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Who funds housing and shelter: 6,485 foundations in 53 states, $569.3 million in grants

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6,485 private foundations paid $569,284,104 to housing and shelter nonprofits in 53 states and territories, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026.

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6,485Foundations
$569,284,104Total granted

By state

The state is where the recipient is.

State	Foundations	Grants	Total
California	618	1,308	$87,604,665
Massachusetts	566	1,014	$28,125,509
New York	565	965	$68,011,329
Florida	431	689	$16,264,580
Texas	392	779	$27,375,655
Illinois	325	657	$20,658,474
North Carolina	300	532	$15,683,394
Georgia	298	495	$36,131,695
Pennsylvania	284	513	$11,064,815
Ohio	265	490	$14,361,936
Michigan	224	413	$18,588,598
Virginia	208	406	$13,672,166
Tennessee	207	365	$10,931,106
Connecticut	200	347	$5,369,950
Minnesota	193	413	$18,687,064
Washington	193	425	$11,539,801
Wisconsin	193	421	$14,883,011
Missouri	189	331	$12,572,554
Maryland	170	325	$8,206,963
District of Columbia	162	243	$12,630,956
Colorado	149	286	$8,751,333
New Jersey	132	284	$6,851,051
Indiana	131	280	$9,322,710
Kentucky	127	225	$14,946,032
Oregon	123	253	$6,108,797
Arizona	118	246	$13,408,086
Maine	104	161	$2,777,309
South Carolina	104	166	$3,745,854
Oklahoma	89	175	$3,951,099
Iowa	81	165	$3,787,766
Alabama	78	138	$2,861,850
Nebraska	67	127	$4,366,740
New Hampshire	64	121	$2,950,379
Idaho	60	73	$1,598,574
Vermont	59	92	$761,367
Louisiana	49	107	$1,460,612
Montana	47	102	$2,278,149
New Mexico	45	70	$1,485,276
Kansas	44	96	$1,431,290
Rhode Island	43	77	$1,707,877
Wyoming	39	81	$1,836,316
Nevada	36	68	$2,571,935
Hawaii	35	48	$3,893,183
Delaware	35	66	$4,019,549
Mississippi	30	58	$1,052,660
Arkansas	27	54	$3,850,118
Alaska	23	48	$2,976,093
North Dakota	19	36	$192,847
Utah	18	31	$385,947
West Virginia	17	33	$1,000,017
South Dakota	12	20	$559,020
Puerto Rico	2	3	$25,047
Guam	1	1	$5,000

Largest funders

Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.

