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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 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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