100 Largest Foundations by Assets, 2000

April 6, 2000 | Read Time: 2 minutes

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Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
1.	Lilly Endowment	$14,238,193,778	$425,188,708	12/31/98	1
2.	Ford Foundation	$9,675,452,326	$440,400,415	9/30/98	2
3.	David and Lucile Packard Foundation	$9,577,894,120	$263,929,118	12/31/98	3
4.	J. Paul Getty Trust²	$8,002,901,409	$12,170,050	6/30/98	5
5.	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	$7,867,784,532	$289,143,569	12/31/98	6
6.	W.K. Kellogg Foundation	$6,387,840,996	$202,919,594	8/31/99	4
7.	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundationa	$5,368,694,377	$113,409,103	3/31/99	—
8.	Pew Charitable Trusts	$4,734,121,560	$161,411,658	12/31/98	7
9.	John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation	$4,168,672,836	$123,517,237	12/31/98	8
10.	Robert W. Woodruff Foundation	$3,677,079,393	$86,658,324	12/31/98	9
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
11.	Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	$3,436,508,062	$142,216,007	12/31/98	11
12.	Annenberg Foundation	$3,363,416,629	$118,024,650	6/30/99	12
13.	Starr Foundation	$3,358,848,173	$102,786,430	12/31/98	13
14.	Rockefeller Foundation	$3,308,891,263	$113,750,622	12/31/98	10
15.	Charles Stewart Mott Foundation	$2,348,341,914	$84,725,385	12/31/98	16
16.	California Endowment	$2,309,441,400	$103,551,300	2/28/99	19
17.	Kresge Foundation	$2,203,399,210	$82,317,669	12/31/98	14
18.	Duke Endowment	$2,108,041,798	$77,377,296	12/31/98	15
19.	Casey Family Program²	$2,026,756,373	$612,000	12/31/98	—
20.	Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation	$1,958,949,421	$55,824,037	2/28/99	17
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
21.	William and Flora Hewlett Foundation	$1,937,376,161	$85,406,493	12/31/98	18
22.	McKnight Foundation	$1,891,340,406	$72,337,002	12/31/98	20
23.	Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation	$1,767,089,000	$50,331,000	6/30/99	21
24.	New York Community Trust	$1,759,019,641	$144,912,318	12/31/98	22
25.	Richard King Mellon Foundation	$1,699,976,390	$61,820,958	12/31/98	24
26.	Annie E. Casey Foundation	$1,569,181,105	$91,718,780	12/31/98	28
27.	W.M. Keck Foundation	$1,556,756,000	$51,447,000	12/31/98	26
28.	Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation	$1,555,125,496	$84,725,417	12/31/98	25
29.	Houston Endowment	$1,465,975,094	$63,906,488	12/31/98	27
30.	Cleveland Foundation	$1,459,345,964	$41,379,161	12/31/98	30
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
31.	Carnegie Corporation of New York	$1,441,675,860	$36,820,845	9/30/98	23
32.	Wallace–Reader’s Digest Funds	$1,436,236,974	$64,243,554	12/31/98	49
33.	Doris Duke Charitable Foundation	$1,432,316,025	$14,406,240	12/31/98	29
34.	Brown Foundation	$1,373,411,125	$55,349,908	6/30/99	31
35.	Donald W. Reynolds Foundation	$1,359,723,466	$61,088,117	6/30/99	33
36.	J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation	$1,258,823,452	$55,710,174	12/31/98	—
37.	John S. and James L. Knight Foundation	$1,247,860,819	$46,772,473	12/31/98	34
38.	Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation	$1,214,315,536	$24,923,775	12/31/98	32
39.	Freeman Foundation	$1,182,313,214	$39,356,476	12/31/98	41
40.	Alfred P. Sloan Foundation	$1,169,279,609	$39,934,523	12/31/98	35
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
41.	Marin Community Foundation	$1,136,092,000	$41,233,000	6/30/99	39
42.	James Irvine Foundation	$1,104,491,389	$39,985,847	12/31/98	37
43.	William Penn Foundation	$1,088,115,920	$55,084,327	12/31/98	38
44.	Freedom Forum²	$1,053,745,893	$26,494,872	12/31/98	44
45.	California Wellness Foundation	$1,010,922,941	$42,606,876	12/31/98	36
46.	Howard Heinz Endowment	$970,162,858	$27,286,031	12/31/98	45
47.	Chicago Community Trust	$966,977,102	$31,934,730	9/30/98	40
48.	Joyce Foundation	$947,071,122	$30,657,581	12/31/98	47
49.	Henry Luce Foundation	$938,307,513	$34,450,717	12/31/98	52
50.	Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation	$863,347,245	$18,463,712	10/31/98	42
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
