Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Total Giving
The list below includes the 100 largest
U. S. grantmaking foundations ranked by total giving, based
on the most current audited financial data in the Foundation
Center's database as of September 24, 2009. Total giving figures
include grants, scholarships, employee matching gifts, and other
amounts reported as"grants and contributions paid during the
year" on the 990-PF tax form. Total giving does not include
all qualifying distributions under the tax law, e.g., loans,
program-related investments, and program or other administrative
expenses. Fiscal records will
be updated when more recent audited financial information is
obtained.
Rank |
Name/(state) |
Total Giving |
As of
Fiscal Year
End Date |
| 1. |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (WA) | $2,011,675,000 | 12/31/2007 |
| 2. |
AstraZeneca Foundation (DE) | 612,000,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 3. |
The Ford Foundation (NY) | 526,464,000 | 09/30/2008 |
| 4. |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 379,400,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 5. |
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 347,911,661 | 12/31/2008 |
| 6. |
GlaxoSmithKline Patient Access Programs Foundation (NC) | 344,193,427 | 12/31/2007 |
| 7. |
Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 336,551,359 | 12/31/2008 |
| 8. |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 329,322,323 | 12/31/2007 |
| 9. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 301,979,479 | 12/31/2008 |
| 10. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 300,198,561 | 12/31/2007 |
| 11. |
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) | 291,096,834 | 12/31/2008 |
| 12. |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 290,694,047 | 12/31/2007 |
| 13. |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 272,511,561 | 08/31/2008 |
| 14. |
The Annenberg Foundation (CA) | 266,898,723 | 06/30/2008 |
| 15. |
Janssen Ortho Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 259,736,936 | 12/31/2007 |
| 16. |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 252,254,918 | 12/31/2008 |
| 17. |
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 235,562,386 | 12/31/2007 |
| 18. |
Lilly Cares Foundation, Inc. (IN) | 221,813,118 | 12/31/2008 |
| 19. |
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 218,864,851 | 12/31/2007 |
| 20. |
California Community Foundation (CA) | 216,019,934 | 06/30/2008 |
| 21. |
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (CA) | 215,418,960 | 12/31/2007 |
| 22. |
The Starr Foundation (NY) | 207,284,873 | 12/31/2007 |
| 23. |
The Roche Patient Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 205,258,898 | 12/31/2008 |
| 24. |
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 204,502,934 | 12/31/2008 |
| 25. |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 192,905,943 | 12/31/2007 |
| 26. |
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 190,575,097 | 12/31/2008 |
| 27. |
The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 181,439,048 | 12/31/2008 |
| 28. |
Sanofi-Aventis Patient Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 177,414,396 | 12/31/2007 |
| 29. |
The Lincy Foundation (CA) | 170,728,247 | 09/30/2008 |
| 30. |
The New York Community Trust (NY) | 166,053,450 | 12/31/2007 |
| 31. |
The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 162,956,223 | 12/31/2007 |
| 32. |
The Duke Endowment (NC) | 162,139,499 | 12/31/2008 |
| 33. |
Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation (IL) | 160,262,854 | 12/31/2008 |
| 34. |
Merck Patient Assistance Program, Inc. (NJ) | 155,841,970 | 12/31/2008 |
| 35. |
Wyeth Pharmaceutical Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 142,044,959 | 12/31/2007 |
| 36. |
The California Endowment (CA) | 140,510,981 | 02/28/2008 |
| 37. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 135,868,710 | 12/31/2007 |
| 38. |
Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) | 127,304,000 | 12/31/2007 |
| 39. |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 121,267,122 | 12/31/2007 |
| 40. |
The T. Boone Pickens Foundation (TX) | 120,425,524 | 12/31/2007 |
| 41. |
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 116,867,936 | 12/31/2008 |
| 42. |
The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 115,544,031 | 09/30/2007 |
| 43. |
Wal-Mart Foundation (AR) | 110,895,707 | 01/31/2008 |
| 44. |
The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 110,778,929 | 12/31/2007 |
| 45. |
