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U.S. Foundation Directory

Bespoke Grants maintains profiles for more than 34,000 U.S. private foundations and grantmakers — every funder in our index that has awarded at least $500,000 in grants. Each profile draws on public IRS Form 990-PF filings to show a foundation's giving history, its largest grant recipients, the causes it funds, and how a nonprofit should approach it.

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Foundations by state

Number of profiled foundations headquartered in each state:

Alabama 260Alaska 76Arizona 462Arkansas 174California 3,818Colorado 735Connecticut 499Delaware 534District of Columbia 911Florida 1,750Georgia 737Hawaii 145Idaho 104Illinois 1,699Indiana 570Iowa 369Kansas 305Kentucky 291Louisiana 254Maine 149Maryland 714Massachusetts 1,163Michigan 908Minnesota 683Mississippi 116Missouri 649Montana 136Nebraska 275Nevada 342New Hampshire 120New Jersey 806New Mexico 121New York 3,793North Carolina 821North Dakota 84Ohio 1,113Oklahoma 308Oregon 413Pennsylvania 1,484Rhode Island 230South Carolina 260South Dakota 111Tennessee 493Texas 2,149Utah 252Vermont 104Virginia 911Washington 814West Virginia 111Wisconsin 760Wyoming 87

Foundations by cause

The 300 largest U.S. foundations by annual giving

Ranked by grants reported in each foundation's most recent IRS filing:

