Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Asset Size
The list below includes the 100 largest
U.S. grantmaking foundations ranked by the market value of their
assets, based on the most current audited financial data in
the Foundation Center's database as of July 8, 2010. Fiscal
records will be updated when more recent audited financial information
is obtained.
Rank |
Name/(state) |
Assets |
As
of
Fiscal Year
End Date
|
| 1. |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (WA) | $29,889,702,125 | 12/31/2008 |
| 2. |
The Ford Foundation (NY) | 10,234,860,000 | 09/30/2009 |
| 3. |
J. Paul Getty Trust (CA) | 9,339,172,138 | 06/30/2009 |
| 4. |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) | 7,513,607,363 | 12/31/2008 |
| 5. |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) | 6,869,108,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 6. |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) | 6,813,784,639 | 08/31/2009 |
| 7. |
Lilly Endowment Inc. (IN) | 5,321,528,435 | 12/31/2009 |
| 8. |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL) | 5,014,059,260 | 12/31/2008 |
| 9. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) | 4,650,858,492 | 12/31/2008 |
| 10. |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) | 4,509,705,996 | 12/31/2008 |
| 11. |
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) | 4,363,563,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 12. |
Tulsa Community Foundation (OK) | 3,802,617,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 13. |
The Kresge Foundation (MI) | 3,100,000,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 14. |
The California Endowment (CA) | 3,083,096,943 | 02/28/2009 |
| 15. |
The Rockefeller Foundation (NY) | 3,053,944,733 | 12/31/2008 |
| 16. |
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) | 2,636,849,147 | 12/31/2009 |
| 17. |
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE) | 2,517,560,936 | 12/31/2008 |
| 18. |
Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY) | 2,432,582,536 | 09/30/2009 |
| 19. |
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) | 2,403,030,271 | 12/31/2009 |
| 20. |
The Duke Endowment (NC) | 2,225,790,007 | 12/31/2008 |
| 21. |
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation (MN) | 2,118,125,342 | 12/31/2008 |
| 22. |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) | 2,079,000,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 23. |
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) | 1,948,806,804 | 12/31/2008 |
| 24. |
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) | 1,933,369,747 | 12/31/2008 |
| 25. |
Open Society Institute (NY) | 1,928,806,825 | 12/31/2008 |
| 26. |
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. (MD) | 1,785,028,000 | 02/28/2009 |
| 27. |
Casey Family Programs (WA) | 1,762,088,812 | 12/31/2008 |
| 28. |
Kimbell Art Foundation (TX) | 1,613,607,474 | 12/31/2008 |
| 29. |
The Annenberg Foundation (CA) | 1,602,260,949 | 06/30/2009 |
| 30. |
The Cleveland Foundation (OH) | 1,600,924,077 | 12/31/2008 |
| 31. |
The Chicago Community Trust (IL) | 1,591,487,286 | 09/30/2008 |
| 32. |
The McKnight Foundation (MN) | 1,582,041,028 | 12/31/2008 |
| 33. |
The Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 1,573,135,222 | 12/31/2008 |
| 34. |
The New York Community Trust (NY) | 1,529,867,811 | 12/31/2008 |
| 35. |
Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA) | 1,525,601,452 | 12/31/2008 |
| 36. |
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA) | 1,494,039,827 | 12/31/2008 |
| 37. |
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) | 1,486,041,461 | 12/31/2008 |
| 38. |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) | 1,475,691,610 | 12/31/2008 |
| 39. |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY) | 1,423,865,210 | 12/31/2008 |
| 40. |
Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA) | 1,348,976,378 | 12/31/2008 |
| 41. |
The James Irvine Foundation (CA) | 1,306,590,965 | 12/31/2008 |
| 42. |
Houston Endowment Inc. (TX) | 1,262,470,870 | 12/31/2008 |
| 43. |
The Heinz Endowments (PA) | 1,205,528,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 44. |
The Starr Foundation (NY) | 1,201,239,493 | 12/31/2008 |
| 45. |
Daniels Fund (CO) | 1,131,480,745 | 12/31/2009 |
| 46. |
The Wallace Foundation (NY) | 1,115,216,051 | 12/31/2008 |
