Foundations that fund human services (page 1 of 64)
3,826 funders of human services 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
WK Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek · $304M given
Education, Human Services · also invests
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION
WESTLAKE VILLAGE · $288M given
Human Services, Education · also invests
THE SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION
OVERLAND PARK · $177M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $173M given
Human Services, Health Care
FIDELITY FOUNDATION
BOSTON · $156M given
Education, Environment
THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION
PHILADELPHIA · $144M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment · also invests
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL
CHICAGO · $115M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WAL-MART FOUNDATION
BENTONVILLE · $114M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE SAROFIM FOUNDATION
HOUSTON · $105M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
The Rees-Jones Foundation
Dallas · $104M given
Human Services, Youth Development · also invests
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION
DENVER · $102M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
Joseph B Whitehead Foundation
Atlanta · $76M given
Human Services, Education
THE MEINDERS FOUNDATION
OKLAHOMA CITY · $75M given
Education, Human Services
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation
Bayport · $73M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
TRUIST FOUNDATION INC
ORLANDO · $67M given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION
BEVERLY HILLS · $65M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WAYNE AND GLADYS VALLEY FOUNDATION
OAKLAND · $63M given
Education, Human Services
THE FRIST FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $58M given
Education, Human Services
THE LEON LEVINE FOUNDATION
Charlotte · $58M given
Human Services, Health Care
OTTO BREMER TRUST
ST PAUL · $57M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $56M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION
ARDMORE · $54M given
Education, Human Services
LIBERTY MUTUAL FOUNDATION INC
BOSTON · $51M given
Human Services, Education
DENNIS & PHYLLIS WASHINGTON FOUNDATION
MISSOULA · $50M given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
FARMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
CINCINNATI · $50M given
Education, Human Services
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $49M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $48M given
Education, Human Services
The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation
Scottsdale · $48M given
Human Services, Education
MCCUNE FOUNDATION PNC BANK NA
PITTSBURGH · $48M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST
PORTLAND · $45M given
Human Services, Environment
JAMES M COX FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INC
ATLANTA · $43M given
Environment, Human Services
THE SATTERBERG FOUNDATION INC
SEATTLE · $43M given
Human Services, Environment
THE MCGEE FOUNDATION INC
OKLAHOMA CITY · $42M given
Health Care, Human Services
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $42M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
LONGWOOD FOUNDATION INC
WILMINGTON · $41M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
Amon G Carter Foundation
Fort Worth · $40M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
J BULOW CAMPBELL FOUNDATION
ATLANTA · $40M given
Education, Human Services
Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation
Dallas · $38M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
WEINGART FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $38M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE ALLSTATE FOUNDATION
NORTHBROOK · $38M given
Education, Human Services
ROBERT B DAUGHERTY FOUNDATION
OMAHA · $38M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE ANNE AND HENRY ZARROW FOUNDATION
TULSA · $37M given
Human Services, Education
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $37M given
Education, Human Services
THE GOIZUETA FOUNDATION INC
ATLANTA · $34M given
Education, Crime & Legal Services
ARGYROS FAMILY FOUNDATION
COSTA MESA · $34M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
PRICE PHILANTHROPIES FOUNDATION
LA JOLLA · $34M given
Human Services, Education · also invests
Elevance Health Foundation Inc
Indianapolis · $33M given
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Human Services · also invests
STOLLER FOUNDATION
HOUSTON · $33M given
Religion, Human Services
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc
Indianapolis · $30M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION
MIDVALE · $28M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
DANE G HANSEN FOUNDATION
LOGAN · $28M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
ED RACHAL FOUNDATION
CORPUS CHRISTI · $28M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
SCHARBAUER FOUNDATION INC
MIDLAND · $27M given
Human Services, Education
GEORGE S AND DOLORES DORE
SALT LAKE CITY · $27M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
CHARLES E LAKIN FOUNDATION INC
COUNCIL BLUFFS · $27M given
Human Services, Education
DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $26M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
Public Welfare Foundation Inc
WASHINGTON · $25M given
Crime & Legal Services, Human Services
HCA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $25M given
Human Services, Education
TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
PORTLAND · $25M given
Human Services, Education
THE BATCHELOR FOUNDATION INC
MIAMI BEACH · $25M given
Human Services, Animal Welfare
Narrowing 3,826 funders down to the ones that would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject area, is what the funder search does.
Human Services funders by state
Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so this is usually the more useful cut of the two.
- Human Services grants in Texas 372
- Human Services grants in Florida 260
- Human Services grants in Pennsylvania 242
- Human Services grants in California 237
- Human Services grants in New York 233
- Human Services grants in Ohio 202
- Human Services grants in Illinois 197
- Human Services grants in Massachusetts 158
- Human Services grants in Missouri 129
- Human Services grants in Minnesota 114
- Human Services grants in Wisconsin 114
- Human Services grants in Michigan 104
- Human Services grants in Indiana 90
- Human Services grants in North Carolina 87
- Human Services grants in Virginia 83
- Human Services grants in New Jersey 81
- Human Services grants in Maryland 68
- Human Services grants in Iowa 66
- Human Services grants in Oklahoma 59
- Human Services grants in Tennessee 59
- Human Services grants in Washington 58
- Human Services grants in Kansas 54
- Human Services grants in Georgia 52
- Human Services grants in Arizona 47
- Human Services grants in Delaware 47
- Human Services grants in Colorado 46
- Human Services grants in Connecticut 45
- Human Services grants in Alabama 44
- Human Services grants in Oregon 38
- Human Services grants in Nebraska 37
- Human Services grants in Kentucky 36
- Human Services grants in South Carolina 35
- Human Services grants in New Hampshire 35
- Human Services grants in Nevada 32
- Human Services grants in West Virginia 31
- Human Services grants in Utah 27
- Human Services grants in Maine 24
- Human Services grants in Louisiana 23
- Human Services grants in Montana 22
- Human Services grants in Arkansas 19
- Human Services grants in Idaho 16
- Human Services grants in Hawaii 15
- Human Services grants in Rhode Island 12
- Human Services grants in New Mexico 12
- Human Services grants in Wyoming 12
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