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Who funds international, foreign affairs and national security: 10,331 foundations in 54 states, $2.4 billion in grants
10,331 private foundations paid $2,425,294,354 to international, foreign affairs and national security 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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- 10,331Foundations
- $2,425,294,354Total granted
By state
The state is where the recipient is.
| State | Foundations | Grants | Total |
|---|
| New York | 3,609 | 6,604 | $890,249,828 |
| District of Columbia | 2,555 | 4,097 | $446,128,990 |
| California | 1,206 | 2,493 | $145,601,815 |
| Massachusetts | 758 | 1,197 | $133,435,279 |
| Virginia | 664 | 976 | $60,449,385 |
| Florida | 657 | 1,105 | $20,664,861 |
| Washington | 513 | 924 | $221,343,982 |
| Texas | 482 | 1,110 | $27,708,974 |
| Colorado | 477 | 719 | $14,724,502 |
| Illinois | 392 | 663 | $146,386,495 |
| Georgia | 388 | 601 | $58,036,072 |
| Maryland | 372 | 590 | $18,697,095 |
| Minnesota | 370 | 622 | $12,458,775 |
| Connecticut | 368 | 528 | $35,729,485 |
| Pennsylvania | 355 | 571 | $15,754,954 |
| Missouri | 258 | 374 | $8,459,813 |
| New Jersey | 240 | 432 | $10,217,948 |
| Ohio | 226 | 413 | $4,879,042 |
| Oklahoma | 203 | 259 | $4,044,078 |
| Michigan | 202 | 371 | $16,935,585 |
| North Carolina | 194 | 413 | $31,217,623 |
| Tennessee | 160 | 305 | $12,627,558 |
| Oregon | 155 | 303 | $22,520,522 |
| Arkansas | 154 | 206 | $7,160,356 |
| Indiana | 146 | 296 | $6,071,115 |
| Arizona | 122 | 220 | $4,145,187 |
| Utah | 101 | 184 | $4,369,647 |
| Wisconsin | 96 | 183 | $4,169,314 |
| South Carolina | 64 | 111 | $5,204,543 |
| Vermont | 63 | 91 | $4,608,761 |
| Kentucky | 59 | 119 | $2,531,932 |
| Kansas | 58 | 95 | $2,111,135 |
| Alabama | 58 | 116 | $2,749,609 |
| Rhode Island | 56 | 73 | $1,427,702 |
| New Hampshire | 43 | 59 | $1,194,800 |
| Idaho | 43 | 79 | $2,784,679 |
| Iowa | 40 | 90 | $7,548,615 |
| Maine | 40 | 63 | $700,470 |
| Nebraska | 39 | 62 | $1,770,111 |
| Montana | 38 | 54 | $846,148 |
| Louisiana | 34 | 56 | $507,305 |
| Nevada | 30 | 51 | $1,758,460 |
| Hawaii | 26 | 39 | $2,280,623 |
| Mississippi | 24 | 41 | $833,164 |
| Delaware | 22 | 40 | $1,009,089 |
| New Mexico | 20 | 41 | $452,892 |
| Alaska | 10 | 24 | $108,578 |
| South Dakota | 9 | 12 | $119,168 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 17 | $50,205 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 10 | $120,149 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 8 | $42,412 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 5 | $345,077 |
| Guam | 1 | 2 | $347 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | $100 |
Largest funders
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.
| Foundation | Based in | Total | Source |
|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $747,727,119 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Society Institute | New York, NY | $74,604,261 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $60,369,740 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | $44,135,194 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | $41,956,605 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | $38,947,830 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $31,769,341 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | $27,358,110 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $26,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gray Foundation | Albany, NY | $25,050,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | Dallas, TX | $20,473,446 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $19,979,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | $19,913,381 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | $18,831,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | $17,354,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $16,866,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $15,721,823 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Koum Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $13,531,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $13,116,645 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Davidson Foundation | Birmingham, MI | $11,997,449 | apps.irs.gov |
| Three Sisters Foundation Bessemer Trust Company of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $11,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | $11,166,167 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelson Family Foundation | Needham, MA | $10,121,753 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | $10,030,076 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tavitian Foundation II Inc | Stockbridge, MA | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $9,980,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $9,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $9,149,985 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rippleworks Inc | San Francisco, CA | $8,787,958 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | $8,753,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jackson Kemper Foundation | Hawthorn Woods, IL | $8,613,954 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $8,435,626 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $7,941,628 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | $7,720,245 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $7,641,803 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | $7,433,768 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $7,349,751 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bobolink Foundation | Chicago, IL | $7,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tansy Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | $7,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Lindon, UT | $6,850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $6,800,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eagle Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,560,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visa Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $6,475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Krause Gentle Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $6,439,148 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | $6,370,541 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,292,067 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $6,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wildcat Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $5,975,901 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Six Four Foundation | Lewisville, TX | $5,945,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | $5,732,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | $5,560,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cherna Moskowitz Foundation | Hallandale Beach, FL | $5,447,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $5,372,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | $5,189,265 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | $5,103,422 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,101,314 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,923,086 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Starbucks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $4,878,401 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | $4,843,948 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skoll Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $4,839,507 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $4,783,907 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | $4,754,608 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepsico Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | $4,703,176 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | $4,320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $4,051,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $3,975,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mars Snacking Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $3,886,648 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $3,826,728 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Express Foundation | New York, NY | $3,824,384 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mastercard Impact Fund | Purchase, NY | $3,810,087 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $3,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | $3,746,223 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | $3,522,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation | San Marcos, TX | $3,442,447 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humanity United | San Francisco, CA | $3,344,976 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert M Beren Family Foundation Inc | Wichita, KS | $3,310,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunard Fund USA LTD | Northbrook, IL | $3,260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iag Charitable Foundation | Albany, NY | $3,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | $3,248,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conduit Foundation | Chicago, IL | $3,219,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $3,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chestnut Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $3,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soros Economic Development Fund | New York, NY | $3,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | $3,074,309 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation | Purchase, NY | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mulago Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011 | Redwood City, CA | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest, IL | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | $2,922,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deborah Rose Foundation | New York, NY | $2,914,401 | apps.irs.gov |
| Femsa Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $2,843,302 | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | $2,837,515 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caris Foundation | Irving, TX | $2,747,576 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tarsadia Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $2,640,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | $2,623,583 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | $2,566,004 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ezrah Charitable Trust | Charlotte, NC | $2,550,000 | 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.