How many public foundations are there in the United States?

13,821 public foundations file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

What else are Donor-Advised Funds called?

Also known as Public Charities and Donor advised funds.

Public Foundations

Public Foundations nonprofits in the U.S.

Organizations, sometimes referred to as public charities, that derive their funding or support primarily from the general public in carrying out their social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare. Although public foundations may provide direct charitable services to the public as other nonprofits do, their primary focus is on grantmaking. 13,821 public foundations file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $39 billion in revenue and hold $126 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Public Charities, Donor advised funds.

The largest are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc, and Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.

Organizations

13,821

Total revenue

$39.5B

Total assets

$126.5B

Largest public foundations

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

Top 100 by revenue · 13,821 public foundations nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc Lone Tree	CO	$9.7B	$47.5B
G Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc New York	NY	$6.6B	$12.7B
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc Alpharetta	GA	$3.3B	$6.1B
American Online Giving Foundation Inc Newark	DE	$2.1B	$269.5M
Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandria	VA	$1.1B	$485.8M
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund St Petersburg	FL	$955.1M	$2.4B
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund Washington	DC	$813.4M	$106.3M
Donors Fund Inc Lakewood	NJ	$662.4M	$336.6M
The Pew Charitable Trusts Washington	DC	$468.0M	$1.5B
Dechomai Asset Trust Jacksonville	FL	$459.6M	$1.5B
A Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc Washington	DC	$396.9M	$361.1M
Tides Foundation San Francisco	CA	$368.0M	$534.5M
S Stifel Charitable Inc Saint Louis	MO	$340.5M	$508.8M
Greater Good Charities Seattle	WA	$311.9M	$24.4M
B Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund Boston	MA	$284.9M	$2.0M
C Charitable Assets Trust Austin	TX	$274.5M	$205.5M
The Clear Fund Oakland	CA	$269.5M	$288.0M
United States Energy Foundation San Francisco	CA	$261.4M	$215.7M
Giveclear Foundation Charlotte	NC	$214.9M	$215.4M
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund New York	NY	$206.6M	$637.3M
The San Francisco Foundation San Francisco	CA	$200.0M	$1.9B
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund Hudson	OH	$198.3M	$575.4M
Daffy Charitable Fund Los Altos	CA	$197.2M	$334.5M
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation New York	NY	$185.2M	$3.9B
The University Of Cincinnati Foundation Cincinnati	OH	$177.9M	$970.9M
The Golden L E A F Long-Term Economic Advancement Foundation In Rocky Mount	NC	$171.5M	$1.5B
R Rf Catalytic Capital Inc New York	NY	$167.6M	$268.6M
Impact Investing Charitable Foundation Inc Lenexa	KS	$154.7M	$97.3M
Fh Association Phoenix	AZ	$153.2M	$21.4M
Anne Ray Foundation Eden Prairie	MN	$153.1M	$5.0B
Mercy Health Corporation Rockford	IL	$148.2M	$1.3B
The Miami Foundation Inc Miami	FL	$138.6M	$565.2M
Wikimedia Endowment San Francisco	CA	$132.0M	$170.1M
C Crossseed Inc Tulsa	OK	$121.9M	$122.1M
U University Of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc Louisville	KY	$100.7M	$415.5M
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati	OH	$94.5M	$383.4M
W World Of Giving Inc Spring Valley	NY	$90.5M	$5.6M
Community Initiatives Oakland	CA	$86.8M	$75.3M