51.	Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation	$862,047,712	$29,805,045	12/31/98	55
52.	Weingart Foundation	$853,064,694	$57,378,823	6/30/99	48
53.	Meadows Foundation	$845,877,820	$28,080,604	12/31/98	50
54.	Hall Family Foundation	$822,362,039	$32,194,630	12/31/98	56
55.	Moody Foundation	$816,429,832	$101,450,662	12/31/98	43
56.	Goizueta Foundation	$781,801,033	$7,265,878	12/31/98	—
57.	Kimbell Art Foundation²	$769,937,611	$291,000	12/31/98	—
58.	Ahmanson Foundation	$765,246,907	$38,598,144	10/31/98	51
59.	J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation	$756,591,508	$40,026,246	8/31/99	54
60.	Longwood Foundation	$739,288,560	$40,112,105	9/30/98	46
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
61.	Bush Foundation	$697,630,093	$27,713,228	11/30/98	58
62.	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	$695,020,760	$26,392,080	8/31/99	61
63.	J. Bulow Campbell Foundation	$677,599,422	$22,857,327	12/31/98	57
64.	George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation	$644,540,875	$23,344,200	12/31/98	66
65.	Barr Foundation	$631,064,034	$3,792,751	11/30/98	—
66.	Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation²	$630,000,000	$9,700,000	12/31/99	80
67.	McCune Foundation	$624,962,442	$29,331,700	9/30/99	65
68.	Boston Foundation	$622,378,843	$34,664,458	6/30/99	67
69.	William Randolph Hearst Foundation	$618,965,626	$24,459,900	12/31/98	78
70.	San Francisco Foundation	$613,745,158	$47,340,396	6/30/98	70
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
71.	Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation	$611,173,440	$32,664,743	12/31/98	76
72.	Pritzker Foundation	$607,070,781	$22,687,557	12/31/98	77
73.	Maclellan Foundation	$594,599,657	$14,887,460	12/31/98	62
74.	Edna McConnell Clark Foundation	$590,756,413	$28,192,780	9/30/98	59
75.	Columbus Foundation	$589,084,367	$39,545,373	12/31/98	81
76.	Surdna Foundation	$581,058,088	$20,590,200	6/30/98	73
77.	Park Foundation	$574,703,292	$25,268,469	12/31/98	72
78.	Longwood Gardens²	$570,654,627	$16,725	9/30/98	64
79.	Commonwealth Fund	$565,318,449	$15,042,114	6/30/98	74
80.	Skillman Foundation	$549,627,710	$18,474,817	12/31/98	75
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
81.	Walton Family Foundation	$547,887,222	$50,192,310	12/31/98	—
82.	Spencer Foundation	$547,388,994	$24,236,491	3/31/99	79
83.	Robert A. Welch Foundation	$546,273,441	$26,768,325	8/31/98	71
84.	John A. Hartford Foundation	$541,722,273	$18,910,792	12/31/98	93
85.	Greater Kansas City Community Foundation	$535,947,552	$50,153,353	12/31/98	—
86.	Smith Richardson Foundation	$528,810,800	$17,759,473	12/31/98	82
87.	Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust	$521,707,568	$22,434,251	8/29/99	88
88.	Conrad N. Hilton Foundation	$519,169,747	$18,629,084	2/28/99	68
89.	F.W. Olin Foundation	$503,503,398	$23,842,887	12/31/98	90
90.	Vira I. Heinz Endowment	$500,921,314	$22,621,276	12/31/98	86
Rank		Assets	Total giving¹	Fiscal date	Previous rank
91.	Saint Paul Foundation	$497,387,279	$22,183,846	12/31/98	85
92.	Peter Kiewit Foundation	$493,110,165	$18,137,153	6/30/98	—
93.	Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation	$489,714,772	$27,100,366	12/31/98	84
94.	Champlin Foundations	$485,138,860	$22,510,344	12/31/98	98
95.	Pittsburgh Foundation	$480,967,659	$15,428,919	12/31/98	97
96.	F.M. Kirby Foundation	$480,139,942	$21,480,370	12/31/98	—
97.	M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust	$480,095,810	$15,165,892	12/31/98	100
98.	George Gund Foundation	$476,737,798	$23,449,518	12/31/98	53
99.	Rockefeller Brothers Fund	$462,854,803	$12,334,933	12/31/98	89
100.	Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund	$458,661,134	$14,930,555	12/31/98	94
1. Includes amounts reported as “grants and contributions paid” on foundations’ tax returns. Does not include other charitable payments, such as loans and program-related investments. 2. Operating foundation; most charitable distributions are paid out to operating programs, not as grants.
SOURCE: FOUNDATION CENTER, “FOUNDATION GROWTH AND GIVING ESTIMATES: 1999 PREVIEW”