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 November 29, 2011. 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) | $3,055,067,596 | 12/31/2009 |
| 2. |
Genentech Access To Care Foundation (CA) | 587,337,392 | 12/31/2010 |
| 3. |
Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation (IL) | 482,610,604 | 12/31/2010 |
| 4. |
Ford Foundation (NY) | 468,301,444 | 09/30/2010 |
| 5. |
GlaxoSmithKline Patient Access Programs Foundation (NC) | 440,796,603 | 12/31/2009 |
| 6. |
Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 416,443,559 | 12/31/2010 |
| 7. |
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 407,931,970 | 12/31/2009 |
| 8. |
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 360,407,050 | 12/31/2009 |
| 9. |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 358,100,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 10. |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 354,956,931 | 12/31/2009 |
| 11. |
sanofi-aventis Patient Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 321,376,881 | 12/31/2009 |
| 12. |
Lilly Cares Foundation, Inc. (IN) | 308,813,432 | 12/31/2010 |
| 13. |
International Medical Outreach, Inc. (TX) | 308,055,014 | 12/31/2009 |
| 14. |
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 298,527,310 | 12/31/2009 |
| 15. |
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 289,040,651 | 12/31/2009 |
| 16. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 282,825,448 | 12/31/2009 |
| 17. |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 270,011,667 | 08/31/2010 |
| 18. |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 247,769,481 | 12/31/2010 |
| 19. |
The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 235,702,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 20. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 216,162,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 21. |
Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 210,332,045 | 12/31/2010 |
| 22. |
The Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 204,970,646 | 01/31/2010 |
| 23. |
Merck Patient Assistance Program, Inc. (NJ) | 198,897,705 | 12/31/2009 |
| 24. |
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 190,668,042 | 12/31/2009 |
| 25. |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 183,493,211 | 12/31/2009 |
| 26. |
Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 177,195,258 | 12/31/2009 |
| 27. |
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) | 154,255,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 28. |
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 152,288,140 | 12/31/2010 |
| 29. |
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 151,900,842 | 12/31/2009 |
| 30. |
Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) | 145,971,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 31. |
The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 145,129,900 | 12/31/2009 |
| 32. |
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (GA) | 142,126,513 | 12/31/2009 |
| 33. |
Foundation to Promote Open Society (NY) | 140,057,116 | 12/31/2009 |
| 34. |
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc. (CT) | 137,734,868 | 12/31/2010 |
| 35. |
The California Endowment (CA) | 136,618,185 | 03/31/2010 |
| 36. |
The Starr Foundation (NY) | 132,390,348 | 12/31/2009 |
| 37. |
The Simons Foundation (NY) | 132,374,789 | 12/31/2010 |
| 38. |
The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 130,513,816 | 09/30/2010 |
| 39. |
California Community Foundation (CA) | 129,207,000 | 06/30/2010 |
| 40. |
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (NY) | 127,559,455 | 03/31/2010 |
| 41. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 126,171,879 | 09/30/2010 |
| 42. |
The Annenberg Foundation (CA) | 125,037,396 | 06/30/2010 |
| 43. |
The New York Community Trust (NY) | 123,411,403 | 12/31/2009 |
| 44. |
Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 117,692,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 45. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 112,542,064 | 12/31/2009 |
| 46. |
GE Foundation (CT) | 112,221,740 | 12/31/2010 |
| 47. |
The Duke Endowment (NC) | 110,499,816 | 12/31/2010 |
| 48. |
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 107,145,950 | 12/31/2009 |
| 49. |
The Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 101,068,566 | 12/31/2009 |
| 50. |
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 98,150,054 | 12/31/2010 |
| 51. |
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 98,023,226 | 02/28/2010 |
| 52. |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 97,289,233 | 12/31/2010 |
| 53. |
The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 96,686,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 54. |
The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 94,560,803 | 12/31/2010 |
| 55. |
Foundation For The Carolinas (NC) | 89,879,356 | 12/31/2009 |
| 56. |
Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 82,464,000 | 06/30/2010 |
| 57. |
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation (NY) | 81,422,595 | 12/31/2009 |
| 58. |
Robertson Foundation (NY) | 81,039,063 | 11/30/2009 |
| 59. |
The Weill Family Foundation (NY) | 80,000,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 60. |
The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 79,774,602 | 12/31/2009 |
| 61. |
Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 76,545,340 | 12/31/2009 |
| 62. |
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 76,050,000 | 06/30/2010 |
| 63. |
The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 75,639,000 | 06/30/2010 |
| 64. |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 75,239,224 | 12/31/2009 |
| 65. |
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CA) | 73,080,281 | 12/31/2009 |
| 66. |
ExxonMobil Foundation (TX) | 72,154,563 | 12/31/2010 |
| 67. |
Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 72,087,711 | 12/31/2010 |
| 68. |
Open Society Institute (NY) | 71,335,004 | 12/31/2009 |
| 69. |
Wells Fargo Foundation (CA) | 68,367,615 | 12/31/2009 |
| 70. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 67,777,187 | 12/31/2009 |
| 71. |
The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 65,495,033 | 12/31/2009 |
| 72. |
Genzyme Charitable Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 65,478,081 | 12/31/2009 |
| 73. |
The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 64,270,306 | 12/31/2009 |
| 74. |
Citi Foundation (NY) | 63,573,500 | 12/31/2010 |
| 75. |
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (OH) | 62,620,127 | 12/31/2010 |
| 76. |
The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 60,700,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 77. |
John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 59,804,795 | 12/31/2009 |
| 78. |
Verizon Foundation (NJ) | 56,289,332 | 12/31/2009 |
| 79. |
Greater Houston Community Foundation (TX) | 55,520,452 | 12/31/2009 |
| 80. |
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (MI) | 55,208,050 | 12/31/2010 |
| 81. |
The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 55,124,695 | 12/31/2009 |
| 82. |
The Freedom Forum, Inc. (DC) | 54,889,330 | 12/31/2009 |
| 83. |
Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 54,838,016 | 06/30/2010 |
| 84. |
Sea Change Foundation (CA) | 54,266,549 | 07/31/2010 |
| 85. |
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 52,089,887 | 12/31/2009 |
| 86. |
The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 51,809,171 | 12/31/2010 |
| 87. |
Arnold Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 51,750,000 | 11/30/2009 |
| 88. |
Arison Arts Foundation (FL) | 51,589,905 | 12/31/2009 |
| 89. |
The Marcus Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 50,364,670 | 12/31/2009 |
| 90. |
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (DC) | 50,364,592 | 03/31/2010 |
| 91. |
Bernard Osher Foundation (CA) | 50,348,337 | 12/31/2009 |
| 92. |
Barr Foundation (MA) | 50,118,907 | 12/31/2009 |
| 93. |
The Wallace Foundation (NY) | 49,800,502 | 12/31/2009 |
| 94. |
W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 49,638,172 | 12/31/2010 |
| 95. |
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund (NJ) | 49,556,298 | 12/31/2009 |
| 96. |
Prince Charitable Trusts (IL) | 49,506,240 | 12/31/2009 |
| 97. |
NoVo Foundation (NY) | 49,221,448 | 12/31/2010 |
| 98. |
The Sherwood Foundation (NE) | 48,433,845 | 12/31/2009 |
| 99. |
The Seattle Foundation (WA) | 47,980,508 | 12/31/2009 |
| 100. |
The East Bay Community Foundation (CA) | 47,721,047 | 06/30/2010 |
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