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 8, 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. | Genentech Access To Care Foundation (CA) | 587,337,392 | 12/31/2010 |
| 4. | GlaxoSmithKline Patient Access Programs Foundation (NC) | 555,867,032 | 12/31/2010 |
| 5. | Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation (IL) | 482,610,604 | 12/31/2010 |
| 6. | Ford Foundation (NY) | 424,695,000 | 09/30/2011 |
| 7. | Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 416,443,559 | 12/31/2010 |
| 8. | Sanofi-aventis Patient Assistance Foundation (NJ) | 392,778,999 | 12/31/2010 |
| 9. | The Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 392,567,134 | 12/31/2010 |
| 10. | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 359,172,005 | 12/31/2010 |
| 11. | The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 358,100,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 12. | Lilly Cares Foundation, Inc. (IN) | 308,813,432 | 12/31/2010 |
| 13. | W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 291,212,363 | 08/31/2011 |
| 14. | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 262,445,606 | 12/31/2010 |
| 15. | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 251,886,514 | 12/31/2010 |
| 16. | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 247,769,481 | 12/31/2010 |
| 17. | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 247,394,595 | 12/31/2010 |
| 18. | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 245,800,350 | 12/31/2010 |
| 19. | The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 243,776,078 | 12/31/2010 |
| 20. | Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (NJ) | 239,531,453 | 12/31/2010 |
| 21. | The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 235,702,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 22. | Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 210,332,045 | 12/31/2010 |
| 23. | Foundation to Promote Open Society (NY) | 210,255,130 | 12/31/2010 |
| 24. | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 198,695,705 | 12/31/2010 |
| 25. | Merck Patient Assistance Program, Inc. (NJ) | 187,005,086 | 12/31/2010 |
| 26. | International Medical Outreach, Inc. (TX) | 170,001,005 | 12/31/2010 |
| 27. | The Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 164,588,396 | 01/31/2011 |
| 28. | Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) | 154,255,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 29. | Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 152,288,140 | 12/31/2010 |
| 30. | Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) | 145,971,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 31. | The New York Community Trust (NY) | 140,835,396 | 12/31/2010 |
| 32. | The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 139,408,226 | 12/31/2010 |
| 33. | Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc. (CT) | 137,734,868 | 12/31/2010 |
| 34. | The California Endowment (CA) | 136,618,185 | 03/31/2010 |
| 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 Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (NY) | 127,559,455 | 03/31/2010 |
| 39. | Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 126,171,879 | 09/30/2010 |
| 40. | California Community Foundation (CA) | 117,608,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 41. | GE Foundation (CT) | 112,221,740 | 12/31/2010 |
| 42. | The Duke Endowment (NC) | 110,499,816 | 12/31/2010 |
| 43. | The Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 107,989,685 | 12/31/2010 |
| 44. | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 107,416,161 | 12/31/2010 |
| 45. | The Starr Foundation (NY) | 104,944,994 | 12/31/2010 |
| 46. | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CA) | 99,070,768 | 12/31/2010 |
| 47. | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (GA) | 99,000,534 | 12/31/2010 |
| 48. | Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 98,150,054 | 12/31/2010 |
| 49. | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 97,289,233 | 12/31/2010 |
| 50. | The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 96,686,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 51. | The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 96,119,215 | 12/31/2010 |
| 52. | The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 94,560,803 | 12/31/2010 |
| 53. | The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 93,673,023 | 12/31/2010 |
| 54. | Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 93,524,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| 55. | The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 91,082,227 | 12/31/2010 |
| 56. | Foundation For The Carolinas (NC) | 89,879,356 | 12/31/2009 |
| 57. | Robertson Foundation (NY) | 88,905,745 | 11/30/2010 |
| 58. | Omaha Community Foundation (NE) | 86,420,901 | 12/31/2010 |
| 59. | The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 86,059,465 | 02/28/2011 |
| 60. | Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 85,869,711 | 12/31/2010 |
| 61. | The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 82,473,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 62. | The Sherwood Foundation (NE) | 82,016,449 | 12/31/2010 |
| 63. | The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 81,719,258 | 12/31/2010 |
| 64. | Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 77,521,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 65. | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 76,569,323 | 12/31/2010 |
| 66. | Howard G. Buffett Foundation (IL) | 75,833,873 | 12/31/2010 |
| 67. | The Annenberg Foundation (CA) | 74,728,193 | 06/30/2011 |
| 68. | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 73,270,482 | 12/31/2010 |
| 69. | ExxonMobil Foundation (TX) | 72,154,563 | 12/31/2010 |
| 70. | Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 72,087,711 | 12/31/2010 |
| 71. | The Denver Foundation (CO) | 69,012,161 | 12/31/2010 |
| 72. | Wells Fargo Foundation (CA) | 68,367,615 | 12/31/2009 |
| 73. | Genzyme Charitable Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 65,478,081 | 12/31/2009 |
| 74. | Citi Foundation (NY) | 63,573,500 | 12/31/2010 |
| 75. | The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (DC) | 62,969,894 | 03/31/2011 |
| 76. | The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (OH) | 62,620,127 | 12/31/2010 |
| 77. | The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 60,700,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 78. | Open Society Institute (NY) | 60,670,957 | 12/31/2010 |
| 79. | John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 59,804,795 | 12/31/2009 |
| 80. | Verizon Foundation (NJ) | 59,365,756 | 12/31/2010 |
| 81. | The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 59,311,064 | 12/31/2010 |
| 82. | The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 57,724,243 | 12/31/2010 |
| 83. | Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 57,484,094 | 06/30/2011 |
| 84. | Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 55,784,000 | 06/30/2011 |
| 85. | Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (MI) | 55,208,050 | 12/31/2010 |
| 86. | Sea Change Foundation (CA) | 54,266,549 | 07/31/2010 |
| 87. | Bernard Osher Foundation (CA) | 53,659,196 | 12/31/2010 |
| 88. | The Seattle Foundation (WA) | 52,117,881 | 12/31/2010 |
| 89. | The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc. (NC) | 51,809,171 | 12/31/2010 |
| 90. | The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 49,970,108 | 06/30/2011 |
| 91. | W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 49,638,172 | 12/31/2010 |
| 92. | Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund (NJ) | 49,556,298 | 12/31/2009 |
| 93. | The PNC Foundation (PA) | 49,385,359 | 12/31/2010 |
| 94. | NoVo Foundation (NY) | 49,221,448 | 12/31/2010 |
| 95. | Intel Foundation (OR) | 48,108,474 | 12/31/2010 |
| 96. | The East Bay Community Foundation (CA) | 47,721,047 | 06/30/2010 |
| 97. | The Merck Company Foundation (NJ) | 47,673,821 | 12/31/2010 |
| 98. | Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 47,582,801 | 12/31/2010 |
| 99. | Barr Foundation (MA) | 46,957,501 | 12/31/2010 |
| 100. | The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation (MI) | 46,457,200 | 12/31/2009 |
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