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 March 31, 2008. 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) | $33,120,381,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 2. |
The Ford Foundation (NY) | 13,659,731,000 | 09/30/07 |
| 3. |
J. Paul Getty Trust (CA) | 10,133,371,844 | 06/30/06 |
| 4. |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 10,094,684,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 5. |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 8,520,765,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 6. |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 8,402,996,155 | 08/31/07 |
| 7. |
Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 7,601,664,181 | 12/31/06 |
| 8. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 6,350,664,410 | 12/31/06 |
| 9. |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 6,178,196,933 | 12/31/06 |
| 10. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 6,130,849,710 | 12/31/06 |
| 11. |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 5,836,161,877 | 12/31/06 |
| 12. |
The California Endowment (CA) | 4,405,938,934 | 02/28/06 |
| 13. |
The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 3,810,308,773 | 12/31/06 |
| 14. |
The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 3,329,856,115 | 12/31/06 |
| 15. |
The Starr Foundation (NY) | 3,300,622,910 | 12/31/06 |
| 16. |
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 3,265,655,271 | 12/31/06 |
| 17. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 3,137,026,487 | 09/30/07 |
| 18. |
Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 3,136,698,010 | 12/31/06 |
| 19. |
The Duke Endowment (NC) | 2,981,737,964 | 12/31/06 |
| 20. |
The Annenberg Foundation (PA) | 2,685,286,093 | 06/30/07 |
| 21. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 2,629,297,079 | 12/31/06 |
| 22. |
Casey Family Programs (WA) | 2,490,713,955 | 12/31/06 |
| 23. |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 2,342,624,401 | 12/31/06 |
| 24. |
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 2,278,259,681 | 02/28/07 |
| 25. |
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 2,250,689,422 | 12/31/06 |
| 26. |
The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 2,213,867,840 | 12/31/06 |
| 27. |
Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 2,088,186,647 | 12/31/06 |
| 28. |
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) | 2,067,471,575 | 06/30/06 |
| 29. |
The New York Community Trust (NY) | 2,042,798,738 | 12/31/06 |
| 30. |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 1,952,794,064 | 12/31/06 |
| 31. |
The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 1,889,098,831 | 12/31/06 |
| 32. |
The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 1,810,856,518 | 12/31/06 |
| 33. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 1,807,499,949 | 12/31/06 |
| 34. |
Broad Foundation (CA) | 1,802,485,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 35. |
The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 1,635,374,374 | 09/30/06 |
| 36. |
Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 1,627,711,546 | 12/31/06 |
| 37. |
The Wallace Foundation (NY) | 1,586,977,058 | 12/31/06 |
| 38. |
The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 1,435,890,084 | 12/31/06 |
| 39. |
W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 1,410,261,448 | 12/31/06 |
| 40. |
Kimbell Art Foundation (TX) | 1,402,109,474 | 12/31/06 |
| 41. |
The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 1,388,462,472 | 06/30/07 |
| 42. |
The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 1,382,987,071 | 12/31/06 |
| 43. |
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 1,382,097,632 | 12/31/06 |
| 44. |
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 1,363,176,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 45. |
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (OK) | 1,337,857,120 | 12/31/06 |
| 46. |
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 1,331,980,763 | 12/31/06 |
| 47. |
Open Society Institute (NY) | 1,315,260,430 | 12/31/06 |
| 48. |
California Community Foundation (CA) | 1,314,579,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 49. |
