Data / Foundation grants / Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations
Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations: 15,231 foundations in 54 states, $14.7 billion in grants
15,231 private foundations paid $14,727,694,388 to philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations 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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- 15,231Foundations
- $14,727,694,388Total granted
By state
The state is where the recipient is.
| State | Foundations | Grants | Total |
|---|
| New York | 2,327 | 4,617 | $1,154,048,545 |
| California | 2,153 | 4,832 | $821,363,250 |
| Florida | 1,710 | 2,916 | $219,557,740 |
| Texas | 1,064 | 2,438 | $159,284,631 |
| Massachusetts | 911 | 1,603 | $188,234,933 |
| Pennsylvania | 813 | 1,585 | $168,031,610 |
| Ohio | 798 | 1,676 | $178,494,442 |
| Virginia | 741 | 1,322 | $304,134,953 |
| Illinois | 739 | 1,630 | $174,448,803 |
| District of Columbia | 657 | 1,235 | $184,503,184 |
| New Jersey | 640 | 1,227 | $185,199,931 |
| North Carolina | 584 | 1,163 | $98,903,586 |
| Georgia | 572 | 1,130 | $346,076,249 |
| Colorado | 509 | 950 | $106,507,046 |
| Michigan | 453 | 1,104 | $131,332,419 |
| Washington | 432 | 943 | $8,195,524,409 |
| Connecticut | 419 | 729 | $128,832,907 |
| Maryland | 418 | 768 | $105,090,724 |
| Minnesota | 410 | 916 | $83,051,936 |
| Wisconsin | 401 | 878 | $99,427,731 |
| Indiana | 358 | 996 | $344,949,348 |
| Missouri | 326 | 642 | $177,505,533 |
| Tennessee | 250 | 524 | $95,994,661 |
| South Carolina | 238 | 439 | $87,496,370 |
| Arizona | 196 | 449 | $31,815,018 |
| Iowa | 190 | 410 | $15,987,293 |
| Nebraska | 183 | 429 | $131,938,854 |
| Oregon | 180 | 435 | $34,315,255 |
| Kentucky | 171 | 361 | $53,097,883 |
| Louisiana | 171 | 334 | $20,850,332 |
| Montana | 171 | 325 | $25,796,587 |
| Alabama | 170 | 405 | $21,933,021 |
| Wyoming | 158 | 208 | $18,338,736 |
| Delaware | 148 | 243 | $339,323,847 |
| Kansas | 145 | 372 | $30,741,353 |
| Hawaii | 143 | 232 | $16,142,687 |
| Oklahoma | 140 | 343 | $29,551,472 |
| Maine | 132 | 204 | $27,587,951 |
| Vermont | 126 | 162 | $11,884,438 |
| New Mexico | 123 | 215 | $14,827,729 |
| Utah | 121 | 222 | $17,529,018 |
| New Hampshire | 111 | 186 | $5,194,335 |
| Nevada | 106 | 202 | $5,628,827 |
| Mississippi | 94 | 150 | $11,007,113 |
| West Virginia | 84 | 188 | $3,003,522 |
| Idaho | 82 | 153 | $3,490,913 |
| Rhode Island | 68 | 115 | $13,052,242 |
| Arkansas | 58 | 146 | $84,721,257 |
| Alaska | 50 | 97 | $5,748,033 |
| South Dakota | 34 | 85 | $6,465,916 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 68 | $7,958,613 |
| Puerto Rico | 17 | 23 | $702,033 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 9 | 11 | $1,065,064 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | $105 |
Largest funders
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.
| Foundation | Based in | Total | Source |
|---|
| Gates Foundation Trust | Kirkland, WA | $8,096,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $274,041,134 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | $124,311,744 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $101,413,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | $96,647,349 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $93,576,612 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | $85,669,543 | apps.irs.gov |
| Astera Institute | Berkeley, CA | $81,671,352 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $73,040,609 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maimonides Foundation Inc | Roseland, NJ | $70,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NSN Foundation Inc | Roseland, NJ | $64,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation | Smithville, MO | $62,114,058 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | $57,765,963 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | $57,271,591 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | $56,519,452 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $52,426,204 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kataly Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $52,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Good Name Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,328,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation | McKinney, TX | $49,908,247 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation | Irvine, CA | $48,517,961 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | $48,155,897 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Art Science and Technology | Seattle, WA | $45,480,532 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph B Whitehead Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $44,939,791 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $42,990,415 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | $41,535,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $40,595,273 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | $40,212,205 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville, NC | $40,200,599 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jesus Fund (section 501(C)(3) Exempt Private Foundation) | Little Rock, AR | $40,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | $38,281,405 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | $37,993,958 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $36,613,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Deere Foundation | Moline, IL | $36,237,034 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $36,040,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JKW Foundation Trust Ua 092597 | New York, NY | $35,069,372 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | $34,759,003 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $33,275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cummings Foundation Inc | Woburn, MA | $32,713,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | $32,610,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $31,781,778 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James & Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $30,185,741 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | $30,081,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $29,958,198 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $28,440,433 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broad Reach Foundation | Boston, MA | $28,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Health Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $27,280,988 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Louisville, KY | $26,248,154 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Change Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redlich Horwitz Foundation | Chappaqua, NY | $25,525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | $25,498,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tosa Foundation | Portola Valley, CA | $25,002,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke Energy Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $23,613,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin Goldfarb Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $23,173,432 | apps.irs.gov |
| The George and Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc | Lagrange, KY | $23,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windhover Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $22,930,788 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | $22,775,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massmutual Foundation Inc | Springfield, MA | $22,669,971 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $22,521,024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Herbert Wertheim Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $22,495,866 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $22,494,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pyramid Peak Foundation | Memphis, TN | $22,407,126 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | $22,160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $21,450,052 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | $20,561,185 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sunderland Foundation | Overland Park, KS | $20,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | $19,480,833 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | $19,372,827 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | $19,275,197 | apps.irs.gov |
| Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater Foundation | Lake City, SC | $19,215,182 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $19,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neal and Sherrie Savage Family Foundation | Midvale, UT | $19,116,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $19,065,534 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | $18,670,874 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | $18,532,032 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Serr Charitable Action Trust | Chicago, IL | $17,849,979 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | $17,811,036 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $17,738,670 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $17,488,165 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation | Harrison, NY | $17,356,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | $16,736,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $16,659,555 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | $16,628,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graymer Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $16,325,544 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | $15,677,872 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $15,154,632 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | $15,018,810 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercury Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $15,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patterson Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $14,552,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepsico Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | $14,456,928 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | $14,438,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frederick A Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | $14,433,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | $14,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbvie Foundation | North Chicago, IL | $14,376,616 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Neal Reynolds Residuary Trust DTD | Chicago, IL | $14,272,688 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay Van Andel Trust Uad 82878 | Grand Rapids, MI | $14,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | $14,172,059 | apps.irs.gov |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul, MN | $14,160,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poplar Foundation | Memphis, TN | $14,108,965 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Society Institute | New York, NY | $13,879,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew and Ann Tisch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $13,658,000 | 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.