Foundation funders & their giving history
Profiles of U.S. private foundations built from public IRS Form 990-PF filings — who each funder supports, a typical grant size, and recent recipients. Below are the largest grantmakers by reported giving; each profile answers the questions grant-seekers actually ask.
Built from 236,000+ U.S. grantmaking foundations and 4.6 million itemized grant records in public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings (135,000+ funders with itemized giving history).
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Largest grantmakers by giving
Gavi AllianceDC$7.2BGates FoundationMN$6.3BSilicon Valley Community FoundationCA$5.1BFeeding AmericaIL$4.8BThe Global Fund To Fight Aids$4.7BGood360VA$3.3BInternational Olympic Committee$2.3BDirect ReliefCA$2.0BThe Wellcome TrustDC$1.8BBoehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation IncCT$1.6BConference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany IncNY$1.5BThe Chicago Community TrustIL$1.5BMastercard Foundation$1.4BJasper Ridge Charitable FundTX$1.3BAmericares Foundation IncCT$1.3BMAP International IncGA$1.3BWorld Federation Of Hemophilia UsaNY$1.2BNovo Nordisk Fonden$1.1BWorld Vision IncWA$1.1BThe Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNY$1.0BNew York UniversityNY$1.0BThe Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationNE$909MSan Diego Imperial CountiesCA$883MThe Trustees Of Columbia UniversityNY$877MAlta California Regional Center IncCA$871MPresident and Fellows of Harvard CollegeMA$864MThe Ford FoundationNY$845MBank Of America Charitable Gift FdMA$825MTrustees of Boston UniversityMA$820MNavigate Affordable Housing PartnersAL$809MThe Board Of Trustees Of The LelandCA$805MUniversity of MiamiFL$791MCornell UniversityNY$789MMass General Brigham Incorporated &MA$759MFoundation To Promote Open SocietyWA$759MNorthwestern UniversityIL$749MMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$746MUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCA$737MNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN$705MStep Up For Students - Florida IncFL$701MSan Andreas Regional CenterCA$694MSouth Central Los Angeles RegionalCA$674MVolkswagenstiftungUT$655MInternational Rescue Committee IncNY$652MCorporation For Public BroadcastingDC$640MEmory UniversityGA$637MSave The Children Federation IncCT$633MThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationDC$625MNorth Los Angeles County Regional CenterCA$623MThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationNY$623MMedecins Sans Frontieres Usa IncNY$616MMayo ClinicMN$607MHealthwell FoundationMD$605MWalton Family Foundation IncAR$587MTri-Counties Association For TheCA$580MAtlantic Coast ConferenceNC$570MUniversity Of California BerkeleyCA$556MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationNY$555MNcf Charitable TrustFL$553MDechomai Asset TrustFL$552MDonors Fund IncNJ$547MLegal Services CorporationDC$538MNortheastern UniversityMA$517MGlobal Health Solutions IncGA$511MBakerRipleyTX$504MSan Gabrielpomona ValleysCA$503MValley Mountain Regional Center IncCA$503MUniversity of Notre Dame du LacIN$499MChronic Disease Fund IncTX$486MHackensack Meridian Health Inc-SubordinatesNJ$481MRegional Center Of Orange County IncCA$478MFreedom Together FoundationNY$470MFuture Forward Usa ActionDC$469MUnited States Fund For UnicefNY$469MVanderbilt UniversityTN$468MLos Angeles CountyCA$462MEastern Los Angeles Regional CenterCA$461MRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY$460MNew Venture FundDC$460MNorth Carolina Teachers And StateNC$458MHoward G Buffett FoundationIL$458MBaylor UniversityTX$443MTides FoundationCA$443MThe Leona M And Harry B HelmsleyNY$441MNational Fish And Wildlife FoundationDC$438MUniversity Of California San FranciscoCA$437MThe Big 12 Conference IncTX$436MGothic Hsp CorporationNC$432MDuke UniversityNC$432MCoastal Developmental ServicesCA$431MCalifornia Community FoundationCA$425MNSN Foundation IncNY$420MUcla FoundationCA$417MPac-12 ConferenceCA$404MGordon E And Betty I Moore FoundationNY$403MSamaritan'S PurseNC$402MGolden Gate Regional Center IncCA$388MBrown UniversityRI$387MGrand Canyon UniversityAZ$386MSergey Brin Family FoundationCA$377MFello IncMD$375MFuture Of Life InstitutePA$373MUniversity Of RochesterNY$370MGoverning Council Of The University Of Toronto$367MMaxaidWA$363MDignity HealthCA$361MDechomai Foundation IncFL$360MWem FoundationMN$359MWK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315CA$358MJohn D And Catherine T MacarthurNY$356MTexas Essential Healthcare PartnershipsTX$353MBlue Meridian Partners IncNY$353MRochester Institute of TechnologyNY$353MFood For The Poor IncFL$346MTexas Christian UniversityTX$345MFeed The Children IncOK$344MScott & White HealthcareTX$344MLiberty University IncVA$343MThe Michael J Fox FoundationNY$343MUniversity Of Wisconsin FoundationWI$340MCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family FoundationOK$333MWellspring Philanthropic Fund IncWA$326MUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation IncGA$319MPERT FoundationIL$318MFordham UniversityNY$313MThe Rotary Foundation Of RotaryIL$311MSt John'S University New YorkNY$309MPlan International IncNY$309MTarrant Safety Net Support CorporationTX$304MUniversity Of Minnesota FoundationMN$304MGeorgetown UniversityDC$303MTrustees Of Boston CollegeMA$303MHarbor Developmental DisabilitiesCA$301MNational Endowment For DemocracyDC$297MThe Sherwood FoundationNE$296MMatthew 25 Ministries IncOH$295MUs Committee For Refugees AndVA$294MOhio Child Care Resource And ReferralOH$293MCentral Florida BehavioralFL$289MWK Kellogg FoundationCA$286MThe Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationCA$285MThe University of British Columbia$284MDonors Trust IncVA$284MLoyola University of ChicagoIL$282MArt Bridges IncAR$279MThe Rockefeller FoundationNY$275MInternational Committee Of The Red Cross$274MThe Simons Foundation IncNY$272MBaptist Health South Florida IncFL$270MOpen Society InstituteWA$269M
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