| 47. |
The Simons Foundation (NY) | 1,108,321,802 | 06/30/2008 |
| 48. |
The William Penn Foundation (PA) | 1,076,817,288 | 12/31/2008 |
| 49. |
California Community Foundation (CA) | 1,066,262,000 | 06/30/2009 |
| 50. |
W. M. Keck Foundation (CA) | 1,066,000,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| 51. |
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (OK) | 1,000,625,454 | 12/31/2008 |
| 52. |
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) | 989,619,698 | 12/31/2008 |
| 53. |
Robertson Foundation (NY) | 974,063,488 | 11/30/2008 |
| 54. |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) | 957,327,577 | 12/31/2008 |
| 55. |
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) | 945,717,769 | 12/31/2008 |
| 56. |
The Moody Foundation (TX) | 939,946,469 | 12/31/2008 |
| 57. |
Marin Community Foundation (CA) | 933,084,933 | 06/30/2009 |
| 58. |
The San Francisco Foundation (CA) | 904,494,000 | 06/30/2009 |
| 59. |
The Oregon Community Foundation (OR) | 887,000,000 | 12/31/2008 |
| 60. |
John Templeton Foundation (PA) | 880,433,745 | 12/31/2008 |
| 61. |
Barr Foundation (MA) | 878,950,397 | 12/31/2008 |
| 62. |
The Freedom Forum, Inc. (DC) | 836,671,904 | 12/31/2008 |
| 63. |
The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 835,745,616 | 06/30/2009 |
| 64. |
The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH) | 817,131,821 | 12/31/2008 |
| 65. |
Shimon ben Joseph Foundation (CA) | 814,768,736 | 12/31/2008 |
| 66. |
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (NV) | 811,596,989 | 12/31/2008 |
| 67. |
The Pittsburgh Foundation (PA) | 784,867,282 | 12/31/2007 |
| 68. |
The Ahmanson Foundation (CA) | 774,169,095 | 10/31/2008 |
| 69. |
The Anschutz Foundation (CO) | 772,760,435 | 11/30/2008 |
| 70. |
Otto Bremer Foundation (MN) | 772,298,665 | 12/31/2009 |
| 71. |
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (NY) | 765,627,575 | 09/30/2009 |
| 72. |
The Broad Art Foundation (CA) | 765,397,716 | 12/31/2008 |
| 73. |
The J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation, Inc. (OK) | 713,339,482 | 08/31/2009 |
| 74. |
The California Wellness Foundation (CA) | 697,964,109 | 12/31/2008 |
| 75. |
Surdna Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 693,515,303 | 06/30/2009 |
| 76. |
Boston Foundation, Inc. (MA) | 682,606,000 | 06/30/2009 |
| 77. |
Bush Foundation (MN) | 681,573,561 | 12/31/2008 |
| 78. |
Cummings Foundation (MA) | 678,931,638 | 12/31/2008 |
| 79. |
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (WA) | 665,851,671 | 12/31/2008 |
| 80. |
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) | 663,999,865 | 12/31/2009 |
| 81. |
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. (NY) | 663,781,425 | 12/31/2008 |
| 82. |
The Meadows Foundation, Inc. (TX) | 656,291,249 | 12/31/2008 |
| 83. |
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) | 650,708,000 | 06/30/2009 |
| 84. |
The Joyce Foundation (IL) | 649,812,020 | 12/31/2008 |
| 85. |
Bat Hanadiv Foundation No. 3 (NY) | 645,126,500 | 12/31/2008 |
| 86. |
Hall Family Foundation (MO) | 643,051,118 | 12/31/2008 |
| 87. |
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (GA) | 623,078,050 | 12/31/2008 |
| 88. |
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. (NY) | 618,304,002 | 12/31/2008 |
| 89. |
Foundation For The Carolinas (NC) | 609,081,479 | 12/31/2008 |
| 90. |
Weingart Foundation (CA) | 604,207,193 | 06/30/2009 |
| 91. |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (NC) | 602,983,620 | 08/31/2009 |
| 92. |
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (DC) | 590,983,904 | 04/30/2009 |
| 93. |
Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation (TX) | 589,384,991 | 12/31/2007 |
| 94. |
The AVI CHAI Foundation (NY) | 586,939,338 | 12/31/2008 |
| 95. |
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation (MN) | 574,716,301 | 12/31/2008 |
| 96. |
The Packard Humanities Institute (CA) | 566,177,630 | 12/31/2008 |
| 97. |
The Ford Family Foundation (OR) | 564,161,114 | 12/31/2008 |
| 98. |
Baton Rouge Area Foundation (LA) | 563,915,918 | 12/31/2007 |
| 99. |
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (CT) | 563,562,134 | 12/31/2008 |
| 100. |
The Commonwealth Fund (NY) | 557,756,566 | 06/30/2009 |
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