Private Independent Foundations nonprofits in the U.S.

Private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation. 23,028 private independent foundations file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $60 billion in revenue and hold $343 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Family Foundations.

The largest are Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation, and The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.

Largest private independent foundations

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Top 100 by revenue · 23,028 private independent foundations nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets	Follow
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle	WA	$8.1B	$78.7B	+ Follow
P Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation Redmond	WA	$7.6B	$7.4B	+ Follow
T The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Omaha	NE	$1.7B	$2.7B	+ Follow
Good Ventures Foundation Palo Alto	CA	$1.5B	$10.1B	+ Follow
The Moody Foundation Galveston	TX	$1.4B	$3.5B	+ Follow
S Sergey Brin Family Foundation San Francisco	CA	$985.6M	$4.3B	+ Follow
P Pivotal Philanthropies Opportunity Foundation Redmond	WA	$955.6M	$962.6M	+ Follow
P Pivotal Philanthropies Pathways Fou Ndation Redmond	WA	$955.6M	$962.6M	+ Follow
P Pivotal Philanthropies Momentum Foundation Redmond	WA	$955.6M	$962.6M	+ Follow
F Foundation To Promote Open Society New York	NY	$935.0M	$10.8B	+ Follow
Paul M Angell Family Foundation Chicago	IL	$867.0M	$903.3M	+ Follow
S S & G Foundation Albany	NY	$744.0M	$1.8B	+ Follow
A Alice L Walton Foundation Bentonville	AR	$721.9M	$4.7B	+ Follow
Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Vlg	CA	$619.7M	$7.4B	+ Follow
G George And Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc Lagrange	KY	$543.7M	$516.4M	+ Follow
X Xie Foundation Sunnyvale	CA	$438.5M	$1.1B	+ Follow
Bezos Family Foundation Seattle	WA	$352.0M	$154.2M	+ Follow
The James Irvine Foundation San Francisco	CA	$350.2M	$3.4B	+ Follow
C Crankstart Foundation San Jose	CA	$349.0M	$4.4B	+ Follow
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation Atlanta	GA	$331.2M	$466.3M	+ Follow
Wellspring Philantropic Fund Inc New York	NY	$329.3M	$134.4M	+ Follow
T The Bessemer Giving Fund Woodbridge	NJ	$311.6M	$948.2M	+ Follow
Jack Joseph And Morton Mandel Foundation Cleveland	OH	$305.4M	$3.6B	+ Follow
P Peter And Jeri Dejana Family Foundation Prt Washingtn	NY	$302.3M	$332.0M	+ Follow
E Eugene B Casey Foundation Gaithersburg	MD	$284.3M	$286.1M	+ Follow
E Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc Pompano Beach	FL	$264.2M	$599.7M	+ Follow
Columbia Lutheran Charities Astoria	OR	$257.1M	$535.0M	+ Follow
B Builders Initiative Foundation Chicago	IL	$245.2M	$1.7B	+ Follow
Starr Foundation New York	NY	$233.3M	$1.4B	+ Follow
T The Arhant Social Foundation Inc Clifton	VA	$221.0M	$229.2M	+ Follow
T The Mellen Charitable Foundation Inc Boston	MA	$220.8M	$307.9M	+ Follow
W M Keck Foundation Los Angeles	CA	$220.5M	$1.7B	+ Follow
Christ Cares For Kids Foundation Issaquah	WA	$208.9M	$229.9M	+ Follow
Barr Foundation Boston	MA	$191.8M	$1.9B	+ Follow
M J Murdock Charitable Trust Vancouver	WA	$179.8M	$2.0B	+ Follow
P Pritzker Family Foundation Chicago	IL	$172.2M	$281.3M	+ Follow
Harold Alfond Foundation Portland	ME	$171.0M	$1.0B	+ Follow
R Roxanne And Henry Brandt Foundation New York	NY	$160.6M	$138.3M	+ Follow
The Brown Foundation Inc Houston	TX	$145.9M	$1.1B	+ Follow
The California Endowment Los Angeles	CA	$145.2M	$4.5B	+ Follow
T The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation Playa Vista	CA	$143.9M	$456.5M	+ Follow
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc Stamford	CT	$142.2M	$537.2M	+ Follow
Pritzker Traubert Foundation Chicago	IL	$141.7M	$297.4M	+ Follow
Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids	MI	$139.3M	$2.2B	+ Follow
A Amk Charitable Foundation Henderson	NV	$138.3M	$286.4M	+ Follow
