Data / Foundation grants / Community improvement and capacity building
Who funds community improvement and capacity building: 6,374 foundations in 52 states, $1.4 billion in grants
6,374 private foundations paid $1,379,573,114 to community improvement and capacity building nonprofits in 52 states and territories, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026.
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- 6,374Foundations
- $1,379,573,114Total granted
By state
The state is where the recipient is.
| State | Foundations | Grants | Total |
|---|
| New York | 856 | 1,779 | $153,697,251 |
| California | 703 | 2,125 | $215,335,878 |
| Texas | 494 | 1,107 | $103,855,520 |
| Massachusetts | 493 | 1,037 | $79,978,199 |
| Florida | 387 | 796 | $34,365,070 |
| Illinois | 369 | 893 | $50,272,297 |
| Pennsylvania | 311 | 849 | $58,512,771 |
| Ohio | 305 | 824 | $32,095,943 |
| District of Columbia | 272 | 454 | $66,529,259 |
| Colorado | 270 | 548 | $32,338,237 |
| Virginia | 227 | 511 | $13,776,072 |
| Minnesota | 213 | 507 | $32,277,017 |
| Washington | 209 | 568 | $31,847,005 |
| Michigan | 201 | 696 | $66,691,254 |
| Maryland | 171 | 479 | $41,990,733 |
| North Carolina | 169 | 460 | $21,911,753 |
| Georgia | 156 | 377 | $21,285,230 |
| Indiana | 149 | 375 | $71,863,330 |
| Missouri | 146 | 352 | $29,706,468 |
| Wisconsin | 142 | 380 | $9,056,083 |
| Connecticut | 138 | 252 | $6,876,724 |
| Tennessee | 125 | 296 | $5,979,631 |
| Oregon | 114 | 324 | $16,784,937 |
| New Jersey | 109 | 288 | $8,316,495 |
| Louisiana | 109 | 248 | $9,179,687 |
| Iowa | 105 | 256 | $4,529,352 |
| Kentucky | 92 | 214 | $7,565,397 |
| Alabama | 91 | 229 | $5,878,659 |
| Arizona | 89 | 212 | $6,643,687 |
| Vermont | 87 | 145 | $2,597,838 |
| Montana | 81 | 203 | $4,211,494 |
| Nebraska | 80 | 212 | $26,642,126 |
| Hawaii | 78 | 157 | $6,492,234 |
| Maine | 77 | 163 | $3,743,780 |
| South Dakota | 73 | 111 | $14,541,114 |
| Rhode Island | 72 | 120 | $9,455,060 |
| South Carolina | 66 | 153 | $12,202,542 |
| Oklahoma | 59 | 154 | $3,515,243 |
| Utah | 58 | 106 | $1,911,595 |
| New Hampshire | 55 | 97 | $2,025,607 |
| Kansas | 51 | 134 | $6,387,626 |
| Arkansas | 47 | 144 | $15,073,558 |
| West Virginia | 46 | 99 | $2,442,938 |
| Nevada | 46 | 80 | $1,847,375 |
| New Mexico | 45 | 105 | $5,583,552 |
| Mississippi | 40 | 86 | $6,522,808 |
| Idaho | 34 | 77 | $2,543,553 |
| Alaska | 32 | 75 | $6,052,551 |
| Wyoming | 24 | 40 | $1,314,566 |
| Delaware | 19 | 57 | $2,120,283 |
| Puerto Rico | 17 | 41 | $2,355,568 |
| North Dakota | 15 | 41 | $850,164 |
Largest funders
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.
| Foundation | Based in | Total | Source |
|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $81,551,242 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $40,477,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $38,670,730 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | $30,815,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | $29,750,565 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | $27,761,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $27,365,298 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | $24,092,496 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $23,791,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $22,908,601 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $21,136,824 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | $19,005,235 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | $18,099,741 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $17,076,286 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | $16,793,756 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Crawford Taylor Foundation | St Louis, MO | $16,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | $14,852,774 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $14,680,660 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $12,382,565 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rose Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | $12,125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | $11,523,117 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $11,383,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | $11,209,347 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,478,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | $10,210,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater Foundation | Lake City, SC | $10,130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | $10,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville, NC | $9,985,149 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Newark, NJ | $9,500,935 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Foundation | Beaverton, OR | $8,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | $8,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $8,005,695 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | $7,515,082 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | Dallas, TX | $7,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | $7,285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | $7,082,267 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $6,950,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | $6,460,411 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $6,335,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $6,129,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,878,610 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,645,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flock Inc | Boston, MA | $5,512,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,485,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bush Foundation | St Paul, MN | $5,423,665 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $5,350,833 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Denver, CO | $5,204,163 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,003,643 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | $4,977,370 | apps.irs.gov |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $4,975,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | $4,972,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,939,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $4,922,152 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | $4,911,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $4,367,165 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $4,314,288 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | $4,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $4,270,221 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $4,212,472 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $4,001,543 | apps.irs.gov |
| The FB Heron Foundation | New Haven, CT | $3,955,066 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | $3,921,891 | apps.irs.gov |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul, MN | $3,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | $3,728,286 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bravo Family Charitable Foundation | Miami, FL | $3,695,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul, MN | $3,675,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark Paul Terk Charitable Trust | Wilmington, DE | $3,650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | $3,610,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | $3,602,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | $3,575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,559,064 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ariel Foundation | Mount Vernon, OH | $3,536,661 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | $3,447,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $3,446,389 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | $3,340,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | $3,246,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $3,224,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | $3,167,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | $3,113,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Omaha, NE | $3,095,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $3,050,570 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Davidson Foundation | Birmingham, MI | $2,947,773 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,925,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charter School Incubator Initiative | Washington, DC | $2,850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | $2,780,225 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | $2,706,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | $2,675,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilburforce Foundation | Seattle, WA | $2,641,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $2,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,553,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | St Louis, MO | $2,552,539 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacobs Family Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Halperin Foundation | Dallas, TX | $2,480,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gebbie Foundation Inc | Jamestown, NY | $2,375,286 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jon and Linda Halbert Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | $2,305,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,274,611 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | $2,165,225 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Daria Barry Foundation | Miami, FL | $2,146,609 | 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.