Foundations that fund religion (page 1 of 17)
1,002 funders of religion 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
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
INDIANAPOLIS · $3864M given
Education, Religion
Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation
Smithville · $68M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
STOLLER FOUNDATION
HOUSTON · $33M given
Religion, Human Services
The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
Cincinnati · $23M given
Religion, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
JEROLD B KATZ FOUNDATION
HOUSTON · $18M given
Human Services, Religion
Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation
San Antonio · $15M given
Religion, Education
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation
Radnor · $14M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE
ROCHESTER · $13M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
ABELL-HANGER FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $12M given
Human Services, Education
The Cockrell Foundation
Houston · $11M given
Religion, Arts, Culture & Humanities
RIVER BRANCH FOUNDATION
PONTE VEDRA · $10M given
Environment, Religion
THE RIGHTEOUS PERSONS FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES · $8.9M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
CARSON-MYRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
PADUCAH · $8.9M given
Human Services, Religion
MAYBERG FOUNDATION INC
CHEVY CHASE · $8.5M given
Religion, International Affairs
SURACK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
FORT WAYNE · $7.4M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
SEEDS OF FAITH INC
HARTLAND · $6.7M given
Education, Religion
Koch Foundation Inc
Gainesville · $6.5M given
Education, Religion
CRANE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
BALTIMORE · $6.4M given
Education, Religion
RASKOB FOUNDATION FOR CATHOLIC
WILMINGTON · $6.2M given
Human Services, Education
BEAL FOUNDATION
MIDLAND · $5.8M given
Human Services, Education
STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION
TACOMA · $5.5M given
International Affairs, Human Services
SAMARITAN FOUNDATION
HAVILAND · $5.2M given
Religion, Human Services
WIH AND LULA E PITTS FOUNDATION
ORLANDO · $5.1M given
Education, Human Services
BETHANY LEGACY FOUNDATION INC
MADISON · $5.0M given
Human Services, Religion
TURNER FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
PENSACOLA · $5.0M given
International Affairs, Religion
THE JOSEPH AND FLORENCE MANDEL FAMILY-
CLEVELAND · $4.9M given
Education, Religion
ANGELS AMONG US INC
GARDEN CITY · $4.8M given
Religion, Education
C SCOTT & DOROTHY E WATKINS
WEST JORDAN · $4.8M given
Human Services, Education
GOD'S LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
CARLBAD · $4.5M given
Animal Welfare, Human Services
The Jennings Family Foundation
Edina · $4.5M given
Human Services, Religion
BEACON FOUNDATION
PITTSBURGH · $4.3M given
Religion, Public & Societal Benefit
HARLEY LANGDALE JR FOUNDATION INC
VALDOSTA · $4.1M given
Education, Religion
LOUIS AND BESSIE STEIN FOUNDATION
ATLANTA · $4.1M given
Education, Human Services
LeRoy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation
Hastings · $4.0M given
Religion, Education
WELBORN BAPTIST FOUNDATION INC
EVANSVILLE · $4.0M given
Human Services, Religion
THE RAYMOND FRANKEL FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $3.9M given
International Affairs, Religion
ARCADIA FOUNDATION
SAN JOSE · $3.9M given
Religion, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WIREGRASS FOUNDATION
DOTHAN · $3.7M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
SADLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
HENDERSON · $3.6M given
Religion, Education
BAIS EPHRAIM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST
MONSEY · $3.4M given
Religion, Education
THE NATION FOUNDATION formerly known as
DALLAS · $3.3M given
Education, Human Services
The Father's Table Foundation
Cleveland · $3.2M given
Religion, Human Services
SHARON AND CLAUDE B PENNINGTON
BATON ROUGE · $3.1M given
Religion, Education
THE TOBIN ENDOWMENT
SAN ANTONIO · $3.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
John and Victoria Tos Family
Hanford · $3.1M given
Religion, Education
LB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
ESCONDIDO · $3.1M given
Religion, Human Services
Butt Rogers Charitable Trust
San Antonio · $3.1M given
Education, Human Services
THE GOLDSMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
BALTIMORE · $3.0M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
PUT GOD FIRST FOUNDATION
VESTAL · $3.0M given
Religion, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
THE GRACE FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS INC
MEMPHIS · $3.0M given
Religion, Education
LIPPMAN KANFER FOUNDATION FOR LIVING
ORANGE VILLAGE · $3.0M given
Religion, Civil Rights & Advocacy
SUSAN NICHOLAS FASCIANO
GLENVIEW · $2.8M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
TRENT ELIJAH FOUNDATION
ORANGE · $2.8M given
Religion, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Great Pacific Foundation
· $2.7M given
International Affairs, Religion
VON TOBEL FOUNDATION INC
VALPARAISO · $2.7M given
Religion, International Affairs
THE HARDING FOUNDATION 2108-01-44
PHILADELPHIA · $2.6M given
Religion, Education
THE GREG AND INDIA KEITH FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $2.5M given
Religion, International Affairs
Harry E Bovay Jr Foundation
Houston · $2.5M given
Education, Religion
JT-MINNIE MAUDE CHARITABLE TRUST
DANVILLE · $2.3M given
Education, Religion
HARRI HOFFMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $2.2M given
Human Services, Education
Narrowing 1,002 funders down to the ones that would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject area, is what the funder search does.
Religion funders by state
Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so this is usually the more useful cut of the two.
- Religion grants in Texas 131
- Religion grants in New York 84
- Religion grants in Florida 84
- Religion grants in California 71
- Religion grants in Pennsylvania 59
- Religion grants in Ohio 48
- Religion grants in Illinois 46
- Religion grants in New Jersey 39
- Religion grants in North Carolina 34
- Religion grants in Missouri 30
- Religion grants in Indiana 28
- Religion grants in Georgia 27
- Religion grants in Maryland 23
- Religion grants in Michigan 22
- Religion grants in Tennessee 21
- Religion grants in Virginia 18
- Religion grants in Massachusetts 18
- Religion grants in Wisconsin 17
- Religion grants in Oklahoma 16
- Religion grants in Alabama 15
- Religion grants in Minnesota 14
- Religion grants in Colorado 14
- Religion grants in Iowa 13
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