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.
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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