How many private grantmaking foundations are there in the United States?

30,166 private grantmaking foundations file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Private Grantmaking Foundations nonprofits in the U.S.

Nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking. T20 should be used only if one of the more specific codes in the T20 series cannot be determined. 30,166 private grantmaking foundations file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $86 billion in revenue and hold $497 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state.

The largest are Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, The Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation, and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.

Organizations

30,166

Total revenue

$86.3B

Total assets

$497.3B

Largest private grantmaking foundations

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Top 100 by revenue · 30,166 private grantmaking foundations nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Kirkland	WA	$10.2B	$77.6B
T The Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation Palo Alto	CA	$5.9B	$9.2B
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin	TX	$4.3B	$7.8B
Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto	CA	$2.7B	$11.5B
T The Stephens Greth Foundation Midland	TX	$2.0B	$2.0B
Peter And Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc Mystic	CT	$1.9B	$2.8B
B Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc New York	NY	$1.6B	$12.1B
C Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation Palo Alto	CA	$1.5B	$7.5B
W Walter Scott Family Foundation Omaha	NE	$1.1B	$2.8B
Walton Family Foundation Inc Bentonville	AR	$1.1B	$6.1B
The Sherwood Foundation Omaha	NE	$943.4M	$977.8M
H H&H Evergreen Foundation Menlo Park	CA	$902.2M	$3.7B
John D And Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago	IL	$890.9M	$9.3B
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton	NJ	$855.3M	$13.4B
T The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation Palo Alto	CA	$798.6M	$4.5B
P Puffin Bay Foundation Biddeford	ME	$640.1M	$743.3M
The David And Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos	CA	$569.9M	$8.5B
K Knight Foundation Beaverton	OR	$520.0M	$4.5B
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation Triangle	VA	$506.1M	$246.3M
Leona M & Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust New York	NY	$497.3M	$7.1B
S Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc Wilmington	DE	$487.1M	$3.1B
Laura And John Arnold Foundation Houston	TX	$486.4M	$4.8B
T The Maxwellhanrahan Foundation San Francisco	CA	$481.4M	$561.4M
Zoom Foundation Greenwich	CT	$450.4M	$1.3B
M Margot And Tom Pritzker Science Foundation Sioux Falls	SD	$423.3M	$449.6M
W William And Barbara Martin Foundation Los Angeles	CA	$418.6M	$874.5M
T The Eric And Wendy Schmidt Fund For Strategic Innovation Palo Alto	CA	$406.8M	$1.6B
Stoller Foundation Houston	TX	$376.7M	$1.1B
Sequoia Climate Foundation Irvine	CA	$367.7M	$113.7M
P Pert Foundation Chicago	IL	$311.7M	$317.3M
C Carl Angus Desantis Foundation Inc Delray Beach	FL	$305.1M	$385.8M
P Point Reyes Foundation Inc Roseland	NJ	$301.0M	$245.0M
Charles And Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Tulsa	OK	$294.6M	$2.2B
Waverley Street Foundation Palo Alto	CA	$290.1M	$2.7B
T The Sarofim Foundation Houston	TX	$246.5M	$3.2B
Dogwood Health Trust Asheville	NC	$238.7M	$2.0B
Bank Of America Charitable Foundation Inc Charlotte	NC	$218.8M	$10.1M
Cinelli Family Foundation Lawrence	KS	$214.2M	$235.7M
Richard King Mellon Foundation Dtd 01-01-47 Ligonier	PA	$210.9M	$2.7B
The Patterson Family Foundation Kansas City	MO	$206.3M	$1.5B
S Smilow Foundation Inc Wilmington	DE	$201.0M	$165.9M
Gene Haas Foundation Oxnard	CA	$195.1M	$980.0M
E Easton Sports Development Foundation Ii Van Nuys	CA	$191.1M	$248.5M
