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 March 31, 2008. 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) | $1,562,514,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 2. |
The Ford Foundation (NY) | 580,680,000 | 09/30/07 |
| 3. |
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 416,632,202 | 12/31/06 |
| 4. |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 367,570,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 5. |
Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 352,335,165 | 12/31/06 |
| 6. |
Janssen Ortho Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 339,648,095 | 12/31/06 |
| 7. |
GlaxoSmithKline Patient Access Programs Foundation (NC) | 324,284,214 | 12/31/06 |
| 8. |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 302,844,012 | 08/31/07 |
| 9. |
The Annenberg Foundation (PA) | 279,575,225 | 06/30/07 |
| 10. |
Merck Patient Assistance Program, Inc. (NJ) | 276,019,665 | 12/31/06 |
| 11. |
California Community Foundation (CA) | 245,487,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 12. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 238,242,075 | 12/31/06 |
| 13. |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 231,158,757 | 12/31/06 |
| 14. |
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Health Care Foundation (NJ) | 221,676,217 | 12/31/06 |
| 15. |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 216,757,656 | 12/31/06 |
| 16. |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 211,762,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 17. |
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (CA) | 206,613,175 | 12/31/06 |
| 18. |
The Starr Foundation (NY) | 198,580,427 | 12/31/06 |
| 19. |
Lilly Cares Foundation, Inc. (IN) | 194,213,425 | 12/31/06 |
| 20. |
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 188,906,015 | 12/31/06 |
| 21. |
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 184,096,622 | 12/31/06 |
| 22. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 177,227,897 | 12/31/06 |
| 23. |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 172,145,251 | 12/31/06 |
| 24. |
Wyeth Pharmaceutical Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 162,477,290 | 12/31/06 |
| 25. |
The New York Community Trust (NY) | 157,444,070 | 12/31/06 |
| 26. |
The California Endowment (CA) | 149,911,050 | 02/28/06 |
| 27. |
The Roche Patient Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 149,567,080 | 12/31/06 |
| 28. |
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc. (CT) | 148,222,812 | 12/31/06 |
| 29. |
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 144,833,778 | 12/31/06 |
| 30. |
The Duke Endowment (NC) | 140,922,801 | 12/31/06 |
| 31. |
The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 134,898,208 | 12/31/06 |
| 32. |
Wal-Mart Foundation (AR) | 128,043,643 | 01/31/07 |
| 33. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 122,060,577 | 12/31/06 |
| 34. |
The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 117,863,803 | 12/31/06 |
| 35. |
Broad Foundation (CA) | 113,451,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 36. |
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (GA) | 113,155,153 | 06/30/06 |
| 37. |
Peninsula Community Foundation (CA) | 111,591,392 | 12/31/06 |
| 38. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 110,249,470 | 09/30/07 |
| 39. |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 104,310,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 40. |
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 100,309,712 | 12/31/06 |
| 41. |
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 100,229,020 | 12/31/06 |
| 42. |
AstraZeneca Foundation (DE) | 99,652,132 | 12/31/06 |
| 43. |
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (DC) | 95,704,049 | 03/31/07 |
| 44. |
Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 93,576,542 | 12/31/06 |
| 45. |
The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 93,361,643 | 12/31/06 |
| 46. |
Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 92,856,047 | 06/30/07 |
| 47. |
The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 88,731,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 48. |
GE Foundation (CT) | 88,252,767 | 12/31/06 |
| 49. |
Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 87,407,633 | 12/31/06 |
| 50. |
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 83,518,287 | 12/31/06 |
| 51. |
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 81,834,775 | 02/28/07 |
| 52. |
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation (NY) | 79,895,591 | 12/31/06 |
| 53. |
The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust (NY) | 76,629,647 | 12/31/06 |
| 54. |
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 75,383,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 55. |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 74,163,443 | 12/31/06 |
| 56. |
The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 73,888,335 | 09/30/06 |
| 57. |
Citi Foundation (NY) | 73,881,690 | 12/31/06 |
| 58. |
Open Society Institute (NY) | 73,809,939 | 12/31/06 |
| 59. |
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) | 72,595,680 | 06/30/06 |
| 60. |
The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 72,252,894 | 12/31/06 |
| 61. |
The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 72,148,229 | 12/31/06 |
| 62. |
Foundation for the Carolinas (NC) | 71,767,462 | 12/31/06 |
| 63. |
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 67,074,424 | 12/31/06 |
| 64. |
The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 66,846,498 | 06/30/07 |
| 65. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 66,325,336 | 12/31/06 |
| 66. |
The Wallace Foundation (NY) | 64,757,331 | 12/31/06 |
| 67. |
The Wachovia Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 64,418,266 | 12/31/06 |
| 68. |
The Wells Fargo Foundation (CA) | 64,359,430 | 12/31/06 |
| 69. |
ExxonMobil Foundation (TX) | 62,495,330 | 12/31/06 |
| 70. |
The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 61,840,770 | 12/31/06 |
| 71. |
Genzyme Charitable Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 61,316,672 | 12/31/06 |
| 72. |
Verizon Foundation (NJ) | 59,847,733 | 12/31/06 |
| 73. |
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund (NJ) | 58,213,254 | 12/31/06 |
| 74. |
AT&T Foundation (TX) | 57,295,273 | 12/31/06 |
| 75. |
The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 57,029,975 | 12/31/06 |
| 76. |
John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 55,968,276 | 12/31/06 |
| 77. |
Hall Family Foundation (MO) | 55,708,950 | 12/31/06 |
| 78. |
The California Wellness Foundation (CA) | 53,247,782 | 12/31/06 |
| 79. |
Merck-Schering Plough Patient Assistance Program (NJ) | 52,037,933 | 12/31/06 |
| 80. |
Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 51,649,386 | 06/30/06 |
| 81. |
The Dallas Foundation (TX) | 51,420,000 | 12/31/06 |
| 82. |
Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation (IL) | 50,790,748 | 10/31/06 |
| 83. |
Charles E. Smith Family Foundation (VA) | 50,725,342 | 02/28/07 |
| 84. |
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 50,366,290 | 12/31/06 |
| 85. |
W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 49,889,653 | 12/31/06 |
| 86. |
Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 49,097,292 | 12/31/06 |
| 87. |
The AVI CHAI Foundation (NY) | 48,561,978 | 12/31/06 |
| 88. |
Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation (FL) | 48,365,185 | 12/31/06 |
| 89. |
The Seattle Foundation (WA) | 47,850,319 | 12/31/06 |
| 90. |
Daniels Fund (CO) | 47,527,274 | 12/31/06 |
| 91. |
The San Diego Foundation (CA) | 46,848,000 | 06/30/07 |
| 92. |
Bing Fund Corporation (NV) | 46,671,250 | 05/31/06 |
| 93. |
Weingart Foundation (CA) | 44,910,559 | 06/30/07 |
| 94. |
Greater Houston Community Foundation (TX) | 44,505,559 | 12/31/06 |
| 95. |
The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 44,324,538 | 12/31/06 |
| 96. |
Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc. (IN) | 44,206,544 | 06/30/05 |
| 97. |
The Merck Company Foundation (NJ) | 43,343,391 | 12/31/06 |
| 98. |
Skirball Foundation (NY) | 43,309,315 | 12/31/06 |
| 99. |
The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 43,197,006 | 12/31/06 |
| 100. |
BP Foundation, Inc. (IL) | 43,178,430 | 12/31/06 |
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