Knights Of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc New Haven	CT	$85.5M	$127.1M
Gary Sinise Foundation Franklin	TN	$85.5M	$89.0M
Kars 4 Kids Inc Lakewood	NJ	$80.7M	$38.3M
The Albertsons Companies Foundation Pleasanton	CA	$69.8M	$79.9M
The New Horizons Foundation Inc Colorado Spgs	CO	$68.7M	$116.3M
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc Jupiter	FL	$61.6M	$182.4M
Skid Row Housing Trust Los Angeles	CA	$61.2M	$4.9M
South Dakota Community Foundation Pierre	SD	$60.1M	$939.2M
C City Fund Beaverton	OR	$58.8M	$59.7M
National Charitable Endowment Inc Darien	CT	$55.2M	$175.9M
Harry-Anna Investment Fund Inc Umatilla	FL	$54.9M	$510.5M
Tides Network San Francisco	CA	$53.4M	$12.6M
Tipping Point Community San Francisco	CA	$52.2M	$86.6M
Jerusalem Foundation Israel	—	$52.1M	$111.8M
Second Harvest Of The Greater Valley Manteca	CA	$51.7M	$12.2M
Every Org San Francisco	CA	$51.4M	$9.7M
Houston Parks Board Houston	TX	$51.4M	$106.6M
Grand Action Foundation 2 0 Grand Rapids	MI	$49.2M	$88.5M
Federation Cja Canada	—	$48.6M	$89.9M
Provision Ministry Inc Westborough	MA	$47.8M	$2.0M
Ninth District Opportunity Inc Gainesville	GA	$47.4M	$18.0M
College Foundation Of The University Of Virginia Charlottesvle	VA	$46.9M	$318.7M
C California Health Foundation And Trust Sacramento	CA	$46.0M	$140.2M
Young Mens Christian Association Of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati	OH	$45.8M	$101.8M
Imago Dei Fund Boston	MA	$45.6M	$61.3M
C Chapel & York Us Foundation Inc New York	NY	$44.8M	$23.1M
Licking County Foundation Inc Newark	OH	$44.6M	$163.6M
Greater Hartford Community Foundation Inc Hartford	CT	$42.9M	$13.0M
G Global Charitable Fund Chicago	IL	$42.2M	$6.4M
T The James Family Charitable Foundation Charlottesville	VA	$42.2M	$223.5M
Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc New York	NY	$41.3M	$272.9M
C Community Trust Of Utah Salt Lake Cty	UT	$41.0M	$23.8M
The Hormel Foundation Austin	MN	$40.1M	$911.7M
Endaoment Inc San Francisco	CA	$39.4M	$22.3M
Feeding Pennsylvania Lemoyne	PA	$39.3M	$11.4M
Communities Foundation Of Oklahoma Inc Oklahoma City	OK	$38.5M	$211.9M
Jgive-Friends Of Asor Fund Usa Inc Israel	—	$38.4M	$7.9M
Enveritas Inc New York	NY	$37.6M	$49.4M
Jefferson Scholars Foundation Charlottesvle	VA	$36.6M	$899.1M
Midway Usa Foundation Inc Columbia	MO	$36.2M	$359.7M
Focusing Philanthropy Inc Santa Monica	CA	$35.3M	$6.0M
W W W Caruth Jr Foundation Dallas	TX	$33.7M	$566.2M
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo	NY	$32.9M	$162.8M
Friends Of Family Health Center La Habra	CA	$30.9M	$74.1M
Nema Foundation Inc Sarasota	FL	$30.5M	$32.6M
A Amg Charitable Gift Foundation Greenwood Vlg	CO	$30.1M	$148.0M
Hyundai Hope On Wheels Fountain Vly	CA	$29.5M	$21.6M
D Doll Family Foundation Princeton	NJ	$29.5M	$123.0M
The Pauley Family Foundation Richmond	VA	$29.0M	$2.2B
Harlem Rbi Incorporated New York	NY	$29.0M	$346.2M
Dallas Center For The Performing Arts Foundation Inc Dallas	TX	$28.9M	$182.6M
D Dagmar Dolby Fund Novato	CA	$27.2M	$114.7M
Amarillo Area Foundation Inc Amarillo	TX	$26.3M	$171.6M
Community Foundation For The Land Of Lincoln Inc Springfield	IL	$26.2M	$100.0M
The M S Hershey Foundation Hershey	PA	$25.7M	$73.1M
The Consortium Of Florida Education Foundations Inc Port Charlotte	FL	$25.6M	$2.9M
Closehaul Capital Charitable Miami	FL	$24.6M	$52.4M
Pratham Usa Houston	TX	$24.6M	$29.5M
Grand Teton National Park Foundation Moose	WY	$24.5M	$26.3M
University Of North Texas Foundation Inc Denton	TX	$24.3M	$415.5M
North Carolina Olympic Legacy Foun Charlotte	NC	$24.1M	$11.2M
C Community Ventures Inc Philadelphia	PA	$24.0M	$24.3M

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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