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Who funds employment: 2,666 foundations in 52 states, $354.6 million in grants
2,666 private foundations paid $354,622,506 to employment 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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- 2,666Foundations
- $354,622,506Total granted
By state
The state is where the recipient is.
| State | Foundations | Grants | Total |
|---|
| New York | 366 | 590 | $64,047,781 |
| California | 328 | 642 | $35,899,423 |
| Washington | 258 | 455 | $67,334,024 |
| Illinois | 189 | 351 | $20,617,256 |
| Massachusetts | 168 | 253 | $25,464,045 |
| Pennsylvania | 165 | 260 | $15,933,210 |
| Ohio | 129 | 231 | $4,878,535 |
| District of Columbia | 116 | 189 | $20,498,861 |
| Minnesota | 115 | 221 | $9,670,141 |
| Texas | 100 | 187 | $5,294,822 |
| Michigan | 100 | 167 | $7,677,898 |
| Colorado | 89 | 125 | $3,487,045 |
| Missouri | 87 | 139 | $5,344,181 |
| Florida | 84 | 144 | $5,512,227 |
| Connecticut | 81 | 117 | $2,903,322 |
| Wisconsin | 77 | 119 | $1,881,504 |
| North Carolina | 75 | 130 | $3,313,423 |
| Indiana | 71 | 123 | $7,589,014 |
| New Jersey | 55 | 99 | $588,174 |
| Virginia | 54 | 90 | $2,926,000 |
| Oregon | 53 | 109 | $4,578,564 |
| Georgia | 52 | 112 | $5,145,525 |
| Maryland | 51 | 96 | $1,955,315 |
| Tennessee | 45 | 67 | $950,225 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 52 | $1,383,824 |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 46 | $308,088 |
| Oklahoma | 29 | 63 | $1,499,525 |
| West Virginia | 27 | 44 | $390,970 |
| Vermont | 27 | 38 | $1,064,852 |
| Nebraska | 26 | 39 | $11,796,951 |
| Iowa | 23 | 45 | $257,224 |
| Arizona | 22 | 42 | $1,190,515 |
| Alabama | 19 | 38 | $611,013 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | $292,298 |
| Louisiana | 13 | 26 | $431,372 |
| Nevada | 13 | 22 | $133,430 |
| Maine | 12 | 24 | $1,233,992 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 20 | $143,263 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 22 | $1,519,618 |
| Kansas | 11 | 19 | $138,513 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 20 | $7,541,798 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | 11 | $163,054 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 17 | $65,703 |
| Delaware | 8 | 13 | $213,474 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 17 | $79,871 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 11 | $49,196 |
| Idaho | 6 | 11 | $34,295 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 7 | $525,140 |
| Alaska | 4 | 9 | $48,376 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 9 | $4,180 |
| Montana | 3 | 9 | $11,382 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | $74 |
Largest funders
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.
| Foundation | Based in | Total | Source |
|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,966,853 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,994,844 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $10,816,120 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation | Kirkland, WA | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $7,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | $7,208,189 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | $7,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | $6,451,834 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $6,274,665 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $5,466,424 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | $5,280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,702,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $4,651,925 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $4,587,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $4,533,701 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $3,902,066 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | $3,646,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $3,544,607 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $3,135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | $3,135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| D&G Charitable Fund | Seattle, WA | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,887,011 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | $2,740,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $2,569,344 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arrow Impact | Menlo Park, CA | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | $2,475,274 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | $2,448,672 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $2,429,520 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | $2,390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence | Seattle, WA | $2,297,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | $2,201,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $2,162,579 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne D Kuni and Joan E Kuni Foundation | Vancouver, WA | $2,054,408 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $2,052,859 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,035,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schultz Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte, NC | $1,894,574 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | $1,857,862 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bush Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,825,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $1,800,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,797,961 | apps.irs.gov |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | $1,791,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Apollo Opportunity Foundation | New York, NY | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $1,729,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Newark, NJ | $1,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | $1,650,503 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,515,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Mary R Markle Foundation | New York, NY | $1,501,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | $1,465,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meyer Memorial Trust | Portland, OR | $1,434,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,415,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | $1,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gitlab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Workday Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $1,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $1,289,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John A Hartford Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,231,153 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | $1,217,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ibm International Foundation | Armonk, NY | $1,121,235 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,111,631 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | $1,105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,075,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $1,059,976 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | $1,043,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Melmac Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | $1,043,032 | apps.irs.gov |
| Esl Charitable Foundation | Rochester, NY | $1,016,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,002,762 | apps.irs.gov |
| James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation Trust | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salesforce Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | Ross, CA | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | $995,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $975,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | $901,763 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $891,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Family Foundation | Roseburg, OR | $867,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | $865,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | $863,475 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arkes Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | $855,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Foundation | New York, NY | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rooted Alliance Inc | Chicago, IL | $782,407 | apps.irs.gov |
| Potoff Private Philanthropy | Tucson, AZ | $775,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | $772,576 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucille S Beeson Char Trust Bond MGMT | Birmingham, AL | $751,748 | apps.irs.gov |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $745,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | $737,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | $731,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | $701,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $692,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jaggers Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $690,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | $655,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $624,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | $622,500 | 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.