The 50 largest nonprofits in the United States by assets

The 50 largest nonprofits in the United States by total assets range from $118 billion down to $17 billion. Total assets is the balance-sheet size reported on Form 990 — distinct from annual revenue.

The largest are Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Lilly Endowment Inc, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.

Largest nonprofits in the United States by total assets

Ranked by total assets.

Thrivent Financial For Lutherans 501(c)(8) · Minneapolis, MN	$118.0B
Lilly Endowment Inc 501(c)(3) · Indianapolis, IN	$105.9B
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 501(c)(3) · Oakland, CA	$87.4B
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund 501(c)(3) · Boston, MA	$86.3B
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 501(c)(3) · Seattle, WA	$78.7B
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust 501(c)(3) · Kirkland, WA	$77.6B
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University 501(c)(3) · Redwood City, CA	$68.7B
Chi Nebraska 501(c)(3) · Phoenix, AZ	$67.7B
UUaw Retiree Medical Benefits Trust 501(c)(9) · Detroit, MI	$62.9B
Yale University 501(c)(3) · New Haven, CT	$58.9B
National Philanthropic Trust 501(c)(3) · Jenkintown, PA	$56.1B
HHarvard Management Private Equity Corporation 501(c)(3) · Boston, MA	$50.8B
The Mastercard Foundation 501(c)(4) · Canada	$50.3B
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc 501(c)(3) · Lone Tree, CO	$47.5B
The Trustees Of Princeton University 501(c)(3) · Princeton, NJ	$45.9B
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 501(c)(3) · Cambridge, MA	$45.3B
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp 501(c)(4) · Dulles, VA	$38.3B
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania 501(c)(3) · Philadelphia, PA	$36.7B
Novo Holdings A-S 501(c)(4) · Denmark	$36.2B
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc 501(c)(3) · Oakland, CA	$33.5B
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac 501(c)(3) · Notre Dame, IN	$29.6B
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 501(c)(3) · Chevy Chase, MD	$29.5B
Mass General Brigham Incorporated And Affiliates Group Rtn 501(c)(3) · Somerville, MA	$28.3B
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 501(c)(3) · Southeastern, PA	$27.3B
Mayo Clinic 501(c)(3) · Rochester, MN	$26.7B
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 501(c)(3) · Independence, OH	$26.5B
The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York 501(c)(3) · New York, NY	$26.0B
Johns Hopkins University 501(c)(3) · Baltimore, MD	$25.3B
Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation 501(c)(3) · Downers Grove, IL	$23.8B
New York University 501(c)(3) · New York, NY	$23.6B
Milton Hershey School And School Trust 501(c)(3) · Hershey, PA	$23.6B
Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association U S 501(c)(6) · Livonia, MI	$23.2B
Dignity Health 501(c)(3) · Phoenix, AZ	$22.8B
Washington University 501(c)(3) · Saint Louis, MO	$22.3B
Ascension Health Alliance 501(c)(3) · St Louis, MO	$22.2B
Duke University 501(c)(3) · Durham, NC	$22.1B
The New York And Presbyterian Hospital 501(c)(3) · New York, NY	$21.9B
Northwestern University 501(c)(3) · Evanston, IL	$20.8B
Cornell University 501(c)(3) · Ithaca, NY	$19.8B
The Golden 1 Credit Union 501(c)(14) · Sacramento, CA	$19.6B
Alliant Credit Union 501(c)(14) · Chicago, IL	$19.5B
Ihc Health Services Inc 501(c)(3) · Salt Lake Cty, UT	$18.7B
Modern Woodmen Of America 501(c)(8) · Rock Island, IL	$18.2B
Mayo Clinic Group Return 501(c)(3) · Rochester, MN	$17.9B
Suncoast Credit Union 501(c)(14) · Tampa, FL	$17.8B
Banner Health 501(c)(3) · Sun City, AZ	$17.7B
Ford Foundation 501(c)(3) · New York, NY	$17.5B
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 501(c)(3) · Independence, OH	$17.4B
Trinity Health Corporation 501(c)(3) · Livonia, MI	$17.3B
University Of Southern California 501(c)(3) · Los Angeles, CA	$17.0B