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Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Asset Size

The list below includes the 100 largest U.S. grantmaking foundations ranked by the market value of their assets, based on the most current audited financial data in the Foundation Center's database as of June 25, 2009. Fiscal records will be updated when more recent audited financial information is obtained.

Rank

Name/(state)

Assets

As of
Fiscal Year
End Date

1. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (WA) $38,921,022,000 12/31/2007
2. The Ford Foundation (NY) 11,045,128,000 09/30/2008
3. J. Paul Getty Trust (CA) 10,837,340,620 06/30/2008
4. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) 10,730,549,952 12/31/2007
5. W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) 8,058,127,639 08/31/2008
6. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) 7,052,165,312 12/31/2007
7. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) 6,539,865,392 12/31/2007
8. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) 6,409,252,816 12/31/2007
9. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) 6,289,035,000 12/31/2008
10. Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) 5,722,416,949 12/31/2008
11. The California Endowment (CA) 4,657,176,628 02/28/2008
12. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) 4,650,858,492 12/31/2008
13. The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) 4,615,428,564 12/31/2007
14. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) 3,907,771,072 12/31/2007
15. Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) 3,740,241,151 12/31/2007
16. The Duke Endowment (NC) 3,344,776,129 12/31/2007
17. The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) 3,326,105,746 12/31/2007
18. The Kresge Foundation (MI) 3,100,000,000 12/31/2008
19. The Starr Foundation (NY) 2,801,697,830 12/31/2007
20. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) 2,714,908,552 12/31/2007
21. Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) 2,662,702,247 09/30/2008
22. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) 2,618,700,006 12/31/2007
23. Casey Family Programs (WA) 2,596,706,893 12/31/2007
24. The Annenberg Foundation (CA) 2,487,703,921 06/30/2008
25. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) 2,480,251,109 02/29/2008
26. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) 2,403,973,679 12/31/2007
27. The McKnight Foundation (MN) 2,316,874,276 12/31/2007
28. Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) 2,219,250,223 12/31/2007
29. The Cleveland Foundation (OH) 2,183,913,190 12/31/2007
30. The New York Community Trust (NY) 2,135,691,023 12/31/2007
31. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) 2,079,833,758 12/31/2007
32. Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) 2,013,371,188 12/31/2008
33. Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) 1,964,521,000 12/31/2007
34. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) 1,940,925,266 12/31/2007
35. The Chicago Community Trust (IL) 1,841,684,803 09/30/2007
36. Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) 1,745,222,911 12/31/2007
37. The Wallace Foundation (NY) 1,699,226,310 12/31/2007
38. The Heinz Endowments (PA) 1,686,008,063 12/31/2007
39. Kimbell Art Foundation (TX) 1,597,504,350 12/31/2007
40. Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) 1,595,597,053 12/31/2007
41. W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) 1,531,766,939 12/31/2007
42. John Templeton Foundation (PA) 1,521,282,234 12/31/2007
43. Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) 1,494,039,827 12/31/2008
44. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (OK) 1,484,451,635 12/31/2007
45. Open Society Institute (NY) 1,484,154,992 12/31/2007
46. The William Penn Foundation (PA) 1,471,109,210 12/31/2007
47. The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) 1,398,768,744 12/31/2007
48. The Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. (NY) 1,391,631,010 12/31/2007
49. Daniels Fund (CO) 1,354,022,076 12/31/2007
50. The James Irvine Foundation (CA) 1,306,590,965 12/31/2008
51. The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) 1,301,109,971 06/30/2008
52. The Moody Foundation (TX) 1,289,965,453 12/31/2007
53. California Community Foundation (CA) 1,257,906,849 06/30/2008
54. The California Wellness Foundation (CA) 1,216,057,421 12/31/2007
55. The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) 1,214,148,698 12/31/2007
56. The Anschutz Foundation (CO) 1,195,692,532 11/30/2007
57. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) 1,183,724,020 12/31/2007
58. Marin Community Foundation (CA) 1,180,106,202 06/30/2008
59. The Ahmanson Foundation (CA) 1,148,525,258 10/31/2007
60. Barr Foundation (MA) 1,142,271,401 12/31/2007
61. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (NV) 1,107,953,389 02/28/2008
62. The Freedom Forum, Inc. (DC) 1,057,311,201 12/31/2007
63. The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) 1,045,016,666 12/31/2007
64. The Meadows Foundation, Inc. (TX) 1,023,752,838 12/31/2007
65. Shimon ben Joseph Foundation (CA) 1,021,814,739 12/31/2007
66. Freeman Foundation (NY) 1,021,197,476 12/31/2007
67. The San Francisco Foundation (CA) 1,017,024,000 06/30/2008
68. The Joyce Foundation (IL) 986,172,775 12/31/2007
69. Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. (NY) 983,499,647 12/31/2007
70. Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) 973,000,000 12/31/2008
71. The Simons Foundation (NY) 970,294,574 06/30/2008
72. Robertson Foundation (NY) 959,249,297 11/30/2007
73. M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (WA) 949,645,467 12/31/2007
74. Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) 923,736,000 06/30/2008
75. Hall Family Foundation (MO) 922,669,158 12/31/2007
76. Surdna Foundation, Inc. (NY) 915,730,690 06/30/2008
77. Bush Foundation (MN) 905,299,291 12/31/2007
78. The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. (NY) 894,843,061 12/31/2007
79. The Packard Humanities Institute (CA) 857,980,309 12/31/2007
80. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. (WI) 831,695,847 12/31/2007
81. Weingart Foundation (CA) 820,979,945 06/30/2008
82. Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation (MN) 817,604,041 12/31/2007
83. Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) 807,623,434 12/31/2008
84. The J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation, Inc. (OK) 803,644,047 08/31/2008
85. Foundation for the Carolinas (NC) 801,483,218 12/31/2007
86. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (CT) 797,759,854 12/31/2007
87. The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (NY) 796,971,845 09/30/2008
88. The Pittsburgh Foundation (PA) 784,867,282 12/31/2007
89. The AVI CHAI Foundation (NY) 777,391,698 12/31/2007
90. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (GA) 771,651,441 12/31/2007
91. Bat Hanadiv Foundation No. 3 (NY) 763,644,438 12/31/2007
92. The Saint Paul Foundation (MN) 763,057,187 12/31/2007
93. The Commonwealth Fund (NY) 754,882,329 06/30/2008
94. Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) 754,453,000 06/30/2008
95. Marguerite Casey Foundation (WA) 743,497,946 12/31/2007
96. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (VA) 731,831,041 05/31/2007
97. Burroughs Wellcome Fund (NC) 731,595,487 08/31/2008
98. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (DC) 725,639,538 04/30/2008
99. William Randolph Hearst Foundation (NY) 700,093,440 12/31/2007
100. The Minneapolis Foundation (MN) 689,426,201 03/31/2008

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