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Cause Housing and shelterAll States8,396 funders

Foundations that fund housing and shelter

8,396 private foundations with a return in the last two years gave $678.3 million to housing and shelter organizations in 15,665 grants. The median grant was $7,000, and 2,903 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to housing and shelter

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is housing and shelter.

  1. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $23,460,000 to housing and shelter
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2025 204 grants Preselected only $19,507,071 to housing and shelter
  3. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $17,522,000 to housing and shelter
  4. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2025 186 grants Preselected only $16,583,900 to housing and shelter
  5. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD · tax year 2024 38 grants Preselected only $12,258,500 to housing and shelter
  6. Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $12,000,000 to housing and shelter
  7. Munger Charitable Trust Number ThreePasadena, CA · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $11,434,800 to housing and shelter
  8. The FB Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $10,412,292 to housing and shelter
  9. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA · tax year 2024 23 grants Preselected only $10,090,000 to housing and shelter
  10. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 27 grants Accepts applications $9,862,000 to housing and shelter
  11. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $9,302,605 to housing and shelter
  12. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 18 grants Accepts applications $7,188,500 to housing and shelter
  13. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $6,513,600 to housing and shelter
  14. Novo FoundationHurley, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $6,400,000 to housing and shelter
  15. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 22 grants Accepts applications $5,716,400 to housing and shelter
  16. Citi FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 13 grants Preselected only $5,700,000 to housing and shelter
  17. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $5,415,834 to housing and shelter
  18. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 36 grants Accepts applications $5,228,669 to housing and shelter
  19. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $5,010,000 to housing and shelter
  20. Community Impact NetworkSt Louis, MO · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $4,712,167 to housing and shelter
  21. John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber PhilanthropyLake Forest, IL · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $4,490,000 to housing and shelter
  22. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY · tax year 2025 8 grants Accepts applications $4,357,475 to housing and shelter
  23. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME · tax year 2024 89 grants Accepts applications $3,890,000 to housing and shelter
  24. The Diane and Bruce Halle FoundationScottsdale, AZ · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,880,000 to housing and shelter
  25. Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI · tax year 2024 40 grants Accepts applications $3,727,800 to housing and shelter
  26. Garcia Family FoundationTempe, AZ · tax year 2023 4 grants Preselected only $3,700,000 to housing and shelter
  27. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $3,457,500 to housing and shelter
  28. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,450,000 to housing and shelter
  29. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $3,315,100 to housing and shelter
  30. Affordable Housing CorporationWinchester, VA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $3,000,000 to housing and shelter
  31. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $2,820,000 to housing and shelter
  32. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL · tax year 2024 58 grants Accepts applications $2,799,600 to housing and shelter
  33. Pohlad Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 26 grants Accepts applications $2,753,227 to housing and shelter
  34. Munger Charitable Trust Number FivePasadena, CA · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $2,508,402 to housing and shelter
  35. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $2,506,525 to housing and shelter
  36. The Haines Family Foundation IncEgg Harbor, NJ · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $2,500,000 to housing and shelter
  37. Balay Ko FoundationSanta Barbara, CA · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $2,470,000 to housing and shelter
  38. Rasmuson FoundationAnchorage, AK · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $2,404,312 to housing and shelter
  39. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $2,381,000 to housing and shelter
  40. Fred C and Katherine B Andersen FoundationBayport, MN · tax year 2025 12 grants Accepts applications $2,375,000 to housing and shelter
  41. Red Gates FoundationRichmond, VA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,372,100 to housing and shelter
  42. Rainwater Charitable FoundationFort Worth, TX · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $2,295,000 to housing and shelter
  43. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $2,286,000 to housing and shelter
  44. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $2,193,911 to housing and shelter
  45. Je and Le Mabee Foundation IncMidland, TX · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $2,130,000 to housing and shelter
  46. Holecek Family Foundation IncNaples, FL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $2,000,000 to housing and shelter
  47. Longwood Foundation IncWilmington, DE · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $1,950,000 to housing and shelter
  48. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $1,946,089 to housing and shelter
  49. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $1,915,000 to housing and shelter
  50. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $1,867,300 to housing and shelter

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $17,522,000 to housing and shelter
  2. Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $12,000,000 to housing and shelter
  3. The FB Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $10,412,292 to housing and shelter
  4. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 27 grants Accepts applications $9,862,000 to housing and shelter
  5. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $9,302,605 to housing and shelter
  6. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 18 grants Accepts applications $7,188,500 to housing and shelter
  7. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $6,513,600 to housing and shelter
  8. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 22 grants Accepts applications $5,716,400 to housing and shelter
  9. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 36 grants Accepts applications $5,228,669 to housing and shelter
  10. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY · tax year 2025 8 grants Accepts applications $4,357,475 to housing and shelter
  11. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME · tax year 2024 89 grants Accepts applications $3,890,000 to housing and shelter
  12. The Diane and Bruce Halle FoundationScottsdale, AZ · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,880,000 to housing and shelter
  13. Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI · tax year 2024 40 grants Accepts applications $3,727,800 to housing and shelter
  14. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,450,000 to housing and shelter
  15. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $3,315,100 to housing and shelter
  16. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL · tax year 2024 58 grants Accepts applications $2,799,600 to housing and shelter
  17. Pohlad Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 26 grants Accepts applications $2,753,227 to housing and shelter
  18. The Haines Family Foundation IncEgg Harbor, NJ · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $2,500,000 to housing and shelter
  19. Rasmuson FoundationAnchorage, AK · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $2,404,312 to housing and shelter
  20. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $2,381,000 to housing and shelter
  21. Fred C and Katherine B Andersen FoundationBayport, MN · tax year 2025 12 grants Accepts applications $2,375,000 to housing and shelter
  22. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $2,193,911 to housing and shelter
  23. Longwood Foundation IncWilmington, DE · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $1,950,000 to housing and shelter
  24. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $1,946,089 to housing and shelter
  25. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $1,915,000 to housing and shelter

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