Foundations that fund philanthropy & grantmaking (page 1 of 21)
1,237 funders of philanthropy & grantmaking 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
PFIZER PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $1480M given
Health Care, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos · $350M given
Education, Environment · also invests
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
Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc
Atlanta · $190M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Arts, Culture & Humanities
O'DONNELL FOUNDATION
DALLAS · $187M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION
OVERLAND PARK · $177M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION
MIAMI · $148M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION
Detroit · $141M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL
CHICAGO · $115M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WAL-MART FOUNDATION
BENTONVILLE · $114M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS
PITTSBURGH · $85M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education · also invests
The Klarman Family Foundation
Boston · $82M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
JACK JOSEPH & MORTON MANDEL FOUNDATION
CLEVELAND · $77M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation
Smithville · $68M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
OTTO BREMER TRUST
ST PAUL · $57M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $57M given
Community & Economic Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION
ARDMORE · $54M given
Education, Human Services
ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION
SIOUX FALLS · $54M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, International Affairs
THE BUSH FOUNDATION
ST PAUL · $54M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Community & Economic Development · also invests
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $49M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
THE MCGEE FOUNDATION INC
OKLAHOMA CITY · $42M given
Health Care, Human Services
WEINGART FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $38M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
ROBERT B DAUGHERTY FOUNDATION
OMAHA · $38M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
The Dell Loy Hansen Foundation
Logan · $35M given
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
The Commonwealth Fund
New York · $31M given
Education, Health Care
MERCURY FOUNDATION
REDWOOD CITY · $28M given
Health Care, Animal Welfare
THE HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $28M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
SCHARBAUER FOUNDATION INC
MIDLAND · $27M given
Human Services, Education
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
Beverly Hills · $27M given
International Affairs, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $26M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
HCA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
NASHVILLE · $25M given
Human Services, Education
LUNDER FOUNDATION
PORTLAND · $24M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
Cincinnati · $23M given
Religion, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
CVS FOUNDATION
WOONSOCKET · $21M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
DOW COMPANY FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $20M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
RASMUSON FOUNDATION
ANCHORAGE · $18M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS' SERVICE FDN
SAN FRANCISCO · $17M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $17M given
Community & Economic Development, Philanthropy & Grantmaking · also invests
MEDTRONIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
MINNEAPOLIS · $16M given
Education, International Affairs
JOHN WILLIAM POPE FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $15M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE FB HERON FOUNDATION
NEW HAVEN · $15M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Community & Economic Development · also invests
TOYOTA USA FOUNDATION
PLANO · $14M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
MANNING FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTESVILLE · $14M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION
SANTA CLARA · $13M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON · $13M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Disease & Medical Research
JR HYDE III FAMILY FOUNDATION
MEMPHIS · $13M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
KICKAPOO SPRINGS FOUNDATION
ABILENE · $13M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE LEGETT FOUNDATION
ABILENE · $13M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
DOVE FAMILY FOUNDATION
DOTHAN · $12M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WALTER AND ELISE HAAS FUND
SAN FRANCISCO · $12M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE ASSISI FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS INC
MEMPHIS · $11M given
Recreation & Sports, Human Services
SEEDS OF CHANGE FOUNDATION
SIOUX FALLS · $11M given
Human Services, International Affairs
Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc
Kearney · $11M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE EDWARD AND CAROLINE HYMAN FAMILY
NEW YORK · $11M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
GLEASON FAMILY FOUNDATION
PINE GROVE · $11M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein
Baltimore · $10M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
Yum Brands Foundation Inc
Louisville · $10M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
AIR PRODUCTS FOUNDATION
ALLENTOWN · $9.9M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE STEINMAN FOUNDATION
LANCASTER · $9.9M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Narrowing 1,237 funders down to the ones that would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject area, is what the funder search does.
Philanthropy & Grantmaking funders by state
Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so this is usually the more useful cut of the two.
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Texas 108
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in New York 106
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Florida 90
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Ohio 84
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in California 83
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Pennsylvania 69
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Illinois 57
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Wisconsin 50
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Michigan 41
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in New Jersey 33
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Georgia 31
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Massachusetts 31
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Minnesota 27
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Indiana 27
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Iowa 27
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Missouri 25
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Nebraska 24
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in North Carolina 23
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Kansas 21
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Virginia 21
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Colorado 21
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Oklahoma 20
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Maryland 19
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in West Virginia 17
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Tennessee 15
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Connecticut 15
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Delaware 14
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Washington 13
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