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Rankings by Type of Organization

November 5, 1998 | Read Time: 8 minutes

THE PHILANTHROPY 400
(Table of Contents)

Arts Groups | Colleges | Community Foundations | Education Groups | Environmental Groups | Health Charities | Hospitals | Human-Services Groups | International | Jewish Federations | Museums and Libraries | Public-Affairs Groups | Public Broadcasting | Religious Groups | United Ways | Youth Groups | Other

Arts Groups
117. Metropolitan Opera Association
145. Chicago Symphony Orchestra
191. Lyric Opera of Chicago
265. San Francisco Opera Association
339. San Francisco Symphony
362. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Colleges and Universities
6. Harvard University
10. Stanford University
20. Cornell University
21. Duke University
22. University of Wisconsin at Madison
23. Yale University
24. Columbia University
25. University of California at Los Angeles
27. University of California at Berkeley
30. University of Pennsylvania
32. Johns Hopkins University
35. University of Michigan
37. University of Southern California
41. University of Washington
45. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
46. University of Minnesota System
47. Princeton University
49. University of Chicago
50. Ohio State University
52. University of Illinois System
53. Northwestern University
57. Indiana University System
60. New York University
61. University of Virginia
62. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
63. University of Texas at Austin
64. Texas A&M University
70. Emory University
75. Dartmouth College
79. University of Notre Dame
80. Pennsylvania State University
85. Washington University
87. University of Florida
88. University of Utah
90. Carnegie Mellon University
92. University of Nebraska
93. University of California at San Diego
101. University of Iowa
102. University of Miami
103. Vanderbilt University
106. Georgia Institute of Technology
107. Georgetown University
109. Case Western Reserve University
112. University of Colorado System
114. Michigan State University
120. Brown University
121. California Institute of Technology
123. University of Georgia
125. Purdue University
135. University of Tennessee System
141. Baylor University
144. University of Arizona
146. Tulane University
150. Brigham Young University
157. University of Pittsburgh
164. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
172. Rice University
174. North Carolina State University
177. Boston University
188. University of Kansas
190. University of Louisville
193. Tufts University
199. University of Oklahoma
202. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
211. University of Kentucky
212. Pepperdine University
213. University of California at Davis
214. University of South Carolina at Columbia
216. Arizona State University
217. University of Mississippi
218. University of Missouri at Columbia
220. University of Cincinnati
222. University of Maryland at College Park
223. Wake Forest University
227. Rockefeller University
228. Washington State University
229. Polytechnic University
230. University of Rochester
235. Wellesley College
240. Iowa State University
242. Yeshiva University
243. DePauw University
245. Rochester Institute of Technology
246. Smith College
252. University of Alabama at Birmingham
254. University of Alabama
255. Florida State University
258. Oregon State University
259. University of Oregon
260. Hillsdale College
261. Southern Methodist University
262. Brandeis University
263. Amherst College
271. Oklahoma State University
276. University of South Florida
281. Syracuse University
284. Lehigh University
285. Illinois Institute of Technology
293. Auburn University
294. Mississippi State University
297. University of Houston System
299. Wayne State University
301. Clemson University
306. Babson College
307. Colby College
308. Pomona College
309. University of California at Irvine
312. Bradley University
313. Boston College
315. University of St. Thomas
317. Centenary College of Louisiana
318. George Washington University
327. West Virginia University
328. California State University at Long Beach
330. Kansas State University
335. Northeastern University
336. Texas Tech University
337. Loma Linda University
338. University of Delaware
344. Miami University
346. Santa Clara University
349. University of New Mexico
351. Temple University
355. Trinity University
356. Saint Louis University
359. Williams College
360. University of San Francisco
365. Virginia Commonwealth University
366. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
367. Hamilton College
370. San Diego State University
374. University of Maryland at Baltimore
378. College of William and Mary
380. Bard College
384. Marquette University
387. University of Maine at Orono

Community Foundations
51. New York Community Trust
71. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
95. Columbus Foundation
131. California Community Foundation
152. Cleveland Foundation
194. Communities Foundation of Texas
197. San Francisco Foundation
200. Denver Foundation
219. Boston Foundation
234. Peninsula Community Foundation
236. Oregon Community Foundation
238. Foundation for the Carolinas
248. Omaha Community Foundation
266. Community Foundation Silicon Valley
267. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
280. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
286. Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
300. Arizona Community Foundation
333. Dallas Foundation
345. North Dakota Community Foundation
350. Saint Paul Foundation
361. Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan
369. Marin Community Foundation
373. Louisville Community Foundation

Education Groups (Miscellaneous)
97. Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America
105. United Negro College Fund
241. National Merit Scholarship Corporation
357. Institute of International Education

Environmental and Animal-Related Groups
17. Nature Conservancy
139. Ducks Unlimited
195. World Wildlife Fund
205. Humane Society of the United States
226. Trust for Public Land
231. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
303. Wildlife Conservation Society/New York Zoological Society
316. North Shore Animal League
322. Natural Resources Defense Council
347. Environmental Defense Fund
382. National Wildlife Federation
383. National Audubon Society


Health Charities
4. American Cancer Society
11. American Heart Association
39. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
44. Planned Parenthood Federation of America
54. National Easter Seal Society
58. Muscular Dystrophy Association
66. National Multiple Sclerosis Society
73. American Lung Association
78. Arthritis Foundation
98. American Diabetes Association
118. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
119. Alzheimer’s Association
128. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
149. Leukemia Society of America
167. United Cerebral Palsy Associations
244. Operation Smile
279. Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
287. National Mental Health Association
298. National Kidney Foundation
311. American Institute for Cancer Research
325. National Voluntary Health Agencies
372. Epilepsy Foundation of America
381. Gay Men’s Health Crisis

