Largest private foundation grantmakers

Private foundations ranked by total contributions, gifts and grants paid in the most recent year on record (Form 990-PF, books basis). Totals are per foundation; individual recipients are not published.

OrganizationCityGrants paid
GATES FOUNDATION TRUSTKIRKLAND$7,751,200,000
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE$7,200,556,970
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCPRINCETON$4,391,075,903
GENENTECH PATIENT FOUNDATIONS SAN FRAN$3,634,462,791
NOVARTIS PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONEAST HANOVER$2,871,059,220
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCNEW BRUNSWICK$2,301,799,470
PFIZER PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$2,040,678,841
MERCK PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCRAHWAY$1,952,689,147
LILLY ENDOWMENT INCINDIANAPOLIS$1,527,002,818
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CARES FOUNDATION INCRIDGEFIELD$1,292,546,623
BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$1,005,927,588
BAYER US PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONWHIPPANY$915,173,087
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PATIENT ACCESS PROGRAMS FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA$881,930,422
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYNEW YORK$836,579,235
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATIONOMAHA$695,209,110
VOLKSWAGEN-STIFTUNGSALT LAKE CTY$654,977,253
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBENTONVILLE$641,316,726
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$607,405,678
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK$605,258,937
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON$551,244,399
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$549,292,394
HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATIONDECATUR$458,103,720
LEONA M & HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTNEW YORK$454,329,910
SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO$430,295,656
FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$424,004,240
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$408,113,771
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK$406,544,164
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION TRUST-T/A 5315BATTLE CREEK$377,000,000
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS$371,574,675
GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$369,384,206
CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTULSA$363,540,084
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTLOS ANGELES$350,281,327
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO$338,504,565
SIMONS FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$317,075,014
THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR STRATEGIC INNOVATIONPALO ALTO$301,970,372
CARL VICTOR PAGE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$285,596,584
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INCNEW YORK$276,051,676
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$273,583,314
JACK JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND$257,875,136
GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO$255,406,561
WAVERLEY STREET FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$225,507,334
DUKE ENDOWMENTCHARLOTTE$212,293,248
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTENEW YORK$210,328,203
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATIONWESTLAKE VLG$210,298,805
THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES$200,588,922
SHERWOOD FOUNDATIONOMAHA$196,929,490
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$194,393,456
KNIGHT FOUNDATIONBEAVERTON$191,354,333
MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATIONEDEN PRAIRIE$189,992,710
ROBERT W WOODRUFF FOUNDATION INCATLANTA$189,635,270
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INCMIAMI$187,524,486
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY$185,027,660
H&H EVERGREEN FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK$183,666,500
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO$177,075,927
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATIONFLINT$173,381,154
THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS$164,266,528
LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD FOUNDATIONHOUSTON$162,949,201
CRANKSTART FOUNDATIONSAN JOSE$159,771,106
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORKNEW YORK$159,585,015
MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$157,344,360
BEZOS FAMILY FOUNDATIONSEATTLE$156,961,900
WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA$152,349,810
FIDELITY FOUNDATIONBOSTON$146,970,213
WALTER SCOTT FAMILY FOUNDATIONOMAHA$145,640,942
THE HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INCOWINGS MILLS$140,190,305
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$137,609,510
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATIONDETROIT$137,591,395
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATIONDENVER$136,957,955
NOVO FOUNDATIONHURLEY$134,303,210
BROAD FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES$129,246,056
STEVEN & ALEXANDRA COHEN FOUNDATION INCSTAMFORD$128,674,204
JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATIONWEST CONSHOHOCKEN$126,807,051
