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.
Average grant size at major philanthropy & grantmaking foundations
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
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- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Delaware 14
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Washington 13
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