The 400 at a Glance

October 31, 2002 | Read Time: 3 minutes

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DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 results from 1998-2002, searchable by 400 rank, state, and type of organization

WHAT THEY ARE
132	colleges and universities
38	international groups
28	United Ways
26	hospitals and medical centers
25	community foundations
23	religious groups*
21	health charities
18	human-services groups
15	Jewish federations
13	environmental and animal-related groups
11	museums and libraries
11	other nonprofit groups
11	youth groups
7	public-broadcasting groups
6	corporate-sponsored charitable funds
5	arts groups
5	miscellaneous educational organizations
5	public-affairs groups
* Other religious organizations are counted in their primary categories, such as human services or international.

WHERE THEY ARE

Cities with 5 or more organizations on the list

New York	55
Washington	20
Atlanta	14
Chicago	12
San Francisco	11
Boston	9
Los Angeles	9
Alexandria, Va.	7
Colorado Springs	7
Philadelphia	7
Baltimore	6
Houston	6
Seattle	6
Cleveland	5
Dallas	5
Kansas City, Mo.	5

NEW TO THE LIST

Bard College
Bible League
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Camp Fire USA
Children’s Hospital Foundation (Washington)
Children’s Hospital Foundation and Guild Association (Seattle)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
CRISTA Ministries
Davidson College
Denver Foundation
Drexel University
East Tennessee State University
Eckerd College
Foundation for the Carolinas
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Heifer Project International
Hillsdale College
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Marquette University
Mississippi State University

National Philanthropic Trust
New York City Ballet
New York City Opera
RAND Corporation
RBC Ministries
Rhodes College
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
State University of New York Cornell Statutory Colleges
Tulsa Community Foundation
United Way of Central Alabama
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
University of Denver
University of Maine at Orono
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
University of New Mexico
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of Vermont
Wabash College
Wildlife Conservation Society/New York Zoological Society
WTTW/Window to the World Communications

Note: Organizations may have made the list in previous years, although not in 2001.

OFF THE LIST

American Friends of Tel Aviv University
American Friends Service Committee
Arizona Community Foundation
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Bowdoin College
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Chapman University
Chicago Community Trust
Christian Relief Services Charities
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Communities Foundation of Texas
Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan
Connecticut College
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Jewish National Fund
Loyola Marymount University
Mennonite Central Committee
Mercersburg Academy
Mercy Corps International
Minneapolis Foundation

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Gallery of Art
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
Oberlin College
Orange County Community Foundation
Oregon State University
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Opera Association
Santa Clara University
Seattle Art Museum
Southern Poverty Law Center
Surgical Eye Expeditions International
United Way of Minneapolis Area
University of Connecticut
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Tulsa
Vassar College
Wayne State University