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 November 19, 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) | 11,184,655,197 | 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. |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 6,289,035,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 7. |
Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 5,718,809,817 | 12/31/2008 |
| 8. |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 5,014,059,260 | 12/31/2008 |
| 9. |
The California Endowment (CA) | 4,657,176,628 | 02/28/2008 |
| 10. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 4,650,858,492 | 12/31/2008 |
| 11. |
The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 4,615,428,564 | 12/31/2007 |
| 12. |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 4,509,705,996 | 12/31/2008 |
| 13. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 4,363,563,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 14. |
Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 3,740,241,151 | 12/31/2007 |
| 15. |
The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 3,100,000,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 16. |
The Starr Foundation (NY) | 2,801,697,830 | 12/31/2007 |
| 17. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 2,662,702,247 | 09/30/2008 |
| 18. |
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 2,517,560,936 | 12/31/2008 |
| 19. |
The Annenberg Foundation (CA) | 2,487,703,921 | 06/30/2008 |
| 20. |
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 2,480,251,109 | 02/29/2008 |
| 21. |
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) | 2,403,973,679 | 12/31/2007 |
| 22. |
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 2,392,536,020 | 12/31/2008 |
| 23. |
The Duke Endowment (NC) | 2,350,049,705 | 12/31/2008 |
| 24. |
The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 2,183,913,190 | 12/31/2007 |
| 25. |
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 2,013,371,188 | 12/31/2008 |
| 26. |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 1,972,507,394 | 12/31/2008 |
| 27. |
Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) | 1,964,521,000 | 12/31/2007 |
| 28. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 1,929,899,082 | 12/31/2008 |
| 29. |
Casey Family Programs (WA) | 1,762,088,812 | 12/31/2008 |
| 30. |
Kimbell Art Foundation (TX) | 1,597,504,350 | 12/31/2007 |
| 31. |
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 1,595,597,053 | 12/31/2007 |
| 32. |
The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 1,591,487,286 | 09/30/2008 |
| 33. |
The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 1,582,042,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 34. |
The New York Community Trust (NY) | 1,529,867,811 | 12/31/2008 |
| 35. |
John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 1,521,282,234 | 12/31/2007 |
| 36. |
Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 1,520,432,561 | 12/31/2008 |
| 37. |
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) | 1,494,039,827 | 12/31/2008 |
| 38. |
Open Society Institute (NY) | 1,484,154,992 | 12/31/2007 |
| 39. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 1,422,748,108 | 12/31/2008 |
| 40. |
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 1,398,768,744 | 12/31/2007 |
| 41. |
The Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 1,391,631,010 | 12/31/2007 |
| 42. |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 1,365,508,546 | 12/31/2008 |
| 43. |
The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 1,306,590,965 | 12/31/2008 |
| 44. |
The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 1,301,109,971 | 06/30/2008 |
| 45. |
The Moody Foundation (TX) | 1,289,965,453 | 12/31/2007 |
| 46. |
Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 1,262,470,870 | 12/31/2008 |
| 47. |
California Community Foundation (CA) | 1,257,906,849 | 06/30/2008 |
| 48. |
The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 1,214,148,698 | 12/31/2007 |
| 49. |
The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 1,205,528,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 50. |
The Anschutz Foundation (CO) | 1,195,692,532 | 11/30/2007 |
| 51. |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 1,183,724,020 | 12/31/2007 |
| 52. |
Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 1,180,106,202 | 06/30/2008 |
| 53. |
Barr Foundation (MA) | 1,142,271,401 | 12/31/2007 |
| 54. |
The Simons Foundation (NY) | 1,108,321,802 | 06/30/2008 |
| 55. |
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (NV) | 1,107,953,389 | 02/28/2008 |
| 56. |
The Wallace Foundation (NY) | 1,100,000,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 57. |
The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 1,076,817,288 | 12/31/2008 |
| 58. |
The Freedom Forum, Inc. (DC) | 1,057,311,201 | 12/31/2007 |
| 59. |
Shimon ben Joseph Foundation (CA) | 1,021,814,739 | 12/31/2007 |
| 60. |
Freeman Foundation (NY) | 1,021,197,476 | 12/31/2007 |
| 61. |
The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 1,017,024,000 | 06/30/2008 |
| 62. |
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 973,000,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 63. |
Surdna Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 964,614,774 | 06/30/2008 |
| 64. |
Daniels Fund (CO) | 961,663,007 | 12/31/2008 |
| 65. |
Robertson Foundation (NY) | 959,249,297 | 11/30/2007 |
| 66. |
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (OK) | 954,801,144 | 12/31/2008 |
| 67. |
Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 923,736,000 | 06/30/2008 |
| 68. |
Hall Family Foundation (MO) | 922,669,158 | 12/31/2007 |
| 69. |
W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 869,957,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 70. |
The Packard Humanities Institute (CA) | 857,980,309 | 12/31/2007 |
| 71. |
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. (WI) | 831,695,847 | 12/31/2007 |
| 72. |
Weingart Foundation (CA) | 820,979,945 | 06/30/2008 |
| 73. |
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation (MN) | 817,604,041 | 12/31/2007 |
| 74. |
The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 817,131,821 | 12/31/2008 |
| 75. |
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 807,623,434 | 12/31/2008 |
| 76. |
The J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation, Inc. (OK) | 803,644,047 | 08/31/2008 |
| 77. |
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (CT) | 797,759,854 | 12/31/2007 |
| 78. |
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (NY) | 796,971,845 | 09/30/2008 |
| 79. |
The Pittsburgh Foundation (PA) | 784,867,282 | 12/31/2007 |
| 80. |
The AVI CHAI Foundation (NY) | 777,391,698 | 12/31/2007 |
| 81. |
The Ahmanson Foundation (CA) | 774,169,095 | 10/31/2008 |
| 82. |
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (GA) | 771,651,441 | 12/31/2007 |
| 83. |
Bat Hanadiv Foundation No. 3 (NY) | 763,644,438 | 12/31/2007 |
| 84. |
The Saint Paul Foundation (MN) | 763,057,187 | 12/31/2007 |
| 85. |
The Commonwealth Fund (NY) | 754,882,329 | 06/30/2008 |
| 86. |
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 754,453,000 | 06/30/2008 |
| 87. |
Marguerite Casey Foundation (WA) | 743,497,946 | 12/31/2007 |
| 88. |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (NC) | 731,595,487 | 08/31/2008 |
| 89. |
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (DC) | 725,639,538 | 04/30/2008 |
| 90. |
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (VA) | 711,258,257 | 05/31/2008 |
| 91. |
William Randolph Hearst Foundation (NY) | 700,093,440 | 12/31/2007 |
| 92. |
The California Wellness Foundation (CA) | 697,964,109 | 12/31/2008 |
| 93. |
The Minneapolis Foundation (MN) | 689,426,201 | 03/31/2008 |
| 94. |
The Meadows Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 686,198,659 | 12/31/2008 |
| 95. |
The Ford Family Foundation (OR) | 682,982,243 | 12/31/2007 |
| 96. |
Bush Foundation (MN) | 681,573,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 97. |
Cummings Foundation (MA) | 678,931,638 | 12/31/2008 |
| 98. |
Hess Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 672,999,333 | 11/30/2007 |
| 99. |
Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. (IN) | 670,306,270 | 12/31/2007 |
| 100. |
The Broad Art Foundation (CA) | 665,990,391 | 12/31/2007 |
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