Foundation	Based in	Total	Source
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation	Chicago, IL	$22,960,000	apps.irs.gov
Wells Fargo Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	$20,951,595	apps.irs.gov
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	New York, NY	$19,177,261	apps.irs.gov
Joseph B Whitehead Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$12,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Munger Charitable Trust Number Three	Pasadena, CA	$11,434,800	apps.irs.gov
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc	Owings Mills, MD	$10,933,500	apps.irs.gov
The FB Heron Foundation	New Haven, CT	$10,412,292	apps.irs.gov
Crankstart Foundation	San Jose, CA	$9,587,500	apps.irs.gov
Lilly Endowment Inc	Indianapolis, IN	$9,348,105	apps.irs.gov
The McKnight Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	$7,287,000	apps.irs.gov
Novo Foundation	Hurley, NY	$6,400,000	apps.irs.gov
Conrad N Hilton Foundation	Westlake Village, CA	$5,467,000	apps.irs.gov
The Gilbert Family Foundation	Detroit, MI	$5,415,834	apps.irs.gov
The Colorado Health Foundation	Denver, CO	$5,231,400	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$5,010,000	apps.irs.gov
Dogwood Health Trust	Asheville, NC	$4,946,100	apps.irs.gov
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Princeton, NJ	$4,754,587	apps.irs.gov
Community Impact Network	St Louis, MO	$4,712,167	apps.irs.gov
Citi Foundation	New York, NY	$4,700,000	apps.irs.gov
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy	Lake Forest, IL	$4,490,000	apps.irs.gov
The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation	Scottsdale, AZ	$3,680,000	apps.irs.gov
Esl Charitable Foundation	Rochester, NY	$3,656,475	apps.irs.gov
Garcia Family Foundation	Tempe, AZ	$3,625,000	apps.irs.gov
TD Charitable Foundation	Portland, ME	$3,457,500	apps.irs.gov
Walton Family Foundation Inc	Bentonville, AR	$3,457,500	apps.irs.gov
The Goldman Sachs Foundation	New York, NY	$3,457,092	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	New York, NY	$3,450,000	apps.irs.gov
Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc	Milwaukee, WI	$3,108,500	apps.irs.gov
Affordable Housing Corporation	Winchester, VA	$3,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation	Flint, MI	$2,509,525	apps.irs.gov
Munger Charitable Trust Number Five	Pasadena, CA	$2,508,402	apps.irs.gov
Balay Ko Foundation	Santa Barbara, CA	$2,470,000	apps.irs.gov
Rasmuson Foundation	Anchorage, AK	$2,398,412	apps.irs.gov
Red Gates Foundation	Richmond, VA	$2,372,100	apps.irs.gov
Longwood Foundation Inc	Wilmington, DE	$2,150,000	apps.irs.gov
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$2,143,911	apps.irs.gov
Holecek Family Foundation Inc	Naples, FL	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Rainwater Charitable Foundation	Fort Worth, TX	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation	Tulsa, OK	$1,965,100	apps.irs.gov
The Ford Foundation	New York, NY	$1,946,089	apps.irs.gov
The Ahmanson Foundation	Beverly Hills, CA	$1,915,000	apps.irs.gov
The California Endowment	Los Angeles, CA	$1,867,300	apps.irs.gov
Loud Hound Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$1,850,000	apps.irs.gov
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust	Indianapolis, IN	$1,836,034	apps.irs.gov
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc	Lakeland, FL	$1,824,600	apps.irs.gov
Freedom Together Foundation	New York, NY	$1,820,000	apps.irs.gov
The Kresge Foundation	Troy, MI	$1,810,000	apps.irs.gov
Builders Vision Foundation	Chicago, IL	$1,798,959	apps.irs.gov
Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc	Midland, TX	$1,750,000	apps.irs.gov
The James Irvine Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$1,683,845	apps.irs.gov
Pohlad Family Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	$1,653,227	apps.irs.gov
N Woodburn Nichols Foundation Inc	Groveland, MA	$1,650,000	apps.irs.gov
Laura and John Arnold Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,568,612	apps.irs.gov
Charles and Phyllis M Frias Charitable Trust	Las Vegas, NV	$1,528,298	apps.irs.gov
CNC Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,525,000	apps.irs.gov
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial	Chicago, IL	$1,517,500	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$1,500,505	apps.irs.gov
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation	Bayport, MN	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Cullen Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Sobrato Family Foundation	Mountain View, CA	$1,491,716	apps.irs.gov
Centene Foundation	St Louis, MO	$1,483,333	apps.irs.gov
Carson Family Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$1,400,000	apps.irs.gov
The Sherwood Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,399,103	apps.irs.gov
Hillman Family Foundations	Pittsburgh, PA	$1,395,100	apps.irs.gov
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation	Richmond, VA	$1,370,000	apps.irs.gov
Virginia Nonprofit Housing Coalition	Richmond, VA	$1,306,750	apps.irs.gov
Target Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	$1,260,000	apps.irs.gov
The Melville Charitable Trust Inc	New Haven, CT	$1,258,500	apps.irs.gov
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation	Kalamazoo, MI	$1,250,500	apps.irs.gov
Timken Foundation of Canton	Canton, OH	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Whirlpool Foundation	Benton Harbor, MI	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Richard J Resch Foundation LTD	Green Bay, WI	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Sunlight Giving	Palo Alto, CA	$1,232,500	apps.irs.gov
The Lozier Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,205,000	apps.irs.gov
The J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation	Bethesda, MD	$1,200,000	apps.irs.gov
Yawkey Foundation II	Westwood, MA	$1,180,000	apps.irs.gov
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc	Boston, MA	$1,161,500	apps.irs.gov
John S and James L Knight Foundation	Miami, FL	$1,150,000	apps.irs.gov
The William Penn Foundation	Philadelphia, PA	$1,146,075	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Vancouver, WA	$1,136,650	apps.irs.gov
The Heinz Endowments	Pittsburgh, PA	$1,120,000	apps.irs.gov
Tinyblue Foundation	Greenbank, WA	$1,113,412	apps.irs.gov
Georgia Power Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
The Heising-Simons Foundation	Los Altos, CA	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
SHP Christian Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
Gates Foundation	Seattle, WA	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
Capital One Foundation Inc	McLean, VA	$1,075,000	apps.irs.gov
Benwood Foundation Inc	Chattanooga, TN	$1,075,000	apps.irs.gov
Frost Family Foundation	Honolulu, HI	$1,075,000	apps.irs.gov
Weingart Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$1,055,180	apps.irs.gov
The Flatley Foundation	Braintree, MA	$1,050,000	apps.irs.gov
Cornucopia Family Foundation	Grand Rapids, MI	$1,048,075	apps.irs.gov
McFarlan Charitable Corporation	Flint, MI	$1,030,000	apps.irs.gov
The Leon Levine Foundation	Charlotte, NC	$1,004,500	apps.irs.gov
Valhalla Foundation	Woodside, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
People-People-People Foundation	Scottsdale, AZ	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Fox Family Kalb Foundation Dba Fox Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc	Baltimore, MD	$985,610	apps.irs.gov
WK Kellogg Foundation	Battle Creek, MI	$980,500	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.