How many community foundations are there in the United States?

4,230 community foundations file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

Community Foundations

Community Foundations nonprofits in the U.S.

Organizations that make grants for charitable purposes in a specific community or region. The funds available to a community foundation are usually derived from many donors and held in an endowment that is independently administered; income earned by the endowment is then used to make grants. (rev. 11/04). 4,230 community foundations file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $31 billion in revenue and hold $159 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state.

The largest are Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, and American Endowment Foundation.

Organizations

4,230

Total revenue

$31.4B

Total assets

$159.3B

Largest community foundations

Ranked by revenue. Sort any column, or follow an org to track it.

Top 100 by revenue · 4,230 community foundations nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View	CA	$4.9B	$12.3B
The Chicago Community Trust Chicago	IL	$2.5B	—
American Endowment Foundation Hudson	OH	$1.9B	$8.4B
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City	MO	$781.8M	$3.4B
Foundation For The Carolinas Charlotte	NC	$761.4M	$3.9B
Columbus Foundation Columbus	OH	$411.6M	$2.8B
The Community Foundation For Greater Atlanta Inc Atlanta	GA	$363.2M	$1.5B
Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc Dallas	TX	$341.6M	$1.2B
Christian Community Foundation Inc Colorado Spgs	CO	$337.6M	$746.4M
The New York Community Trust New York	NY	$322.6M	$3.5B
The Seattle Foundation Seattle	WA	$314.7M	$1.4B
The Cleveland Foundation Cleveland	OH	$302.8M	$3.3B
Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa	OK	$297.9M	$1.1B
The Oregon Community Foundation Portland	OR	$293.7M	$3.3B
Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston	TX	$293.3M	$1.1B
California Community Foundation Los Angeles	CA	$291.6M	$2.3B
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing Minneapolis	MN	$264.4M	$939.7M
Marin Community Foundation Novato	CA	$252.4M	$1.3B
Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan Detroit	MI	$246.1M	$1.2B
The Community Foundation Of Middle Nashville	TN	$239.9M	$832.0M
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Concord	NH	$231.5M	$1.2B
The San Diego Foundation San Diego	CA	$218.4M	$1.7B
Community Foundation Of New Jersey Morristown	NJ	$211.9M	$1.0B
Boston Foundation Inc Boston	MA	$210.4M	$2.1B
The Denver Foundation Denver	CO	$208.3M	$1.3B
Community Foundation Of Tampa Bay Inc Tampa	FL	$203.6M	$1.0B
Arizona Community Foundation Phoenix	AZ	$202.5M	$1.2B
The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis	MN	$193.0M	$1.2B
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Cincinnati	OH	$183.7M	$1.0B
Community Foundation Of Greater Memphis Inc Memphis	TN	$171.4M	$953.1M
Orange County Community Foundation Irvine	CA	$167.9M	$743.6M
Hawaii Community Foundation Honolulu	HI	$161.3M	$1.1B
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul	MN	$161.0M	$1.6B
Community Fdn Of Greater Des Moines Des Moines	IA	$160.8M	$918.7M
The Dallas Foundation Dallas	TX	$160.0M	$491.5M
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc Little Rock	AR	$159.4M	$895.9M
The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh	PA	$159.1M	$1.5B
Omaha Community Foundation Omaha	NE	$154.2M	$556.1M
The Rhode Island Community Foundation Providence	RI	$147.3M	$1.3B
St Louis Community Foundation Incorporated Saint Louis	MO	$146.3M	$494.4M
Greater Hartford Gives Foundation Hartford	CT	$144.4M	$1.2B
North Carolina Community Foundation Inc Raleigh	NC	$143.7M	$569.1M
Maine Community Foundation Inc Ellsworth	ME	$138.8M	$807.6M
Christian Community Foundation Of Memphis And The Mid-South Inc Memphis	TN	$125.4M	$229.0M
Greater Washington Community Foundation Washington	DC	$123.2M	$518.3M
