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Cause Philanthropy and grantmakingAll States19,004 funders

Foundations that fund philanthropy and grantmaking

19,004 private foundations with a return in the last two years gave $17.4 billion to philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in 42,721 grants. The median grant was $10,000, and 4,821 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 philanthropy and grantmaking

Top 50

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

  1. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $7,069,122,007 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  2. WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315Battle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $420,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  3. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA · tax year 2024 21 grants Preselected only $302,535,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  4. The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $242,262,880 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  5. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 151 grants Accepts applications $231,091,886 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  6. Horowitz Family FoundationLas Vegas, NV · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $145,208,395 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 121 grants Accepts applications $134,736,900 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  8. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 25 grants Preselected only $127,847,707 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  9. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $101,560,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  10. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $101,413,666 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  11. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $96,657,349 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  12. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 144 grants Accepts applications $88,824,849 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  13. The Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $82,498,025 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  14. Astera InstituteBerkeley, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $81,671,352 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  15. Maimonides Foundation IncRoseland, NJ · tax year 2023 1 grant Preselected only $70,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  16. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $69,709,616 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  17. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 67 grants Preselected only $66,989,872 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  18. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY · tax year 2024 39 grants Preselected only $64,060,372 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  19. NSN Foundation IncRoseland, NJ · tax year 2023 1 grant Preselected only $64,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 167 grants Accepts applications $63,452,914 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  21. Stanley M Herzog Charitable FoundationSmithville, MO · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $62,114,058 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  22. Ahimsa FoundationNiwot, CO · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $60,537,614 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  23. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 62 grants Preselected only $60,307,186 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  24. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $58,526,757 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  25. The Davis Family Foundation IncHanover, MD · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $57,360,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  26. Kataly FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $54,061,800 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  27. Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation IncStamford, CT · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $52,426,204 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  28. A Good Name Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $50,328,908 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  29. Luke and Lori Morrow Family FoundationMcKinney, TX · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $49,908,247 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  30. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 65 grants Preselected only $49,105,897 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  31. Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationIrvine, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $48,517,961 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  32. Fund for Art Science and TechnologySeattle, WA · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $45,480,532 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  33. Haplotace FoundationBirmingham, AL · tax year 2025 14 grants Preselected only $45,232,599 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  34. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $45,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  35. Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $44,939,791 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  36. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 163 grants Accepts applications $44,912,644 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  37. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 13 grants Preselected only $42,990,415 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  38. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA · tax year 2023 11 grants Preselected only $41,535,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  39. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC · tax year 2024 48 grants Accepts applications $40,440,599 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  40. The Jesus Fund (section 501(C)(3) Exempt Private Foundation)Little Rock, AR · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $40,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  41. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 26 grants Preselected only $38,765,019 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  42. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI · tax year 2024 77 grants Preselected only $38,612,708 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  43. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 68 grants Accepts applications $38,313,750 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  44. John Deere FoundationMoline, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $36,237,034 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  45. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 15 grants Preselected only $35,275,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  46. JKW Foundation TR UA 092597New York, NY · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $35,069,372 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  47. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 26 grants Preselected only $35,059,175 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  48. Cummings Foundation IncWoburn, MA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $32,713,666 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  49. Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR · tax year 2025 22 grants Preselected only $32,293,545 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  50. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 64 grants Preselected only $31,933,198 to philanthropy and grantmaking

Open to applications

25 foundations

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

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 151 grants Accepts applications $231,091,886 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 121 grants Accepts applications $134,736,900 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  3. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $101,413,666 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 144 grants Accepts applications $88,824,849 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 167 grants Accepts applications $63,452,914 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  6. Stanley M Herzog Charitable FoundationSmithville, MO · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $62,114,058 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  7. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $58,526,757 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  8. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $45,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  9. Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $44,939,791 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  10. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 163 grants Accepts applications $44,912,644 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  11. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC · tax year 2024 48 grants Accepts applications $40,440,599 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  12. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 68 grants Accepts applications $38,313,750 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  13. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 72 grants Accepts applications $29,740,433 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  14. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 93 grants Accepts applications $25,493,400 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  15. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 103 grants Accepts applications $24,261,522 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  16. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL · tax year 2024 46 grants Accepts applications $23,852,851 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  17. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $23,613,333 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  18. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA · tax year 2024 49 grants Accepts applications $23,042,800 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  19. Robert W Woodruff Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2025 4 grants Accepts applications $21,450,052 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  20. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 60 grants Accepts applications $19,362,541 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  21. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 48 grants Accepts applications $15,210,725 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  22. Mercury FoundationRedwood City, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $15,000,000 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  23. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY · tax year 2024 15 grants Accepts applications $14,554,150 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  24. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $14,438,700 to philanthropy and grantmaking
  25. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL · tax year 2024 64 grants Accepts applications $14,259,559 to philanthropy and grantmaking

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