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Most-backed nonprofit leaders

The nonprofit leaders whose organizations the most foundations back — Nancy Brown leads American Heart Association Inc, funded by 4,724 distinct foundations ($600 million in recorded grants). Breadth of institutional backing is the closest public signal for the work funders themselves believe in — computed from IRS Form 990 grant records, not opinion.

Leaders ranked
100
Top funder count
4,724

Most-backed nonprofit leaders

Ranked by distinct foundation funders of each leader's organization.

Nancy Brown Ceo · American Heart Association Inc 4,724 funders
Valderez Gonzalez Svp Of Finance/Cfo (Thru 08/23) · World Central Kitchen Inc 3,762 funders
Brian McPeek Chief Conservation Off(Thru 7/19) · The Nature Conservancy 3,259 funders
Michael S Linnington Chief Executive Officer (Thru 3/24) · Wounded Warrior Project Inc 2,995 funders
James R Downing President/Ceo · St Jude Children'S Research Hospital 2,857 funders
Sharika Parkes Board · Planned Parenthood 2,783 funders
Diana Aviv Until 118 Former Ceo · Feeding America 2,692 funders
David Miliband Dir/Ceo/Pres · International Rescue Committee Inc 2,185 funders
Jonathan Greenblatt Ceo & National Director · Anti-Defamation League 1,808 funders
Carter Roberts President & Ceo · World Wildlife Fund Inc 1,728 funders
Margaret Huang President/Ceo · Southern Poverty Law Center Inc 1,671 funders
Larry P Arnn President · Hillsdale College 1,620 funders
Newt Crenshaw President/Ceo · Young Life 1,572 funders
Michael W Krzyzewski Coach · Duke University 1,499 funders
John McCabe Exec Vice President · Shriners Hospitals For Children 1,491 funders
Zev Rosenwaks MD Academic Professor · Cornell University 1,478 funders
Tami Caesar Thru 122023 Chief Operating Officer · National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1,458 funders
Lesli Creedon President & Ceo · Make-A-Wish Foundation Of The Mid-Atlantic Inc 1,420 funders
Leana Wen President (Until 7/16/19) · Planned Parenthood Federation Of America 1,407 funders
Laurie H Glimcher MD Trustee, President, And Ceo · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 1,402 funders
Margaret Hayden Physician · Equal Justice Initiative 1,394 funders
Russell Robinson Ceo · Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc 1,386 funders
Ms Mary Davis Ceo & President · Special Olympics Inc 1,377 funders
Patrick William Fitzgerald II Head Coach · Northwestern University 1,373 funders
John C Mahler JR Chief Investment Officer · Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1,356 funders
Susannah Schaefer President/Ceo/Exec Vice Chair · Smile Train Inc 1,356 funders
William Franklin Graham III Bd Mem/Chr/P · Samaritans Purse 1,352 funders
Shane Williamson President/Ceo · Fellowship Of Christian Athletes 1,330 funders
Stacey D Stewart President & Ceo (End 12/22) · March Of Dimes Inc 1,295 funders
Daniel H Weiss President And Ceo To 6/30/23 · The Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1,289 funders
Frederic D Krupp President · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated 1,277 funders
Robert Grossman Evp, Nyu Langone Health · New York University 1,267 funders
Gail McGovern President & Ceo · American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters And Branches 1,241 funders
Lincoln Riley Head Football Coach · University Of Southern California 1,217 funders
Mark a Schmid Vp And Chief Invest. Officer · University Of Chicago 1,188 funders
David M Frankel Chief Executive Officer (Outgoing) · American Friends Of Magen David Adom 1,185 funders
Dr Amy Gutmann Pres.,Ex-Off Trustee-Thru 3/22 · Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania 1,140 funders
Edgar Sandoval President & Ceo · World Vision 1,119 funders
David Harris Chief Executive Officer (See Schedule J) · American Jewish Committee 1,111 funders
Micah Kane Ceo & President · Hawaii Community Foundation 1,102 funders
Patrick a Ewing Former Men'S Basketball Coach · Georgetown University 1,099 funders
Patrick Petersilia Director · Ucla Foundation 1,079 funders
Elisa Villanueva Beard Ceo & Director · Teach For America Inc 1,065 funders
Meir Klifi-Amir National Director & Ceo (Thru 08/20) · Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces 1,063 funders
Gina McCarthy President And Ceo (Thru 01/2021) · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc 1,036 funders