Community Foundation For Monterey County Monterey	CA	$122.7M	$420.2M
Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara	CA	$121.6M	$503.6M
Community First Foundation Arvada	CO	$115.2M	$527.1M
The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida Inc Jacksonville	FL	$112.3M	$708.7M
New Hanover Community Endowment Inc Wilmington	NC	$111.7M	$1.5B
Northeast Arkansas Clinic Char Foundation Inc Jonesboro	AR	$110.1M	$43.8M
San Antonio Area Foundation San Antonio	TX	$108.0M	$640.7M
Catholic Community Foundation Of Minnesota Minnesota	MN	$107.3M	$751.7M
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc Oklahoma City	OK	$107.0M	$1.1B
The Community Foundation Inc Richmond	VA	$101.7M	$852.4M
Jewish Community Foundation Of Greater Metrowest Nj Whippany	NJ	$99.7M	$648.3M
Community Foundation Of North Texas Inc Fort Worth	TX	$96.4M	$544.9M
Los Altos Community Foundation Los Altos	CA	$91.8M	$64.1M
The Community Foundation Of Louisville Inc Louisville	KY	$90.1M	$766.9M
The Community Foundation Of Greater Birmingham	AL	$89.4M	$350.7M
The Philadelphia Foundation Philadelphia	PA	$88.9M	$704.6M
The Community Foundation Of Western North Carolina Inc Asheville	NC	$87.7M	$481.0M
Community Foundation Of Sarasota County Inc Sarasota	FL	$87.0M	$518.5M
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc Milwaukee	WI	$85.2M	$1.1B
Austin Community Foundation Inc Austin	TX	$79.3M	$556.3M
M Mccamish Legacy Foundation Alpharetta	GA	$77.5M	$77.1M
Community Foundation Of Jackson Hole Jackson	WY	$75.2M	$170.9M
Kalamazoo Community Foundation Kalamazoo	MI	$71.4M	$698.6M
Omaha Community Foundation Donor Directed Depository Omaha	NE	$70.0M	$63.6M
Inland Empire Community Foundation Riverside	CA	$67.7M	$156.1M
The Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans	LA	$67.6M	$513.0M
Fund For The City Of New York Inc New York	NY	$67.0M	$172.1M
The Community Foundation Of Utah Salt Lake Cty	UT	$66.7M	$190.4M
The Dayton Foundation Dayton	OH	$65.6M	$771.2M
Rochester Area Community Foundation Rochester	NY	$64.8M	$510.7M
Givewell Community Foundation Inc Lakeland	FL	$63.7M	$669.9M
Elks National Foundation Inc Chicago	IL	$61.6M	$885.0M
Community Foundation Of St Joseph County Inc South Bend	IN	$61.3M	$327.4M
Nebraska Community Foundation Lincoln	NE	$60.9M	$277.7M
Community Foundation For The Fox Valley Region Inc Appleton	WI	$60.6M	$536.6M
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc Baltimore	MD	$60.6M	$314.3M
St Croix Valley Foundation Hudson	WI	$57.8M	$125.0M
Community Foundation Of The Ozarks Inc Springfield	MO	$57.7M	$539.7M
Baton Rouge Area Foundation Baton Rouge	LA	$56.9M	$342.7M
Community Foundation For Greater New Haven New Haven	CT	$55.7M	$627.4M
Madison Community Foundation Madison	WI	$55.3M	$347.6M
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc Venice	FL	$54.4M	$533.7M
Vermont Community Foundation Middlebury	VT	$54.0M	$370.6M
Community Foundation Of Greater Flint Flint	MI	$53.6M	$313.9M
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation Chattanooga	TN	$53.6M	$136.1M
Lincoln Community Foundation Inc Lincoln	NE	$51.9M	$250.9M
Community Foundation Of Elkhart County Inc Elkhart	IN	$51.3M	$501.7M
Federation Of Jewish Communities Of The C I S Inc New York	NY	$50.8M	$65.6M
Central New York Community Foundation Inc Syracuse	NY	$50.7M	$458.3M
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc Sioux Falls	SD	$50.6M	$390.9M
Community Foundation For Greater Buffalo Inc Buffalo	NY	$48.7M	$944.0M
Spartanburg County Foundation Spartanburg	SC	$48.6M	$280.4M
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc Indianapolis	IN	$48.5M	$583.5M
Community Foundation Of Greater Chattanooga Inc Chattanooga	TN	$48.0M	$245.3M
Rose Community Foundation Denver	CO	$48.0M	$399.6M

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Largest community foundations by state

Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org