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

2,095 private operating foundations file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

Private Operating Foundations

Private Operating Foundations nonprofits in the U.S.

Private foundations that use a bulk of their resources to provide charitable services or run charitable programs of their own. They make few, if any, grants to outside organizations and, like private independent foundations, they generally do not raise funds from the public. 2,095 private operating foundations file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $4.9 billion in revenue and hold $37 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state.

The largest are Glaxosmithkline Patient Access Programs Foundation, The J Paul Getty Trust, and Otsuka Patient Assistance Foundation Inc.

Organizations

2,095

Total revenue

$4.9B

Total assets

$36.9B

Largest private operating foundations

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Top 100 by revenue · 2,095 private operating foundations nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
G Glaxosmithkline Patient Access Programs Foundation Philadelphia	PA	$1.1B	$85.3M
The J Paul Getty Trust Los Angeles	CA	$505.6M	$13.9B
Otsuka Patient Assistance Foundation Inc Princeton	NJ	$401.9M	$72.2M
Open Society Institute New York	NY	$396.5M	$5.4B
Cummings Foundation Inc Woburn	MA	$395.5M	$2.2B
Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation Dallas	TX	$151.4M	$1.2B
Lesea Global Feed The Hungry Inc South Bend	IN	$108.1M	$15.5M
B Berkley Foundation For Historical Books And Documents Greenwich	CT	$100.0M	$100.0M
E Empowering Economic Growth Foundation New York	NY	$68.6M	$80.6M
J Jan And Mitsuko Wine And Art Educational Foundation San Francisco	CA	$43.6M	$43.6M
Worthington Scholarship Foundation Rockland	ME	$42.9M	$45.2M
The Rawlings Foundation Inc La Grange	KY	$38.5M	$153.7M
Kirk Humanitarian Salt Lake City	UT	$32.9M	$4.3M
C Call To Action Foundation Salt Lake Cty	UT	$30.5M	$665.4M
The Lanier Theological Library Foundation Houston	TX	$29.9M	$191.9M
Kemper And Leila Williams Foundation New Orleans	LA	$29.7M	$470.1M
Terra Foundation For American Art Chicago	IL	$25.1M	$620.6M
Community Education Building Corp Wilmington	DE	$25.0M	$108.9M
China Medical Board Inc Cambridge	MA	$25.0M	$337.2M
Stahls Automotive Foundation Chesterfield	MI	$23.5M	$23.5M
Humanity United San Francisco	CA	$22.7M	$15.4M
W Wally Art Foundation Inc New York	NY	$21.5M	$15.3M
W Wadhwani Operating Foundation Los Altos	CA	$21.4M	$556.1M
State Employees Credit Union Foundation Raleigh	NC	$20.9M	$61.0M
Mt Cuba Center Inc Hockessin	DE	$20.3M	$426.1M
Moore Farms Botanical Garden Foundation Lake City	SC	$19.4M	$27.5M
T Tiger Baron Foundation Inc New York	NY	$18.7M	$133.9M
The Jason T Dickerson Family Foundation Canton	GA	$18.6M	$49.7M
Manresa Island Corp Norwalk	CT	$18.5M	$49.0M
Grace Farms Foundation New Canaan	CT	$18.5M	$124.7M
Collective Impact Network Saint Louis	MO	$17.9M	$25.3M
T The Charles Butt Foundation San Antonio	TX	$17.5M	$2.5M
Tippet Rise Foundation Harrison	NY	$17.4M	$59.2M
Nature Sacred Annapolis	MD	$17.3M	$24.9M
G Gerry Foundation Inc Liberty	NY	$16.5M	$108.3M
Build Health International Inc Beverly	MA	$15.6M	$8.6M
Rubin Museum Of Art New York	NY	$15.6M	$203.1M
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Menlo Park	CA	$15.3M	$40.5M
Tom T East Sr & Alice K East & Alice H East & Robert C East Wildl San Antonio	TX	$14.9M	$526.3M
Nelda C And Hj Lutcher Stark Foundation Orange	TX	$14.6M	$419.2M
Multifamily Coalition For Affordable Housing Troy	MI	$13.9M	$23.4M
Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation Inc New York	NY	$13.2M	$55.8M
S Sherwood Fund Middleburg	VA	$13.1M	$96.8M
Chipstone Foundation Milwaukee	WI	$11.9M	$75.7M
B Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation Inc Coral Gables	FL	$11.7M	$82.3M
C Charles & Agnes Kazarian Eternal Foundation North Kingstown	RI	$11.7M	$211.5M
Roderick And Solange Macarthur Justice Center Niles	IL	$11.6M	$92.0M
Elevate Prize Foundation Inc Miami	FL	$10.9M	$1.5M
C Colen Family Charitable Tr Ocala	FL	$10.8M	$213.8M
The Caldwell Foundation Tyler	TX	$10.4M	$116.1M
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc Los Angeles	CA	$10.3M	$15.2M
Rockefeller Archive Center Sleepy Hollow	NY	$10.0M	$188.5M
National School Choice Awareness Foundation Inc Aventura	FL	$9.6M	$17.3M
Early Learning Ventures Englewood	CO	$9.6M	$5.9M
Hall Art Foundation Inc Reading	VT	$9.5M	$53.5M
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation Los Angeles	CA	$9.3M	$12.9M
T The Jones Trust Springdale	AR	$9.1M	$77.1M
T The Allemall Foundation Inc Frederick	MD	$8.9M	$35.6M
A Antonio J Gracias Family Foundation Inc Chicago	IL	$8.9M	$90.7M
Desai Sethi Foundation Inc Miami	FL	$8.8M	$196.6M
Bangladesh American Society Of Muslim Aid For Humanity Inc Boca Raton	FL	$8.7M	$390K
D Daniel J Kobasic Foundation Escanaba	MI	$8.6M	$31.1M
W Wilderness Wildlife Center Foundation Inc Chicago	IL	$8.6M	$18.3M
Michelson Philanthropies Inc Los Angeles	CA	$8.2M	$4.0M
Birthright Israel North America Inc New York	NY	$8.0M	$5.1M
Wake Up Call Cherry Hill	NJ	$7.9M	$5K
Pussycat Foundation New York	NY	$7.9M	$95.9M
A Advocates For Climate Innovation New York	NY	$7.9M	$4.9M
W Walder Operations Ltd Skokie	IL	$7.8M	$3.4M
Icon Museum And Study Center Inc Clinton	MA	$7.6M	$33.8M
P Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy Pasadena	CA	$7.6M	$32.0M
F Fisher Art Foundation San Francisco	CA	$7.5M	$2.3M
Singleton Foundation For Financial Literacy And Entrepreneurship Pasadena	CA	$7.5M	$1.5M
C Chleck Family Foundation Inc West Newton	MA	$7.5M	$55.0M
H Henry T Nicholas Education Foundation Inc Santa Ana	CA	$7.2M	$1.4M
C Centurion Holdings 1 Inc Atlanta	GA	$7.0M	$317.6M
World Food Prize Foundation Urbandale	IA	$6.8M	$59.1M
Flamboyan Foundation Inc Washington	DC	$6.8M	$16.8M
C Campbell Young Leaders Greenville	SC	$6.8M	$37.8M
M Maurice And Paul Marciano Art Foundation Beverly Hills	CA	$6.6M	$50.3M
Lone Rock Foundation Bailey	CO	$6.5M	$86.7M
Jerry And Laura Jacobson Foundation Inc Sugarcreek	OH	$6.5M	$70.3M
P Plumas County Fire Safe Council Inc Quincy	CA	$6.4M	$5.6M
The Johnson Foundation Inc Racine	WI	$6.2M	$65.3M
A Artesia Recreation Center Foundation Artesia	NM	$6.2M	$21.2M
Chamberlin Education Foundation Richmond	CA	$6.1M	$80.6M
L Leland Wild Foundation Boston	MA	$6.1M	$8.9M
Butler Childrens Garden Foundation Inc Dubuque	IA	$6.1M	$9.0M
J C Flowers Foundation New York	NY	$5.7M	$1.4M
The Glen At St Joseph Dayton	OH	$5.7M	$19.0M
G Golden State Enviromental Justice Alliance Corona	CA	$5.6M	$10.6M
Building Hope Holdings Inc Washington	DC	$5.6M	$7.0M
Global Ahead Inc Frederick	MD	$5.3M	$133K
Animal Farm Foundation Inc Bangall	NY	$5.2M	$6.6M
M Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc Wilmington	DE	$5.0M	$49.8M
F Frieder Family Foundation Chappaqua	NY	$4.9M	$7.4M
C Coregiving Co Chicago	IL	$4.6M	$886K
Easton Sports Development Foundation Van Nuys	CA	$4.6M	$10.9M
R Roger L Weston Foundation Naples	FL	$4.6M	$26.0M
Stoneleign Foundation Philadelphia	PA	$4.5M	$111.0M

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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