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 110,375,900 | 12/31/2008 |
| 46. |
Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 109,215,672 | 12/31/2007 |
| 47. |
Foundation for the Carolinas (NC) | 106,345,459 | 12/31/2007 |
| 48. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 101,314,879 | 09/30/2008 |
| 49. |
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc. (CT) | 100,092,501 | 12/31/2008 |
| 50. |
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 99,570,742 | 02/29/2008 |
| 51. |
The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 99,486,687 | 12/31/2008 |
| 52. |
The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 96,511,000 | 06/30/2008 |
| 53. |
Citi Foundation (NY) | 96,422,843 | 12/31/2007 |
| 54. |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 95,711,333 | 12/31/2007 |
| 55. |
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 95,250,084 | 12/31/2007 |
| 56. |
The Wachovia Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 93,233,111 | 12/31/2008 |
| 57. |
GE Foundation (CT) | 91,486,393 | 12/31/2007 |
| 58. |
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (DC) | 91,206,281 | 03/31/2008 |
| 59. |
Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 87,148,870 | 12/31/2007 |
| 60. |
Open Society Institute (NY) | 83,442,116 | 12/31/2007 |
| 61. |
Genzyme Charitable Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 82,315,884 | 12/31/2007 |
| 62. |
ExxonMobil Foundation (TX) | 80,338,227 | 12/31/2008 |
| 63. |
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation (NY) | 78,932,087 | 12/31/2007 |
| 64. |
Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 78,664,000 | 06/30/2008 |
| 65. |
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 76,888,000 | 06/30/2008 |
| 66. |
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (GA) | 74,491,445 | 12/31/2007 |
| 67. |
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) | 74,166,806 | 12/31/2007 |
| 68. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 72,961,731 | 12/31/2008 |
| 69. |
Citizens Programs Corporation (MA) | 72,192,612 | 06/30/2008 |
| 70. |
The Sherwood Foundation (NE) | 71,362,887 | 12/31/2008 |
| 71. |
Arizona Community Foundation (AZ) | 70,383,000 | 03/31/2008 |
| 72. |
The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 70,130,377 | 12/31/2007 |
| 73. |
The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 69,315,228 | 12/31/2008 |
| 74. |
John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 68,615,314 | 12/31/2007 |
| 75. |
W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 67,889,763 | 12/31/2007 |
| 76. |
The Ave Maria Foundation (MI) | 67,775,925 | 12/31/2007 |
| 77. |
Adelson Family Foundation (MA) | 67,525,638 | 12/31/2007 |
| 78. |
Wells Fargo Foundation (CA) | 66,702,936 | 12/31/2008 |
| 79. |
Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 66,260,835 | 12/31/2007 |
| 80. |
The East Bay Community Foundation (CA) | 65,176,217 | 06/30/2008 |
| 81. |
The Denver Foundation (CO) | 65,127,294 | 12/31/2007 |
| 82. |
The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 64,308,170 | 06/30/2008 |
| 83. |
The Anschutz Foundation (CO) | 63,076,654 | 11/30/2007 |
| 84. |
The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 62,974,512 | 12/31/2008 |
| 85. |
The Wallace Foundation (NY) | 62,745,480 | 12/31/2008 |
| 86. |
Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 60,802,431 | 06/30/2008 |
| 87. |
The Freedom Forum, Inc. (DC) | 60,798,719 | 12/31/2007 |
| 88. |
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund (NJ) | 58,734,462 | 12/31/2007 |
| 89. |
Greater Houston Community Foundation (TX) | 58,380,000 | 12/31/2007 |
| 90. |
The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 58,267,054 | 12/31/2007 |
| 91. |
AT&T Foundation (TX) | 57,772,461 | 12/31/2007 |
| 92. |
Omaha Community Foundation (NE) | 57,627,570 | 12/31/2007 |
| 93. |
The Seattle Foundation (WA) | 57,603,017 | 12/31/2007 |
| 94. |
BP Foundation, Inc. (IL) | 57,384,701 | 12/31/2007 |
| 95. |
NoVo Foundation (NY) | 56,011,250 | 12/31/2008 |
| 96. |
The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust (NY) | 55,735,488 | 12/31/2007 |
| 97. |
The Burnett Foundation (TX) | 55,119,137 | 12/31/2007 |
| 98. |
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund (CA) | 53,581,755 | 12/31/2007 |
| 99. |
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 53,394,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 100. |
The San Diego Foundation (CA) | 52,906,000 | 06/30/2008 |
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