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General grantmaking foundations and grantmakers

58,393 US foundations classified under general grantmaking. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.

By state

FoundationCityGrants on fileTotal givenAvg grant
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSeattle48097$65.7B$1.4M
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation TrustSeattle14$60.7B$4.3B
Merck Patient Assistance Program IncKenilworth10$17.2B$1.7B
The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha5539$8.8B$1.6M
The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York2459$8.0B$3.3M
The Ford FoundationNew York35305$7.9B$224K
Glaxosmithkline Patient AccessPhiladelphia9$6.9B$771.3M
The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton42184$6.6B$156K
Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York11460$6.5B$566K
Wk Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315Battle Creek15$6.3B$419.4M
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park19320$5.7B$296K
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek27159$5.1B$190K
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto14528$4.7B$323K
Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville9454$4.5B$481K
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago18680$4.2B$224K
The Jpb FoundationNew York4811$4.0B$837K
VolkswagenstiftungSalt Lake City8$3.6B$452.6M
The Bank of America CharitableCharlotte590128$3.6B$6K
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York10883$3.3B$305K
The Leona M and Harry B HelmsleyNew York5036$3.3B$653K
Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco1166$3.2B$2.7M
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family FoundationTulsa9$3.2B$353.5M
The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos9244$3.1B$335K
The Sherwood FoundationOmaha7970$3.1B$387K
Otsuka Patient Assistance Foundation IncPrinceton14$3.1B$220.3M
The California EndowmentLos Angeles24900$3.1B$123K
Howard G Buffett FoundationDecatur547$3.0B$5.5M
The Simons Foundation IncNew York13121$2.8B$210K
Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto2850$2.6B$929K
Conrad N Hilton FoundationAgoura Hills9960$2.4B$240K
Nsn Foundation IncRoseland24$2.2B$93.4M
Novo FoundationBrooklyn6322$2.2B$353K
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto829$2.2B$2.7M
Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis9$2.1B$237.0M
Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston6794$2.1B$308K
The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationPalo Alto78$2.0B$25.0M
Open Society InstituteNew York7327$1.7B$231K
The Kresge FoundationTroy8441$1.6B$192K
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York6289$1.6B$257K
Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint10100$1.6B$157K
Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock1621$1.5B$948K
The Mcknight FoundationMinneapolis10489$1.5B$146K
Robert W Woodruff Foundation IncAtlanta292$1.5B$5.2M
Miramar Charitable FoundationFt Mitchell1756$1.5B$861K
Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin8703$1.5B$173K
The Harry and Jeanette WeinbergOwings Mills8388$1.5B$179K
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken5158$1.5B$287K
Crankstart FoundationSan Francisco3117$1.5B$470K
Wyss FoundationWashington9$1.5B$161.6M
Musk FoundationAustin254$1.4B$5.7M
Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto565$1.4B$2.6M
Knight FoundationBeaverton64$1.4B$21.2M
The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco5478$1.3B$246K
Margaret a Cargill FoundationEden Prairie3031$1.3B$433K
S&G Foundation IncAlbany26$1.3B$50.4M
Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine857$1.3B$1.5M
The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos431$1.2B$2.9M
Richard King Mellon FoundationPittsburgh3268$1.2B$377K
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund IncWilmington1052$1.2B$1.2M
The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit4535$1.2B$268K
Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville3314$1.2B$359K
The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos5376$1.2B$218K
The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta4534$1.2B$255K
The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles1097$1.2B$1.0M
Bezos Family FoundationSeattle8$1.1B$136.1M
Je and Le Mabee Foundation IncMidland1349$1.0B$767K
The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto2616$1.0B$394K
Clark Charitable Foundation IncBethesda1564$1.0B$659K
Valhalla FoundationWoodside752$1.0B$1.3M
The Paul E Singer FoundationNew York584$996.9M$1.7M
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation IncStamford1284$985.5M$767K
Robertson FoundationNew York2276$983.8M$432K
Houston Endowment IncHouston4665$981.5M$210K
Barr FoundationBoston7172$952.9M$133K
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York3485$945.4M$271K
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund forPalo Alto1487$928.4M$624K
Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore14058$916.5M$65K
The Moody FoundationGalveston2713$869.8M$321K
J E Barbey 8 Fbo Tenacre FdnPittsburgh11$854.4M$77.7M
The Koum Family FoundationMenlo Park1212$846.3M$698K
H&H Evergreen FoundationMenlo Park30$838.5M$27.9M
The Brown Foundation IncHouston6300$818.7M$130K
Dogwood Health TrustAsheville5133$807.7M$157K
M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver6905$807.5M$117K
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel FoundationCleveland2264$778.3M$344K
The David Tepper Charitable FoundationLivingston1415$777.0M$549K
The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh6313$774.3M$123K
Tosa FoundationPortola Valley1362$759.4M$558K
Harold Alfond FoundationPortland610$753.0M$1.2M
The Donald B and Dorothy LHarrisburg13$748.2M$57.6M
Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul10380$720.6M$69K
Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha364$719.2M$2.0M
Citi FoundationNew York1518$718.6M$473K
Blavatnik Family FoundationNew York1237$716.4M$579K
Daniels FundDenver9772$710.0M$73K
The Anschutz FoundationDenver10$705.2M$70.5M
Friday FoundationMedina39$693.4M$17.8M
The Klarman Family FoundationBoston1928$677.3M$351K
The Starr FoundationNew York799$651.4M$815K
The Prudential FoundationNewark2391$642.9M$269K

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