FoundationHeadquartersAnnual giving
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA$7.32B
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation TrustSeattle, WA$5.85B
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSeattle, WA$5.37B
Schwab Charitable FundSan Francisco, CA$3.30B
Novartis Patient Assistance FoundationEast Hanover, NJ$3.26B
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$3.20B
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramSoutheastern, PA$3.06B
Genentech Patient FoundationSouth San Francisco, CA$2.87B
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA$2.64B
Johnson & Johnson Patient AssistanceNew Brunswick, NJ$2.49B
National Philanthropic TrustJenkintown, PA$2.29B
Gavi Alliance$2.01B
Merck Patient Assistance Program IncKenilworth, NJ$1.58B
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundNew York, NY$1.57B
Gothic CorporationDurham, NC$1.50B
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$1.46B
Bristol-myers Squibb Patient AssistanceLawrenceville, NJ$1.46B
Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation IncNew York, NY$1.39B
Rural India Supporting TrustFarmington Hills, MI$1.38B
Mayo Clinic Group ReturnRochester, MN$1.31B
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncAlpharetta, GA$1.30B
Map International IncBrunswick, GA$1.27B
NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY$1.19B
Novo Nordisk Fonden$1.17B
Partners Healthcare System Inc &Somerville, MA$1.15B
Conference on Jewish Material ClaimsNew York, NY$1.07B
Americares Foundation IncStamford, CT$1.02B
World Vision IncFederal Way, WA$984.7M
American Online Giving Foundation IncNewark, DE$979.0M
American Lebanese Syrian AssociatedMemphis, TN$974.7M
Bank of America Charitable Gift FdBoston, MA$969.5M
Sanofi Cares North AmericaBridgewater, NJ$928.1M
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$905.3M
Mastercard Foundation$886.7M
Baptist Health South Florida IncCoral Gables, FL$885.6M
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA$817.0M
Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN$789.6M
The Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$773.3M
New York UniversityNew York, NY$770.5M
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY$760.8M
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$708.9M
The Big Ten Conference IncRosemont, IL$689.5M
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$681.0M
Network for GoodWashington, DC$667.3M
Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FL$658.5M
Anc Healthcare IncWinter Park, FL$653.5M
Mass General Brigham IncorporatedSomerville, MA$652.4M
The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE$647.2M
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$642.7M
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MA$639.9M
Navigate Affordable HousingBirmingham, AL$639.4M
Morgan Stanley Global Impact FundingIndianapolis, IN$635.6M
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$608.0M
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA$606.8M
Catholic Medical Mission Board IncNew York, NY$602.3M
Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY$593.3M
Compassion International IncorporatedColorado Springs, CO$588.6M
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, IL$576.9M
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$572.2M
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation IncRidgefield, CT$560.4M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland StanfordRedwood City, CA$557.1M
Dechomai Asset TrustJacksonville, FL$552.3M
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL$551.4M
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT$551.3M
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$550.9M
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY$536.1M
The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ$532.0M
Florida Clinical Practice AssociationGainesville, FL$520.7M
Corporation for Public BroadcastingWashington, DC$519.1M
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN$517.7M
American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH$512.5M
Glaxosmithkline Patient AccessPhiladelphia, PA$505.5M
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$503.8M
Dechomai Foundation IncJacksonville, FL$498.1M
The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY$497.1M
American National Red Cross & Its ConstituentWashington, DC$496.4M
Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR$496.2M
Illinois Network of Child Care ResourceBloomington, IL$492.7M
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$486.6M
Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA$484.7M
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$479.1M
Legal Services CorporationWashington, DC$474.1M
Service Credit UnionPortsmouth, NH$473.6M
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA$471.3M
Future Forward USA ActionWashington, DC$469.3M
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGreensboro, NC$464.0M
North Carolina Teachers and StateRaleigh, NC$458.4M
International Olympic Committee$453.2M
Foundation for World Evangelism$448.0M
New Venture FundWashington, DC$447.1M
Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO$443.3M
The Leona M and Harry B HelmsleyNew York, NY$440.9M
The George Washington UniversityAshburn, VA$429.3M
BakerripleyHouston, TX$428.7M
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY$428.2M
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$427.6M
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$423.8M
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY$420.9M
University of Oregon FoundationEugene, OR$418.0M
Duke UniversityDurham, NC$410.8M
The Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$407.8M
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$407.0M
University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$405.3M
Pac-12 ConferenceSan Francisco, CA$403.0M
University of Notre Dame Du LacNotre Dame, IN$401.0M
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$397.3M
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY$392.6M
Renaissance Charitable Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN$391.0M
Feed the Children IncOklahoma City, OK$387.5M
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ$386.1M
The Big 12 Conference IncIrving, TX$385.5M
Gothic Hsp CorporationDurham, NC$383.7M
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family FoundationTulsa, OK$365.3M
The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA$363.5M
Bayer Us Patient Assistance FoundationWhippany, NJ$362.0M
The Jpb FoundationNew York, NY$359.4M
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY$358.7M
Wk Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315Battle Creek, MI$356.0M
Wheaton Franciscan SistersWheaton, IL$349.2M
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX$341.9M
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI$340.0M
Dignity HealthSan Francisco, CA$336.7M
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE$335.8M
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$333.6M
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KS$332.9M
Center for Technology and Civic LifeChicago, IL$332.1M
UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA$327.9M
Sixteen Thirty FundWashington, DC$324.9M
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC$323.2M
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA$322.4M
The Rotary Foundation of RotaryEvanston, IL$313.5M
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan IncOakland, CA$312.6M
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)Chicago, IL$311.5M
The Bank of America CharitableCharlotte, NC$309.1M
Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA$305.4M
Convoy of HopeSpringfield, MO$305.2M
Liberty University IncLynchburg, VA$303.6M
Blue Meridian Partners IncNew York, NY$302.3M
Paypal Charitable Giving FundWashington, DC$302.1M
Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN$299.3M
St John's University New YorkJamaica, NY$296.8M
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI$295.1M
Stand Together C4 FundArlington, VA$294.1M
The Simons Foundation IncNew York, NY$294.0M
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA$291.0M
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City, MO$289.2M
Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-subordinatesEdison, NJ$286.7M
The University of British Columbia$284.5M
Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CA$283.2M
VolkswagenstiftungSalt Lake City, UT$281.4M