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON$117,902,276
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS$114,829,503
SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS CHARITABLE FUND INCWILMINGTON$114,396,076
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$114,359,170
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL$111,935,988
ANSCHUTZ FOUNDATIONDENVER$107,020,641
MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATIONAUSTIN$106,958,653
BARR FOUNDATIONBOSTON$106,878,904
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON$105,703,678
J E AND L E MABEE FOUNDATION INCMIDLAND$105,658,983
DRUCKENMILLER FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$102,138,000
STARR FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$94,991,490
ALICE L WALTON FOUNDATIONBENTONVILLE$94,958,378
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$93,629,022
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY$91,171,898
MOODY FOUNDATIONGALVESTON$90,155,967
DOGWOOD HEALTH TRUSTASHEVILLE$89,889,021
SURDNA FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$89,679,450
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO$89,578,087
ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATIONBALTIMORE$83,491,462
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONSPITTSBURGH$83,393,067
BUILDERS INITIATIVECHICAGO$81,706,966
SKYLINE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$80,682,614
M J MURDOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTVANCOUVER$78,149,690
HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATIONPORTLAND$76,931,912
DANIELS FUNDDENVER$67,434,251
SOBRATO FAMILY FOUNDATIONMOUNTAIN VIEW$65,635,935
THE TEPPER FOUNDATIONSHORT HILLS$65,331,679
ZOOM FOUNDATIONGREENWICH$63,196,700
THE WALLACE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$60,895,714
JEN-HSUN & LORI HUANG FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$59,723,672
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES$59,641,358
W M KECK FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES$59,628,353
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO$59,379,627
RIPPLEWORKS INCSAN FRANCISCO$58,579,920
CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO$57,960,663
ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INCNEW YORK$56,073,582
DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONHANOVER$55,153,500
LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION INCINDIANAPOLIS$54,831,247
THE ROBERT D AND PATRICIA E KERN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWAUKESHA$54,002,017
OVERDECK FAMILY FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$53,464,779
FRED C AND KATHERINE B ANDERSEN FOUNDATIONBAYPORT$52,499,288
PATTERSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY$51,322,857
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATIONBEVERLY HILLS$51,151,890
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATIONNEW YORK$50,748,729
THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTSPITTSBURGH$48,689,957
PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INCMYSTIC$48,328,822
HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$48,012,564
ALLEN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIESSEATTLE$47,153,310
ROOTS AND WINGS FOUNDATION INCSEATTLE$44,976,065
NEGAUNEE FOUNDATION LTDNORTHBROOK$41,798,642
JAMES M COX FOUNDATION OF GA INCATLANTA$37,477,500
EAGLE FOUNDATIONOMAHA$37,416,025
GOTTESMAN FUNDNEW YORK$36,797,527
CARL AND MARILYNN THOMADALLAS$36,707,186
XIE FOUNDATIONSUNNYVALE$35,368,429
CATENA FOUNDATIONCARBONDALE$30,178,715
GENE HAAS FOUNDATIONOXNARD$29,532,163
THE BAT HANADIV FOUNDATION NO 3NEW YORK$29,129,844
GEORGE S ECCLES AND DELORES DORE ECCLES FOUNDATIONSALT LAKE CTY$27,412,943
ADAM R SCRIPPS FOUNDATIONFT MITCHELL$27,009,336
ED RACHAL FOUNDATIONCORP CHRISTI$26,869,852
THE HAWKS FOUNDATIONOMAHA$26,656,230
ESSEX AVENUE FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON$23,424,750
MORRIS AND GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON$22,642,166
J PAUL GETTY TRUSTLOS ANGELES$21,448,331
RYAN FOUNDATIONGREENWOOD VLG$19,378,937
CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INCWOBURN$18,366,000
BARBARA BRUNCKHORST FOUNDATIONRICHMOND$18,205,000
ENDLESS SUCCESS FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS$16,982,477
CHARLES AND MARY HEIDER FAMILY FOUNDATIONOMAHA$15,598,835
POSES FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLORHAM PARK$14,380,905
THE BILL GATTON FOUNDATIONBRISTOL$9,045,000
CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMSSEATTLE$7,687,928
HUNTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO$7,256,600
DAVE AND CHERYL DUFFIELD FOUNDATIONINCLINE VLG$6,695,786
DENISE AND MICHAEL KELLEN FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK$4,031,500
GLENSTONE FOUNDATIONPOTOMAC$2,824,691
LOWELL S AND BETTY L DUNN FAMILY FOUNDATIONHIALEAH GDNS$2,287,500
HAPLOTACE FOUNDATIONBIRMINGHAM$1,743,500
KOHLER FOUNDATION INCKOHLER$1,001,603
KATE MARMION CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSAN ANTONIO$454,549
LONGWOOD GARDENS INCKENNETT SQ$439,702
BETTY WOLD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONWEST PALM BCH$306,000
COMMUNITY FINANCE CORPORATIONTUCSON$146,267
ISENBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCPALM BEACH$141,266

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