The Gilbert Family Foundation Detroit	MI	$131.8M	$53.1M	+ Follow
G Gary And Mary West Charitable Trust La Jolla	CA	$131.7M	$411.2M	+ Follow
D Dune Road Foundation Inc New York	NY	$124.3M	$132.2M	+ Follow
B Baustert Family Foundation St Paul	MN	$121.1M	$77.8M	+ Follow
L Laurie And Reed Morian Foundation Houston	TX	$121.0M	$152.4M	+ Follow
T The Davis Family Foundation Inc Hanover	MD	$120.7M	$1.6B	+ Follow
Overdeck Family Foundation New York	NY	$117.9M	$920.4M	+ Follow
P Paul E Singer Foundation New York	NY	$115.9M	$172.4M	+ Follow
Engelstad Family Foundation Las Vegas	NV	$113.0M	$666.1M	+ Follow
C C D Spangler Foundation Inc Charlotte	NC	$112.3M	$739.7M	+ Follow
T The John And Kathleen Schreiber Foundation Lake Forest	IL	$112.2M	$185.2M	+ Follow
Bedford Falls Foundation Mclean	VA	$105.2M	$316.2M	+ Follow
F M H Foundation Midland	TX	$104.6M	$537.3M	+ Follow
The Samueli Foundation Corona Dl Mar	CA	$104.3M	$62.2M	+ Follow
The Aldarra Foundation Seattle	WA	$100.0M	$946K	+ Follow
John Bulow Campbell Foundation Atlanta	GA	$98.1M	$758.1M	+ Follow
T Thomas D Klingenstein Fund Cranbury	NJ	$95.7M	$76.8M	+ Follow
Musk Foundation Austin	TX	$94.7M	$463.0M	+ Follow
T The Habe Foundation New York	NY	$94.1M	$81.1M	+ Follow
The Eli And Edythe Broad Foundation Los Angeles	CA	$89.1M	$1.9B	+ Follow
T The Karabots Foundation Ft Washington	PA	$88.4M	$90.5M	+ Follow
T The Grateful Lives Foundation Wilmington	DE	$84.8M	$1.1B	+ Follow
G Gray Foundation C/O Goldman Sachs Wealth Services Lp Albany	NY	$82.0M	$82.5M	+ Follow
Henry Luce Foundation Inc New York	NY	$81.0M	$1.1B	+ Follow
J J E Barbey 8 Tenacre Foundation Pittsburgh	PA	$81.0M	$62.8M	+ Follow
William Davidson Foundation Bloomfld Hls	MI	$80.4M	$1.1B	+ Follow
D Dalio Foundation Inc Westport	CT	$80.0M	$1.7B	+ Follow
B Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation Victoria	TX	$79.5M	$124.3M	+ Follow
The Frederick A Deluca Foundation Inc Pompano Beach	FL	$77.3M	$719.7M	+ Follow
T The Harvey M Meyerhoff Fund Inc Baltimore	MD	$75.4M	$83.9M	+ Follow
H Hobson Lucas Family Foundation San Rafael	CA	$73.5M	$1.2B	+ Follow
J John And Mary Pappajohn Family Foundation Stamford	CT	$72.2M	$71.3M	+ Follow
R Richard B Fullerton Foundation Reno	NV	$70.9M	$77.6M	+ Follow
The Ahmanson Foundation Beverly Hills	CA	$70.0M	$1.5B	+ Follow
William Randolph Hearst Foundation New York	NY	$69.1M	$942.7M	+ Follow
J Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation Minneapolis	MN	$66.7M	$213.4M	+ Follow
I Isabel Bader 2021 Charitable Trust Milwaukee	WI	$66.2M	$70.5M	+ Follow
M Mizel Global Cultural Fund Greenwood Vlg	CO	$65.5M	$68.6M	+ Follow
Warren Charitable Foundation Midland	TX	$63.8M	$158.4M	+ Follow
A Alfred And Isabel Bader 2014 Charitable Trust Milwaukee	WI	$63.7M	$190.4M	+ Follow
Ronda E Stryker & William D Johnston Foundation Kalamazoo	MI	$63.6M	$40.3M	+ Follow
G Glenn Greenberg And Linda Vester Foundation Inc New York	NY	$62.7M	$215.8M	+ Follow
Seedlings Foundation Branford	CT	$62.6M	$215.4M	+ Follow
The Kovner Foundation Jupiter	FL	$62.4M	$335.3M	+ Follow
Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation San Antonio	TX	$62.1M	$663.0M	+ Follow
The Jim Moran Foundation Inc Deerfield Bch	FL	$61.6M	$283.3M	+ Follow
The Kresge Foundation Troy	MI	$61.3M	$4.0B	+ Follow
Ththe Grady Health Foundation Inc Atlanta	GA	$61.2M	$90.5M	+ Follow
C Carl And Roberta Deutsch Foundation Santa Monica	CA	$60.9M	$189.4M	+ Follow
Ghr Foundation Minneapolis	MN	$59.0M	$1.1B	+ Follow
C Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Los Angeles	CA	$59.0M	—	+ Follow
Caerus Foundation Inc Northbrook	IL	$58.9M	$251.6M	+ Follow
T The Philecology Foundation Fort Worth	TX	$58.3M	$224.5M	+ Follow
T The Goodman Family Operating Foundation Chaska	MN	$58.1M	$356.4M	+ Follow
Surdna Foundation Inc New York	NY	$57.0M	$1.2B	+ Follow

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Largest private independent foundations by state