U of O Foundation SupportingEugene, OR$280.2M
Nsn Foundation IncRoseland, NJ$279.0M
Greater HorizonsKansas City, MO$276.9M
Friday FoundationMedina, WA$273.9M
International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY$273.7M
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA$272.1M
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIndianapolis, IN$269.8M
Depaul UniversityChicago, IL$268.5M
Governing Council of the University of Toronto$268.0M
The Lord Foundation of North CarolinaDurham, NC$266.5M
The Blackbaud Giving FundCharleston, SC$266.4M
The New York Community TrustNew York, NY$264.0M
Matthew 25 Ministries IncCincinnati, OH$263.3M
University of Georgia Research Foundation IncAthens, GA$260.6M
Alfred I Dupont Charitable TrustJacksonville, FL$260.2M
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY$258.0M
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC$255.3M
Jobsohio Beverage SystemColumbus, OH$255.0M
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$254.8M
The American Jewish Joint DistributionNew York, NY$253.8M
Family Health InternationalDurham, NC$253.1M
Chronic Disease Fund IncFrisco, TX$253.0M
Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL$252.9M
Scott & White HealthcareDallas, TX$251.1M
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY$248.7M
Florida Essential HealthcareAustin, TX$248.0M
University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA$247.7M
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC$247.7M
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NY$247.0M
Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA$245.8M
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI$243.9M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY$242.2M
Flower HospitalToledo, OH$236.7M
JobsohioColumbus, OH$233.1M
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY$232.8M
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY$229.7M
Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$228.3M
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA$228.0M
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CA$226.8M
Osf Genprof LiabilityPittsburgh, PA$224.9M
Mgb Pooled Holdings LLCSomerville, MA$224.1M
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX$221.7M
The Jewish Federations of North America IncNew York, NY$219.3M
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$219.0M
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY$217.6M
University of Illinois FoundationUrbana, IL$215.8M
University of DaytonDayton, OH$215.5M
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPhiladelphia, PA$213.7M
Boston Foundation IncBoston, MA$213.5M
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA$213.3M
University of DenverDenver, CO$213.2M
United Nations Foundation IncWashington, DC$212.6M
Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX$212.5M
The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE$212.4M
Givedirectly IncNew York, NY$211.7M
Natasha Foundation Inc$210.5M
University Medical ServiceTampa, FL$208.7M
Novo FoundationBrooklyn, NY$208.4M
Conrad N Hilton FoundationAgoura Hills, CA$207.6M
Marble Freedom TrustCenterville, UT$206.8M
Genzyme Charitable Foundation IncBridgewater, NJ$204.4M
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncBoston, MA$203.4M
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL$203.1M
Central Florida BehavioralTampa, FL$202.2M
University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN$202.0M
Fund for Policy Reform IncNew York, NY$201.1M
University of DelawareNewark, DE$200.9M
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX$199.8M
The Columbus FoundationColumbus, OH$199.5M
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, OR$199.2M
Fund for Policy ReformWilmington, DE$196.0M
The Marcus Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$194.5M
Educational Credit Management CorporationMinneapolis, MN$194.2M
Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH$192.6M
The Chancellor Masters and Scholars$191.4M
Calhfa Homeowner Relief CorporationSacremento, CA$191.4M
The Pew Memorial TrustPhiladelphia, PA$190.4M
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS$188.5M
Population Services InternationalWashington, DC$187.5M
Good VenturesMountain View, CA$187.3M
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD$187.2M
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI$186.8M
Great River Foundation IncWest Burlington, IA$186.0M
The Community Foundation for GreaterAtlanta, GA$184.9M
Donors Trust IncAlexandria, VA$182.5M
University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO$182.3M
Bright Future FundWashington, DC$182.1M
ImpactassetsincBethesda, MD$181.3M
Cooperative for Assistance and ReliefAtlanta, GA$180.4M
Upmc GroupPittsburgh, PA$180.3M
Feeding America Tampa Bay IncTampa, FL$179.5M
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NY$178.9M
International Committee of the Red Cross$178.0M
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WA$177.7M
Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationMadison, WI$175.9M
University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA$175.9M
The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY$175.1M
Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA$174.6M
The University of Queensland$174.0M
American UniversityWashington, DC$174.0M
Ncf Charitable TrustClearwater, FL$173.5M
Trustees of Tufts CollegeSomerville, MA$172.3M
The Us Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MA$172.1M
The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC$171.7M
Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR$171.5M
Teva Cares FoundationParsippany, NJ$171.5M
Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY$171.3M
Indiana University Foundation IncBloomington, IN$170.3M
University of Florida JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL$170.3M
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyincRye Brook, NY$169.6M
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$169.6M
The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$169.4M
Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY$169.2M
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA$169.0M
Institute of International EducationNew York, NY$168.7M
Otsuka Patient Assistance Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ$168.4M
Community Foundation of GreaterMemphis, TN$168.3M
Children's Health System of TexasDallas, TX$166.6M
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY$166.3M
Global Empowerment Mission IncDoral, FL$165.9M
Chapman UniversityOrange, CA$165.7M
Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY$165.2M
St Mary's Food Bank AlliancePhoenix, AZ$163.5M
United Jewish Appeal-federation ofNew York, NY$163.4M
Ani Rare Disease Patient Assistance ProgramBaudette, MN$161.8M
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX$160.5M
Means Database IncWashington, DC$160.3M
The Kansas University Endowment AssociationLawrence, KS$160.0M
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$159.7M
The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA$159.5M
City of HopeDuarte, CA$159.1M
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ$158.7M
The Rare Disease Charitable FoundationLexington, MA$157.2M
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT$156.8M
The University of FloridaGainesville, FL$156.7M
Ncrc Community Development Fund IncWashington, DC$156.7M
Wal-mart FoundationBentonville, AR$156.6M
UC San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA$156.6M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY$155.9M
Robert W Woodruff Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$155.5M
The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI$153.5M
Jewish Federation of MetropolitanChicago, IL$153.4M
University of St ThomasSt Paul, MN$153.3M
Second Harvest Inland NorthwestSpokane, WA$151.6M
Dr Miriam & Sheldon G AdelsonLas Vegas, NV$151.3M
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation IncPomona, CA$151.2M
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH$150.8M
Advocate North Side Health NetworkDowners Grove, IL$150.0M
New York-presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NY$150.0M
Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA$150.0M
About this directory. Profiles are built from public IRS Form 990-PF and 990 filings indexed by Bespoke Grants alongside 13M+ grants from 225,000+ U.S. foundations. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag. Listing a foundation here does not imply any affiliation or endorsement.