Average grant size at major human services foundations
The typical grant from the 20 largest human services foundations is about $76K. Across all 3,826 human services funders on file, the typical grant is about $5K. WK Kellogg Foundation gives the most in this field.
Every figure comes from the foundations’ own IRS filings. The largest funders in a field usually give far more per grant than the field as a whole, because they make fewer, larger awards to organizations and projects big enough to absorb that much money at once. Check before you ask. Open any foundation to see who it has funded, where and for how much.
The 20 largest human services funders
| Foundation | State | Typical grant | Grants a year | Total giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK Kellogg Foundation | MI | $100K | 1,819 | $304M |
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION | CA | $76K | 1,339 | $288M |
| THE SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION | KS | $400K | 96 | $177M |
| MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | NY | $200K | 601 | $173M |
| FIDELITY FOUNDATION | MA | $400 | 4,430 | $156M |
| THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION | PA | $36K | 1,107 | $144M |
| ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL | IL | $55K | 897 | $115M |
| WAL-MART FOUNDATION | AR | $435K | 148 | $114M |
| THE SAROFIM FOUNDATION | TX | $250K | 90 | $105M |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | TX | $75K | 177 | $104M |
| THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION | CO | $80K | 684 | $102M |
| Joseph B Whitehead Foundation | GA | $450K | 41 | $76M |
| THE MEINDERS FOUNDATION | OK | $250K | 40 | $75M |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | MN | $75K | 290 | $73M |
| TRUIST FOUNDATION INC | FL | $25K | 447 | $67M |
| THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION | CA | $50K | 442 | $65M |
| WAYNE AND GLADYS VALLEY FOUNDATION | CA | $50K | 53 | $63M |
| THE FRIST FOUNDATION | TN | $20K | 174 | $58M |
| THE LEON LEVINE FOUNDATION | NC | $60K | 522 | $58M |
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | MN | $150K | 180 | $57M |
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