Jilly Stephens Ceo/Non-Voting Board Member · City Harvest Inc 1,030 funders
Thomas Tighe Chief Executive Officer (Thru 12/24) · Direct Relief 1,025 funders
Amit Paley Ceo & Executive Director (Former) · Trevor Project Inc 1,022 funders
Tracey D Brown Through October 6 20 Chief Executive Officer · American Diabetes Association Inc 1,013 funders
Katherine N Lapp Executive Vice President Until 08/05/22 · President And Fellows Of Harvard College 1,000 funders
Patrick R Narduzzi Head Football Coach · University Of Pittsburgh 999 funders
Thomas J Fitton President, Director · Judicial Watch Inc 996 funders
Israel Tapoohi President/Ceo (Thru 12/2023) · Birthright Israel Foundation 995 funders
Mario Cristobal Head Coach, Football · University Of Miami 993 funders
Jane Dietze Vp & Chief Investment Officer · Brown University Of Providence 982 funders
Richardson Larry President/Ceo · Ymca 972 funders
Deborah W Brooks Co-Founder & Ceo · Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinsons Research 965 funders
Ms Elizabeth W Smith Ex-Officio (President/Ceo) · Central Park Conservancy Inc 962 funders
Katherine Maher Executive Director (Thru 4/21) · Wikimedia Foundation Inc 959 funders
William Shafroth Ceo · National Park Foundation 944 funders
Katherine Maehr Executive Director And Ceo · Greater Chicago Food Depository 931 funders
Scott Wilson Chief Investment Officer · Washington University 903 funders
Collin O' Mara President & Ceo · National Wildlife Federation 875 funders
Andrew Golden President Of The Princeton University Investment Company (Through 6/30/24) · Princeton University 873 funders
Thresa Nelson Int Cfo&Treasurer (10/24 Thru 11/24) · Tides Foundation 873 funders
Ann Palmer President/Ceo · Arthritis Foundation Inc 869 funders
Steven L Smith Operations Director · University Of Michigan 858 funders
David Shaw Director Of Football · The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University 856 funders
Mark Hetfield President & Ceo · Hias Inc 825 funders
Julianne Castle Chief Executive Officer · Best Friends Animal Society 820 funders
Lawrence Gerald Lenke Professor Of Surgery · Trustees Of Columbia University 815 funders
Diane C Regas President · The Trust For Public Land 815 funders
Theresa Hubbard Ceo · Fractured Atlas Inc 805 funders
Nikole Constas Interim Coo · Tides Center 803 funders
Karen E Knudsen PhD Chief Executive Officer, Outgoing · American Cancer Society Inc 802 funders
Seth Alexander President Of Mitimco · Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 789 funders
Anders W Hall See Schedule O · Vanderbilt University 784 funders
Harold Wimmer President & Ceo · American Lung Association 783 funders
Myra J Biblowit Former President And Ceo (To 3/31/23) · Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc 781 funders
Glenn D Lowry Director/Ex-Officio Trustee · Museum Of Modern Art 768 funders
Angela Geiger President & Ceo · Autism Speaks Inc 767 funders
Moxley Elle Project Director · Social Good Fund Inc 763 funders
Dr Michael L Lomax President & Ceo · United Negro College Fund Inc 763 funders
Dr Robert Holmberg Director · Partners In Health 761 funders
Dan Chu Executive Director · Sierra Club Foundation 759 funders
Michael Osso President/Ceo(Non-Voting) · Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc 758 funders
Janti Soeripto President & Ceo · Save The Children Federation Inc 757 funders
William P Magee JR D Ceo & Director · Operation Smile Inc 748 funders
Catherine D'Amato President/Chief Executive Officer · The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc 745 funders
Joshua Thifault Advancement Strategic Dire · Turning Point Usa Inc 729 funders
Enid Ndiga Chief Program Officer · Center For Reproductive Rights Inc 717 funders
Aaron Kowalski Chief Executive Officer · Breakthrough T1D 716 funders
Donna Mercier Executive Director · Gary Sinise Foundation 715 funders
Stephen Scholar Chief Executive Officer · Chai Lifeline Inc 699 funders
Edward Raine President/Ceo · Food For The Poor Inc 699 funders
Thomas J Leblanc Former President - Ex Officio · The George Washington University 694 funders
Christina Swarns Executive Director · Innocence Project Inc 693 funders
Joseph E Aoun President/Trustee · Northeastern University 690 funders
Janis Searles Jones Chief Executive Officer · Ocean Conservancy Inc 678 funders
Fran Seegull Project Director · New Venture Fund 674 funders
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