Average grant size at major youth development foundations
The typical grant from the 20 largest youth development foundations is about $35K. Across all 892 youth development funders on file, the typical grant is about $7K. The Rees-Jones 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 youth development funders
| Foundation | State | Typical grant | Grants a year | Total giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | TX | $75K | 177 | $104M |
| HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATION | ME | $250K | 45 | $103M |
| Joseph B Whitehead Foundation | GA | $450K | 41 | $76M |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | MN | $5K | 1,431 | $48M |
| THE ALLSTATE FOUNDATION | IL | $1K | 2,010 | $38M |
| STOLLER FOUNDATION | TX | $38K | 216 | $33M |
| Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | NJ | $150K | 74 | $29M |
| CHARLES E LAKIN FOUNDATION INC | IA | $12K | 73 | $27M |
| THE SPENCER FOUNDATION | IL | $75K | 214 | $24M |
| TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL FOUNDATION | CO | $25K | 486 | $20M |
| YAWKEY FOUNDATION II | MA | $35K | 166 | $19M |
| The McMurry Foundation | DE | $10K | 112 | $19M |
| DICK'S SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION | PA | $5K | 964 | $18M |
| ALABAMA POWER FOUNDATION INC | AL | $3K | 1,240 | $16M |
| THE HENDERSON-WESSENDORFF FOUNDATION | TX | $50K | 119 | $14M |
| THE SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION | MN | $90K | 110 | $14M |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation | IL | $35K | 213 | $13M |
| SCHULTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION | WA | $100K | 66 | $12M |
| JAMES F & MARION L MILLER FOUNDATION | OR | $24K | 237 | $12M |
| EASTON SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION II | CA | $1K | 52 | $11M |
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