John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 1,278,265,114 | 12/31/06 |
| 50. |
The Moody Foundation (TX) | 1,197,810,658 | 12/31/06 |
| 51. |
The California Wellness Foundation (CA) | 1,189,728,992 | 12/31/06 |
| 52. |
Daniels Fund (CO) | 1,185,701,276 | 12/31/06 |
| 53. |
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 1,181,839,935 | 12/31/06 |
| 54. |
Freeman Foundation (NY) | 1,138,258,340 | 12/31/06 |
| 55. |
Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 1,125,930,427 | 06/30/06 |
| 56. |
The Freedom Forum, Inc. (VA) | 1,071,127,819 | 12/31/05 |
| 57. |
Community Foundation Silicon Valley (CA) | 1,068,417,174 | 12/31/06 |
| 58. |
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (NV) | 1,058,073,182 | 02/28/07 |
| 59. |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 1,055,410,246 | 12/31/06 |
| 60. |
The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 1,038,321,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 61. |
The Ahmanson Foundation (CA) | 1,036,118,744 | 10/31/06 |
| 62. |
Barr Foundation (MA) | 1,019,257,947 | 12/31/06 |
| 63. |
The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 996,491,247 | 12/31/06 |
| 64. |
The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 978,912,995 | 12/31/06 |
| 65. |
The Meadows Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 974,254,634 | 12/31/06 |
| 66. |
The Packard Humanities Institute (CA) | 964,856,395 | 12/31/06 |
| 67. |
Shimon ben Joseph Foundation (CA) | 961,915,714 | 12/31/06 |
| 68. |
Weingart Foundation (CA) | 936,317,424 | 06/30/07 |
| 69. |
The Joyce Foundation (IL) | 923,236,657 | 12/31/06 |
| 70. |
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. (NY) | 918,583,236 | 12/31/06 |
| 71. |
Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 897,130,148 | 06/30/07 |
| 72. |
Hall Family Foundation (MO) | 883,436,222 | 12/31/06 |
| 73. |
Bush Foundation (MN) | 873,280,162 | 11/30/06 |
| 74. |
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (WA) | 861,575,990 | 12/31/06 |
| 75. |
Surdna Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 859,153,983 | 06/30/06 |
| 76. |
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (NY) | 846,456,297 | 09/30/06 |
| 77. |
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 843,892,340 | 12/31/06 |
| 78. |
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation (MN) | 842,752,166 | 12/31/06 |
| 79. |
The J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation, Inc. (OK) | 827,458,229 | 08/31/07 |
| 80. |
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 801,029,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 81. |
Longwood Foundation, Inc. (DE) | 795,205,527 | 09/30/06 |
| 82. |
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. (WI) | 783,890,750 | 12/31/06 |
| 83. |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (NC) | 777,620,142 | 08/31/06 |
| 84. |
The Commonwealth Fund (NY) | 776,691,566 | 06/30/07 |
| 85. |
Robertson Foundation (NY) | 750,981,022 | 11/30/06 |
| 86. |
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (GA) | 749,245,240 | 06/30/06 |
| 87. |
The Pittsburgh Foundation (PA) | 742,455,439 | 12/31/06 |
| 88. |
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (CT) | 735,105,228 | 12/31/06 |
| 89. |
Marguerite Casey Foundation (WA) | 719,973,982 | 12/31/06 |
| 90. |
The Minneapolis Foundation (MN) | 710,631,840 | 03/31/07 |
| 91. |
The Saint Paul Foundation (MN) | 689,680,273 | 12/31/06 |
| 92. |
The AVI CHAI Foundation (NY) | 688,392,372 | 12/31/06 |
| 93. |
The Picower Foundation (FL) | 685,672,092 | 12/31/06 |
| 94. |
William Randolph Hearst Foundation (NY) | 680,521,220 | 12/31/06 |
| 95. |
The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 679,770,507 | 12/31/06 |
| 96. |
The Robert A. Welch Foundation (TX) | 677,761,707 | 08/31/07 |
| 97. |
Leon Levy Foundation (NY) | 675,818,282 | 12/31/06 |
| 98. |
Peninsula Community Foundation (CA) | 673,728,929 | 12/31/06 |
| 99. |
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation (DC) | 659,318,682 | 12/31/06 |
| 100. |
The Anschutz Foundation (CO) | 644,547,911 | 11/30/06 |
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