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 December 29, 2012. 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) | $2,486,342,209 | 12/31/2010 |
| 2. | Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 1,479,636,053 | 12/31/2010 |
| 3. | Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation (IL) | 594,182,250 | 12/31/2011 |
| 4. | Genentech Access To Care Foundation (CA) | 587,337,392 | 12/31/2010 |
| 5. | Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 569,495,443 | 12/31/2010 |
| 6. | GlaxoSmithKline Patient Access Programs Foundation (NC) | 555,867,032 | 12/31/2010 |
| 7. | Lilly Cares Foundation, Inc. (IN) | 504,948,121 | 12/31/2011 |
| 8. | Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 496,523,981 | 12/13/2011 |
| 9. | Ford Foundation (NY) | 427,625,656 | 09/30/2011 |
| 10. | Sanofi-aventis Patient Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 392,778,999 | 12/31/2010 |
| 11. | The Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 392,567,134 | 12/31/2010 |
| 12. | The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 359,407,416 | 12/31/2010 |
| 13. | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 359,172,005 | 12/31/2010 |
| 14. | W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 291,212,363 | 08/31/2011 |
| 15. | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 262,445,606 | 12/31/2010 |
| 16. | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 251,886,514 | 12/31/2010 |
| 17. | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 249,165,846 | 12/31/2010 |
| 18. | Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) | 249,072,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| 19. | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 247,394,595 | 12/31/2010 |
| 20. | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 245,800,350 | 12/31/2010 |
| 21. | Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 239,531,453 | 12/31/2010 |
| 22. | The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 220,667,589 | 12/31/2010 |
| 23. | Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 210,332,045 | 12/31/2010 |
| 24. | Foundation to Promote Open Society (NY) | 210,255,130 | 12/31/2010 |
| 25. | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 197,954,354 | 12/31/2010 |
| 26. | Merck Patient Assistance Program, Inc. (NJ) | 187,005,086 | 12/31/2010 |
| 27. | International Medical Outreach, Inc. (TX) | 170,001,005 | 12/31/2010 |
| 28. | Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 169,556,911 | 12/31/2011 |
| 29. | The Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 164,588,396 | 01/31/2011 |
| 30. | Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc. (CT) | 139,761,457 | 12/31/2011 |
| 31. | The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 139,408,226 | 12/31/2010 |
| 32. | The New York Community Trust (NY) | 137,497,141 | 12/31/2011 |
| 33. | The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (NY) | 136,057,677 | 03/31/2011 |
| 34. | The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 134,892,636 | 12/31/2010 |
| 35. | The JPMorgan Chase Foundation (NY) | 133,757,626 | 12/31/2010 |
| 36. | The Simons Foundation (NY) | 132,374,789 | 12/31/2010 |
| 37. | The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 130,513,816 | 09/30/2010 |
| 38. | The California Endowment (CA) | 124,777,309 | 03/31/2011 |
| 39. | Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) | 120,741,276 | 12/31/2010 |
| 40. | Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 119,805,090 | 09/30/2011 |
| 41. | California Community Foundation (CA) | 117,608,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 42. | Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 115,029,892 | 12/31/2011 |
| 43. | Annenberg Foundation (CA) | 114,887,527 | 06/30/2011 |
| 44. | The Duke Endowment (NC) | 112,689,513 | 12/31/2011 |
| 45. | GE Foundation (CT) | 112,221,740 | 12/31/2010 |
| 46. | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 108,500,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| 47. | The Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 107,989,685 | 12/31/2010 |
| 48. | Wells Fargo Foundation (CA) | 107,542,374 | 12/31/2011 |
| 49. | The Starr Foundation (NY) | 104,944,994 | 12/31/2010 |
| 50. | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 99,866,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| 51. | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CA) | 99,070,768 | 12/31/2010 |
| 52. | Open Society Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 97,500,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| 53. | The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 96,119,215 | 12/31/2010 |
| 54. | The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 93,673,023 | 12/31/2010 |
| 55. | Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 93,524,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 56. | The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 91,328,087 | 12/31/2011 |
| 57. | The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 91,082,227 | 12/31/2010 |
| 58. | Foundation For The Carolinas (NC) | 89,879,356 | 12/31/2009 |
| 59. | Robertson Foundation (NY) | 88,905,745 | 11/30/2010 |
| 60. | Omaha Community Foundation (NE) | 86,420,901 | 12/31/2010 |
| 61. | The John Merck Fund (MA) | 86,353,415 | 12/31/2010 |
| 62. | The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 86,059,465 | 02/28/2011 |
| 63. | Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 85,869,711 | 12/31/2010 |
| 64. | The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 82,473,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 65. | The Sherwood Foundation (NE) | 82,016,449 | 12/31/2010 |
| 66. | The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 81,719,258 | 12/31/2010 |
| 67. | Genzyme Charitable Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 80,305,998 | 12/31/2010 |
| 68. | The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 78,670,685 | 12/31/2011 |
| 69. | Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 77,521,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 70. | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 76,569,323 | 12/31/2010 |
| 71. | Howard G. Buffett Foundation (IL) | 75,833,873 | 12/31/2010 |
| 72. | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 75,008,312 | 12/31/2011 |
| 73. | ExxonMobil Foundation (TX) | 72,154,563 | 12/31/2010 |
| 74. | Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 72,087,711 | 12/31/2010 |
| 75. | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (GA) | 71,445,686 | 12/31/2011 |
| 76. | The Denver Foundation (CO) | 69,012,161 | 12/31/2010 |
| 77. | The East Bay Community Foundation (CA) | 67,463,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 78. | John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 66,160,261 | 12/31/2010 |
| 79. | Tosa Foundation (CA) | 65,826,351 | 12/31/2010 |
| 80. | Greater Houston Community Foundation (TX) | 64,928,918 | 12/31/2011 |
| 81. | Citi Foundation (NY) | 63,573,500 | 12/31/2010 |
| 82. | The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (DC) | 62,969,894 | 03/31/2011 |
| 83. | The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (OH) | 62,620,127 | 12/31/2010 |
| 84. | The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 60,700,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 85. | Open Society Institute (NY) | 60,670,957 | 12/31/2010 |
| 86. | Verizon Foundation (NJ) | 59,365,756 | 12/31/2010 |
| 87. | The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 59,311,064 | 12/31/2010 |
| 88. | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Inc. (TN) | 57,814,599 | 12/31/2011 |
| 89. | The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 57,724,243 | 12/31/2010 |
| 90. | Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 57,484,094 | 06/30/2011 |
| 91. | The JPB Foundation (NY) | 57,169,949 | 12/31/2011 |
| 92. | The Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 56,569,252 | 12/31/2010 |
| 93. | Richard O. Jacobson Foundation, Inc. (IA) | 56,057,510 | 10/31/2011 |
| 94. | Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 55,784,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 95. | Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (MI) | 55,208,050 | 12/31/2010 |
| 96. | The PNC Foundation (PA) | 54,221,909 | 12/31/2011 |
| 97. | Bernard Osher Foundation (CA) | 53,659,196 | 12/31/2010 |
| 98. | Druckenmiller Foundation (NY) | 53,493,186 | 11/30/2011 |
| 99. | The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation (MI) | 52,596,202 | 12/31/2010 |
| 100. | W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 52,177,993 | 12/31/2011 |
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