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Who funds religion-related: 9,777 foundations in 53 states, $868 million in grants

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9,777 private foundations paid $868,042,354 to religion-related 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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9,777Foundations
$868,042,354Total granted

By state

The state is where the recipient is.

State	Foundations	Grants	Total
New York	1,610	5,151	$117,628,605
California	1,180	4,474	$77,565,474
Texas	1,054	3,898	$67,097,497
Florida	1,053	2,874	$40,452,133
North Carolina	805	1,740	$37,920,527
Pennsylvania	626	1,481	$25,392,561
Illinois	609	1,599	$50,372,819
New Jersey	577	1,841	$60,056,839
Colorado	526	1,222	$16,945,811
Georgia	467	1,466	$40,171,222
Michigan	404	1,106	$33,152,991
Ohio	382	1,323	$29,592,133
Massachusetts	325	753	$27,070,386
Virginia	317	1,012	$14,206,881
Tennessee	317	997	$10,517,890
Maryland	316	959	$13,988,714
Wisconsin	253	638	$11,516,026
Minnesota	245	645	$42,231,220
Indiana	218	912	$24,281,138
Arizona	213	736	$13,599,587
Oklahoma	209	547	$7,338,233
Missouri	197	637	$11,892,246
Alabama	191	552	$5,112,352
District of Columbia	187	283	$14,559,007
South Carolina	171	520	$11,207,215
Washington	145	707	$8,678,748
Oregon	137	458	$6,181,982
Kentucky	127	457	$4,223,178
Connecticut	124	328	$2,492,304
Utah	120	202	$7,920,915
Arkansas	104	259	$1,549,087
Kansas	78	284	$1,683,544
Iowa	77	236	$1,856,710
Mississippi	69	180	$1,004,218
Louisiana	68	273	$1,888,657
Nebraska	62	174	$1,092,594
Nevada	59	206	$2,807,681
Montana	57	155	$1,334,539
New Mexico	50	179	$1,135,616
Maine	44	100	$695,160
New Hampshire	40	102	$1,148,180
Vermont	37	72	$1,484,507
Hawaii	36	117	$1,209,400
Wyoming	35	67	$1,023,600
Idaho	32	156	$1,119,606
West Virginia	28	103	$228,618
Rhode Island	24	57	$1,093,586
Delaware	21	96	$247,614
South Dakota	20	66	$10,310,043
Alaska	19	86	$1,022,130
North Dakota	16	46	$730,413
Puerto Rico	2	6	$10,190
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	$27