The Paul G Allen Family Foundation Seattle	WA	$180.7M	$1.4B
Truist Foundation Fka Suntrust Foundation Orlando	FL	$179.2M	$547.9M
Simons Foundation Inc New York	NY	$171.4M	$4.5B
B Barbara Newington Foundation Palm Beach	FL	$166.4M	$374.5M
J Joy Unspeakable Foundation Charleston	SC	$165.9M	$463.9M
Houston Endowment Inc Houston	TX	$160.3M	$2.5B
John And Daria Barry Foundation Miami	FL	$159.1M	$609.9M
Fondazione Cassa Di Risparmio Di Firenze Italy	—	$154.7M	$2.1B
T The Chase And Stephanie Coleman Foundation New York	NY	$150.8M	$374.3M
J John & Tami Marick Foundation Inc Wilmington	DE	$149.1M	$408.4M
Hunter Family Foundation Chicago	IL	$148.4M	$420.5M
Founders Pledge Inc New York	NY	$144.6M	$7.7M
Roots And Wings Foundation Inc Seattle	WA	$136.2M	$611.8M
D Distribution Cooperative Inc Mc Donough	GA	$129.7M	$39.7M
B Betty Wold Johnson Foundation West Palm Bch	FL	$129.2M	$874.8M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Eight Pasadena	CA	$128.7M	$145.5M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Two Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$153.1M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number One Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$154.9M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Three Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$109.0M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Seven Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$158.5M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Six Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$158.5M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Four Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$157.1M
M Munger Charitable Tr Number Five Pasadena	CA	$128.4M	$148.6M
R Rob And Melani Walton Foundation Inc Bentonville	AR	$125.8M	$441.2M
T The Tepper Foundation Short Hills	NJ	$125.5M	$744.1M
The Wallace Foundation New York	NY	$124.1M	$1.8B
G Give Forward Foundation San Francisco	CA	$122.8M	$113.3M
S Stowers Foundation Leawood	KS	$122.4M	$204.0M
H Helen And Sanford Diller Family Foundation San Mateo	CA	$121.4M	$812K
1 199 Philanthropic Fund New York	NY	$120.3M	$186.1M
E Endless Success Foundation Inc Indianapolis	IN	$119.0M	$895.5M
High Foundation Lancaster	PA	$118.8M	$307.3M
J J Howard Pew Freedom Trust Philadelphia	PA	$116.6M	$884.5M
Silver Family Foundation Portland	OR	$115.5M	$145.2M
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Ardmore	OK	$114.2M	$1.1B
Charityvest Inc Fairfield	CT	$113.4M	$103.4M
The United Methodist Retirement Homes Inc Durham	NC	$113.2M	$490.8M
T The Bat Hanadiv Foundation No 3 New York	NY	$111.1M	$1.6B
S Stephen And Renee Bisciotti Foundation Inc Baltimore	MD	$109.7M	$474.4M
Dietrich Foundation Pittsburgh	PA	$107.3M	$1.5B
The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh	PA	$105.1M	$2.2B
K Kahle-Austin Family Foundation Biddeford	ME	$102.9M	$128.3M
Hall Family Foundation Kansas City	MO	$102.8M	$1.1B
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation Minneapolis	MN	$102.8M	$218.3M
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc New York	NY	$101.7M	$2.2B
A Asbjornson Foundation Tulsa	OK	$101.6M	$101.2M
B Blue Horizons Foundation Gorham	ME	$100.8M	$239.7M
J E And L E Mabee Foundation Inc Midland	TX	$100.3M	$798.9M
O Offutt Family Foundation Fargo	ND	$98.2M	$380.7M
H Haplotace Foundation Birmingham	AL	$97.9M	$692.7M
A Andrew And Julie Klingenstein Family Fund Inc New York	NY	$95.1M	$105.9M
Ken Birdwell Foundation Seattle	WA	$93.3M	$147.2M
J John And Susan Wilder Foundation Dallas	TX	$93.3M	$54.6M
T The Essex Avenue Foundation Wilmington	DE	$92.1M	$616.1M
Big East Conference Inc New York	NY	$90.7M	$39.5M
C Corabelle Lumps Foundation Princeton	NJ	$90.4M	$293.4M
Otto Bremer Trust St Paul	MN	$89.4M	$1.4B

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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