Community & Economic Development, Human Services
WELFARE FOUNDATION INC
WILMINGTON · $4.7M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
John A McNeice Jr Charitable Foundation
Boston · $4.4M given
Human Services, Civil Rights & Advocacy
THE BUHL FOUNDATION
PITTSBURGH · $4.2M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
RUTH MOTT FOUNDATION
FLINT · $4.1M given
Community & Economic Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE BARRA FOUNDATION INC
PHILADELPHIA · $4.0M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
NCR FOUNDATION
ATLANTA · $4.0M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
COLLEGE SPARK WASHINGTON
SEATTLE · $3.9M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
ROBERT E AND PATRICIA SCHMIDT FOUNDATION
HAYS · $3.9M given
Community & Economic Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities
A LINDSAY & OLIVE B O'CONNOR
DELHI · $3.9M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT
NEW YORK · $3.7M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
KOLIBRI FOUNDATION INC
WASHINGTON · $3.7M given
Community & Economic Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities
GILMORE FOUNDATION
PEORIA · $3.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
MARY GARNER ESARY TRUST
WALLA WALLA · $3.4M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
JULIUS W HEGELER II FOUNDATION
DANVILLE · $3.3M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
ROBINSON-BROADHURST FOUNDATION INC
STAMFORD · $3.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
MERCK FAMILY FUND
BOSTON · $3.2M given
Environment, Community & Economic Development
TYSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
FAYETTEVILLE · $3.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
CITIZENS PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC
SHORT HILLS · $3.1M given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
MORTIMER AND MIMI LEVITT FOUNDATION INC
LOS ANGELES · $3.0M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE MARGARET L WENDT FOUNDATION
BUFFALO · $2.9M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
WYETH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART
ROCKLAND · $2.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Social Science
CLARA AND ART BALD TRUST
WALLA WALLA · $2.7M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
THE RAYMOND JOHN WEAN FOUNDATION
WARREN · $2.7M given
Community & Economic Development, Human Services
FIRST FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
CINCINNATI · $2.7M given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
Narrowing 434 funders down to the ones that would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject area, is what the funder search does.
Average grant size at major community & economic development foundations
Community & Economic Development funders by state
Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so this is usually the more useful cut of the two.
- Community & Economic Development grants in Texas 31
- Community & Economic Development grants in New York 29
- Community & Economic Development grants in Illinois 27
- Community & Economic Development grants in Ohio 25
- Community & Economic Development grants in Pennsylvania 25
- Community & Economic Development grants in California 23
- Community & Economic Development grants in Massachusetts 23
- Community & Economic Development grants in Florida 15
- Community & Economic Development grants in Michigan 13
- Community & Economic Development grants in Kansas 13
- Community & Economic Development grants in Missouri 13
- Community & Economic Development grants in Wisconsin 12
- Community & Economic Development grants in Iowa 12
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