Largest funders

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

Foundation	Based in	Total	Source
Lilly Endowment Inc	Indianapolis, IN	$141,467,134	apps.irs.gov
J E Barbey 8 Fbo Tenacre FDN	Pittsburgh, PA	$35,541,513	apps.irs.gov
The Koum Family Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$16,478,000	apps.irs.gov
Dart-L Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$10,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Perry Family Foundation	Cincinnati, OH	$10,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Jay and Jean Schottenstein Foundation	Columbus, OH	$9,002,170	apps.irs.gov
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation	Ardmore, OK	$8,348,600	apps.irs.gov
The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$8,257,000	apps.irs.gov
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation	Austin, TX	$7,856,321	apps.irs.gov
Every Org	San Francisco, CA	$7,307,214	apps.irs.gov
Orville D & Ruth A Merillat Foundation	Ann Arbor, MI	$7,253,000	apps.irs.gov
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial	Chicago, IL	$6,863,013	apps.irs.gov
The Eleanor and J Hunter Flack Foundation Inc	Elba, AL	$6,500,000	apps.irs.gov
William Davidson Foundation	Birmingham, MI	$5,975,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Vancouver, WA	$5,810,198	apps.irs.gov
Malchus Foundation	Brooklyn, NY	$5,797,145	apps.irs.gov
John Templeton Foundation	West Conshohocken, PA	$5,673,534	apps.irs.gov
Stoller Foundation	Houston, TX	$5,220,527	apps.irs.gov
Lennar Foundation	Miami, FL	$5,025,000	apps.irs.gov
The Jon S Corzine Foundation	New York, NY	$4,615,691	apps.irs.gov
The Karsh Family Foundation	Beverly Hills, CA	$4,505,050	apps.irs.gov
Mattick Family Foundation Inc	Leesburg, FL	$4,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Stewardship Foundation	Escondido, CA	$3,645,000	apps.irs.gov
Margaret A Cargill Foundation	Eden Prairie, MN	$3,627,500	apps.irs.gov
Tyl Foundation	Denver, CO	$3,577,000	apps.irs.gov
The Marcus Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$3,506,800	apps.irs.gov
Allen I Gross Charitable Foundation	New York, NY	$3,413,315	apps.irs.gov
Still Water Foundation	Austin, TX	$3,391,334	apps.irs.gov
Conrad N Hilton Foundation	Westlake Village, CA	$3,310,776	apps.irs.gov
The Manhattan Charitable Foundation	New York, NY	$3,110,000	apps.irs.gov
The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable Foundation	Palm Beach, FL	$3,065,323	apps.irs.gov
The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation	New York, NY	$2,943,900	apps.irs.gov
Connelly Foundation	West Conshohocken, PA	$2,811,908	apps.irs.gov
The Ford Foundation	New York, NY	$2,713,300	apps.irs.gov
Amazonsmile Foundation	Seattle, WA	$2,698,022	apps.irs.gov
The Wing Shadow Foundation	Ada, MI	$2,517,983	apps.irs.gov
Living Legacy Foundation	Franklin, TN	$2,362,838	apps.irs.gov
Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation	Uniondale, NY	$2,305,744	apps.irs.gov
Honey Foundation	Richmond, VA	$2,200,000	apps.irs.gov
Freedom Together Foundation	New York, NY	$2,145,000	apps.irs.gov
The James Irvine Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$2,049,500	apps.irs.gov
The Harold C Smith Foundation To Promote Christianity	Wheaton, IL	$2,048,135	apps.irs.gov
Musk Foundation	Austin, TX	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Jean & E Floyd Kvamme Foundation	Scotts Valley, CA	$1,890,000	apps.irs.gov
Trent Elijah Foundation	Orange, CA	$1,875,000	apps.irs.gov
The DCT Foundation	Monsey, NY	$1,850,000	apps.irs.gov
Koret Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$1,822,000	apps.irs.gov
Mayberg Foundation Inc	Chevy Chase, MD	$1,801,780	apps.irs.gov
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc	Milwaukee, WI	$1,797,000	apps.irs.gov
T S McPheeters Trust Fbo Columbia Theo Sem	Dallas, TX	$1,612,463	apps.irs.gov
Daniels Fund	Denver, CO	$1,605,000	apps.irs.gov
Henry J Prillwitz Trust for Charity Uad May 10 1994	Jacksonville, FL	$1,595,918	apps.irs.gov
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Princeton, NJ	$1,582,771	apps.irs.gov
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	New York, NY	$1,559,037	apps.irs.gov
God Only Knows Foundation A Nevada Nonprofit Organization	Cameron, MT	$1,557,400	apps.irs.gov
Mitchell Family Foundation	White Oak, TX	$1,550,000	apps.irs.gov
Samis Foundation	Seattle, WA	$1,542,474	apps.irs.gov
Williams Family Foundation Inc	Wesley Chapel, FL	$1,540,000	apps.irs.gov
Christ Cares for Kids Foundation	Issaquah, WA	$1,520,300	apps.irs.gov
The Bolick Foundation	Conover, NC	$1,516,923	apps.irs.gov
J Bulow Campbell Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Marian Foundation	Powell, OH	$1,498,169	apps.irs.gov
Walder Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,495,075	apps.irs.gov
Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc	Midland, TX	$1,461,000	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Menlo Park, CA	$1,432,266	apps.irs.gov
Wal-Mart Foundation	Bentonville, AR	$1,414,700	apps.irs.gov
The McKnight Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	$1,375,000	apps.irs.gov
SHP Christian Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,370,073	apps.irs.gov
Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation	Knoxville, TN	$1,362,000	apps.irs.gov
J Wesley Graham TW	West Des Moines, IA	$1,356,421	apps.irs.gov
CG Charitable Fund	Spanish Fork, UT	$1,350,000	apps.irs.gov
Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation	San Antonio, TX	$1,338,000	apps.irs.gov
Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation	Dearborn, MI	$1,329,650	apps.irs.gov
Samueli Foundation	Corona Del Mar, CA	$1,327,300	apps.irs.gov
Care Support Foundation Inc	Brooklyn, NY	$1,323,880	apps.irs.gov
Tenacre Foundation	Princeton, NJ	$1,307,500	apps.irs.gov
Chesed Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,259,029	apps.irs.gov
Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation	Union City, TN	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation	Cincinnati, OH	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Soonae Foundation	Burnet, TX	$1,239,500	apps.irs.gov
Rodan Family Foundation	Orinda, CA	$1,219,097	apps.irs.gov
Marjorie Lindsey Charitable Trust Uad	Pennington, NJ	$1,211,520	apps.irs.gov
The Grace and Mercy Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,195,000	apps.irs.gov
Timothy and Sheila Patton Family Charitable Trust	Ann Arbor, MI	$1,192,500	apps.irs.gov
The Sue & Bob McCollum Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$1,160,000	apps.irs.gov
R & R Family Foundation	Monsey, NY	$1,149,620	apps.irs.gov
One8 Foundation	Boston, MA	$1,121,000	apps.irs.gov
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,107,128	apps.irs.gov
Anduin Foundation	Woodway, WA	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation	Cleveland, OH	$1,066,500	apps.irs.gov
NC Foundation	Colorado Springs, CO	$1,065,000	apps.irs.gov
Robert M Beren Family Foundation Inc	Wichita, KS	$1,064,000	apps.irs.gov
Julie and Kirk Cousins Foundation	Holland, MI	$1,052,500	apps.irs.gov
Ohel Naftoly	Brooklyn, NY	$1,052,150	apps.irs.gov
Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc	Wilmington, DE	$1,052,000	apps.irs.gov
Jerold B Katz Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,050,000	apps.irs.gov
Will and Bailee Byler Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,050,000	apps.irs.gov
The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness Advancement Foundation	Lexington, NC	$1,021,650	apps.irs.gov
Eagle Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,020,000	apps.irs.gov
The Tepper Foundation	New York, NY	$1,015,000	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.