Hospitals and Medical Centers
19. Shriners Hospitals for Children
28. ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
34. Mayo Foundation
38. Osmond Foundation (Children’s Miracle Network)
65. University of California at San Francisco
89. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
116. Mount Sinai Medical Center
136. Catholic Healthcare West
137. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
143. Partners Healthcare System
148. City of Hope
159. University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
189. Scripps Institutions of Medicine and Science
232. Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center
253. National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
268. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
273. Oregon Health Sciences Foundation
290. Children’s Mercy Hospital
291. Baylor College of Medicine
368. Children’s Hospital Oakland
376. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
400. Children’s Hospital Foundation and Guild Association (Seattle)

Human-Services Groups
1. Salvation Army
2. YMCA of the USA
3. American Red Cross
7. Catholic Charities USA
8. Second Harvest
12. YWCA of the USA
18. Habitat For Humanity International
29. Goodwill Industries International
40. Lutheran Services in America
74. Paralyzed Veterans of America
81. Disabled American Veterans
86. The Arc of the United States
104. Covenant House
115. Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
138. Christian Appalachian Project
169. Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America
215. Volunteers of America
233. Prison Fellowship Ministries
391. Lions Clubs International Foundation
399. Sacred Heart League

International
14. World Vision
33. Larry Jones International Ministries/Feed the Children
36. AmeriCares Foundation
42. MAP International
68. Christian Aid Ministries
82. Project Hope/People-to-People Health Foundation
96. Christian Children’s Fund
100. Food for the Poor
113. Catholic Relief Services
127. Compassion International
129. Children International
132. American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
133. International Aid
142. U. S. Committee for UNICEF
151. Brother’s Brother Foundation
166. Save the Children
170. American Friends of the Hebrew University
178. Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers)
179. Samaritan’s Purse
181. Northwest Medical Teams International
182. CARE USA
187. Catholic Medical Mission Board
203. Christian Relief Services
225. World Opportunities International
249. Food for the Hungry
269. American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
282. Children’s Hunger Fund
289. Childreach (PLAN International USA)
321. Mennonite Central Committee
363. Jewish National Fund
364. American Friends Service Committee
389. Amnesty International of the USA

Jewish Federations
43. United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York
56. Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
140. United Jewish Foundation and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
155. Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
180. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
183. Atlanta Jewish Federation
192. The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
206. Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
208. Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
210. Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
274. United Jewish Federation of Metrowest
310. Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
341. Greater Miami Jewish Federation
379. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County


Museums and Libraries
83. Metropolitan Museum of Art
111. Museum of Modern Art
158. American Museum of Natural History
168. Smithsonian Institution
185. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
198. New York Public Library
239. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
251. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
256. Milwaukee Art Museum
296. Indianapolis Museum of Art
326. New York Botanical Garden
375. National Gallery of Art
385. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
388. Art Institute of Chicago
396. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Public-Affairs Groups
162. Carter Center
204. Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
247. Mothers Against Drunk Driving
288. Heritage Foundation

Public Broadcasting
26. WGBH Educational Foundation
31. Public Broadcasting Service
122. WNET/Educational Broadcasting Corporation
224. KCET Community Television of Southern California
278. Window to the World Communications
302. WETA
304. KQED
329. National Public Radio
354. WHYY

Religious Groups
16. Campus Crusade for Christ International
l48. Trinity Christian Center (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
59. Christian Broadcasting Network
69. Jewish Communal Fund
76. Focus on the Family
84. Wycliffe Bible Translators
94. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
126. The Navigators
134. Young Life
163. Presbyterian Church (U. S. A. ) Foundation
165. National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
201. Christian and Missionary Alliance
209. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
250. American Bible Society
264. In Touch Ministries
283. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
292. Coral Ridge Ministries Media
314. United Church of Christ
323. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Foundation
324. International Lutheran Laymen’s League
331. Promise Keepers
334. Fellowship of Christian Athletes
348. Oral Roberts Ministries
352. Mission to the World
353. SIM (Society for International Ministries) USA
390. RBC Ministries

United Ways
99. United Way/Crusade of Mercy
110. United Way of the National Capital Area
124. United Way of New York City
130. United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
147. United Way of Minneapolis Area
153. United Way of Greater St. Louis
154. United Way of Greater Los Angeles
156. United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
160. United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
161. United Way Community Services (Detroit)
173. United Way of the Bay Area
175. United Way of King County
184. United Way and Community Chest of Greater Cincinnati
207. United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
221. United Way of Greater Rochester
237. United Way Services (Cleveland)
257. United Way of Massachusetts Bay
270. United Way of Central Maryland
272. United Way of Central Indiana
275. Valley of the Sun United Way
277. United Way of Franklin County
305. United Way of Dade County
319. United Way of the Saint Paul Area
320. Heart of America United Way
332. United Way of Allegheny County
342. Mile High United Way
343. United Way of Central Alabama
358. Metro United Way
377. United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
386. United Way Services (Richmond)
392. United Way of Santa Clara County
393. United Way of Middle Tennessee
394. United Way of Greater Milwaukee
397. United Way of Central Carolinas
398. United Way of the Capital Area


Youth Groups
9. Boys & Girls Clubs of America
15. Boy Scouts of America
55. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
77. Girl Scouts of the USA
91. Junior Achievement
108. Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home
176. Girls Incorporated
340. Camp Fire Boys and Girls
371. Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch

Other Groups
5. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
13. Gifts In Kind International
67. Special Olympics International
72. National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources
171. National Heritage Foundation
186. Local Initiatives Support Corporation
196. United States Olympic Committee
295. National Academy of Sciences
395. Tides Foundation