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Who funds arts, culture and humanities: 19,509 foundations in 54 states, $3.8 billion in grants
19,509 private foundations paid $3,829,228,437 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in 54 states and territories, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026.
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- 19,509Foundations
- $3,829,228,437Total granted
By state
The state is where the recipient is.
| State | Foundations | Grants | Total |
|---|
| New York | 4,691 | 15,764 | $790,439,029 |
| California | 2,852 | 10,240 | $532,852,061 |
| Florida | 1,644 | 4,053 | $111,982,825 |
| Massachusetts | 1,598 | 4,190 | $202,425,317 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,395 | 4,639 | $190,861,890 |
| Texas | 1,279 | 4,874 | $215,311,953 |
| Illinois | 1,091 | 3,931 | $189,414,498 |
| District of Columbia | 1,051 | 1,843 | $190,334,309 |
| Virginia | 1,003 | 2,530 | $96,462,691 |
| Ohio | 889 | 3,240 | $118,801,204 |
| Michigan | 732 | 2,317 | $95,968,878 |
| Connecticut | 707 | 1,780 | $29,660,884 |
| Colorado | 669 | 1,752 | $36,217,112 |
| Minnesota | 562 | 2,202 | $109,805,605 |
| Washington | 553 | 2,134 | $111,100,612 |
| Maryland | 535 | 1,613 | $45,366,311 |
| New Jersey | 528 | 1,555 | $33,667,912 |
| North Carolina | 523 | 1,623 | $28,895,912 |
| Wisconsin | 520 | 1,842 | $41,322,408 |
| Georgia | 489 | 1,440 | $95,435,511 |
| Missouri | 418 | 1,488 | $47,617,404 |
| Tennessee | 404 | 1,203 | $43,011,194 |
| Oregon | 391 | 1,908 | $36,727,230 |
| Arizona | 385 | 1,070 | $24,654,709 |
| Maine | 385 | 1,060 | $19,823,147 |
| Indiana | 320 | 1,326 | $50,275,974 |
| Louisiana | 315 | 810 | $25,862,424 |
| Vermont | 275 | 622 | $8,598,396 |
| New Mexico | 273 | 599 | $14,669,160 |
| Iowa | 259 | 805 | $11,243,992 |
| South Carolina | 249 | 705 | $8,604,815 |
| Kentucky | 239 | 704 | $13,817,376 |
| Rhode Island | 227 | 598 | $13,140,222 |
| New Hampshire | 220 | 596 | $3,922,474 |
| Hawaii | 210 | 602 | $12,812,318 |
| Nebraska | 197 | 719 | $76,628,133 |
| Oklahoma | 189 | 648 | $13,459,376 |
| Utah | 181 | 563 | $11,774,270 |
| Alabama | 179 | 643 | $8,336,204 |
| Kansas | 177 | 555 | $6,650,454 |
| Idaho | 159 | 367 | $8,768,499 |
| Nevada | 156 | 412 | $9,978,537 |
| Montana | 145 | 406 | $3,864,292 |
| Wyoming | 122 | 237 | $6,079,344 |
| Arkansas | 114 | 355 | $30,904,794 |
| West Virginia | 99 | 285 | $3,414,630 |
| Delaware | 98 | 280 | $9,682,441 |
| Mississippi | 91 | 224 | $8,005,343 |
| South Dakota | 76 | 172 | $17,607,176 |
| Alaska | 68 | 310 | $10,499,200 |
| North Dakota | 42 | 141 | $688,269 |
| Puerto Rico | 18 | 57 | $1,774,357 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 6 | $5,324 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | $37 |
Largest funders
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.
| Foundation | Based in | Total | Source |
|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | $187,780,476 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $106,653,995 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $85,982,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | $69,901,152 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $55,904,786 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunard Fund USA LTD | Northbrook, IL | $54,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aldarra Foundation | Seattle, WA | $53,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $35,055,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas, TX | $34,131,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | $33,030,253 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holland Foundation | Omaha, NE | $32,314,019 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | $26,784,883 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $25,209,513 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $25,043,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | $24,809,340 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $22,631,308 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $20,916,552 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $20,320,931 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $20,307,401 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $19,928,535 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $17,560,595 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $17,500,081 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $17,310,068 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts | Wilmington, DE | $17,115,912 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | $16,714,836 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust | Santa Fe, NM | $15,987,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $15,742,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $15,205,847 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farmer Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $15,067,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | $13,779,558 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $13,370,290 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | $12,920,008 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,904,813 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $12,859,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tang Fund | New York, NY | $12,774,680 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation | Purchase, NY | $12,510,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarofim Foundation | Houston, TX | $12,175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | $11,983,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | $11,913,136 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | $11,591,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | $11,425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conrad Prebys Foundation | San Diego, CA | $11,384,605 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | $11,205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $10,581,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nasher Foundation | Dallas, TX | $10,553,733 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $10,467,734 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | $10,380,682 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $10,373,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,281,760 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | $10,240,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | $9,952,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $9,949,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | $9,881,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | $9,513,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | $9,277,464 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | Dallas, TX | $9,065,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | $8,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $8,742,355 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland Foundation | Union City, TN | $8,670,585 | apps.irs.gov |
| BRD Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $8,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $8,285,556 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goizueta Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $8,174,866 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friedland Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | $7,863,035 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | $7,825,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,813,075 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frist Foundation | Nashville, TN | $7,778,338 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $7,754,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | $7,753,166 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,625,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $7,385,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenacres Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $7,289,040 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $7,200,305 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waitt Foundation | North Sioux City, SD | $7,141,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | $7,086,281 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | $7,080,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris Opera Foundation | New York, NY | $7,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kohler Foundation Inc | Kohler, WI | $6,918,219 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $6,897,317 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $6,845,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | New York, NY | $6,785,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $6,760,833 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $6,651,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Landau Center for Art | New York, NY | $6,494,680 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,394,240 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $6,377,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Pritzker Family Fund | Redwood City, CA | $6,365,834 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Museum of Animal Art | Charlottesville, VA | $6,335,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $6,289,547 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Abilene, TX | $6,240,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $6,144,487 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | $6,076,904 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6,063,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main | Saint Louis, MO | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norton Simon Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard and Helen Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | $5,976,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,777,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,767,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | $5,712,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | $5,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.