Foundation Rankings: America’s Biggest Grant Makers
April 17, 2003 | Read Time: 2 minutes
| BY ASSETS | ||
| Rank | Assets | Total giving1 |
| 1. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | $32,751,466,0002 | $1,146,958,000 |
| 2. Lilly Endowment | $12,814,397,581 | $598,001,581 |
| 3. Ford Foundation | $10,814,696,000 | $829,190,310 |
| 4. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | $9,044,511,000 | $270,985,040 |
| 5. J. Paul Getty Trust 3 | $8,793,485,757 | $19,579,820 |
| 6. David and Lucile Packard Foundation | $6,196,520,868 | $428,897,276 |
| 7. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | $6,080,721,309 | $119,955,933 |
| 8. W.K. Kellogg Foundation | $5,530,494,099 | $200,745,771 |
| 9. Starr Foundation | $4,781,056,809 | $245,469,098 |
| 10. Pew Charitable Trusts | $4,338,580,605 | $192,291,755 |
| 11. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | $4,215,930,831 | $167,945,326 |
| 12. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | $4,135,567,000 | $182,321,993 |
| 13. California Endowment | $3,366,256,100 | $147,898,000 |
| 14. Rockefeller Foundation | $3,211,126,000 | $126,564,668 |
| 15. Annie E. Casey Foundation | $2,592,378,126 | $153,208,050 |
| 16. Duke Endowment | $2,489,158,509 | $105,192,627 |
| 17. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | $2,460,169,524 | $110,829,012 |
| 18. Robert W. Woodruff Foundation | $2,422,622,552 | $142,362,296 |
| 19. Kresge Foundation | $2,415,971,841 | $123,592,090 |
| 20. Annenberg Foundation | $2,354,837,085 | $355,021,336 |
| 21. Casey Family Programs 3 | $2,349,848,837 | $8,932,953 |
| 22. Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation | $1,936,263,883 | $102,534,819 |
| 23. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation | $1,900,829,942 | $85,569,298 |
| 24. McKnight Foundation | $1,877,703,000 | $90,791,000 |
| 25. New York Community Trust | $1,785,215,504 | $126,621,735 |
| 26. Carnegie Corporation of New York | $1,711,510,640 | $56,363,235 |
| 27. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | $1,681,000,000 | $48,276,000 |
| 28. Richard King Mellon Foundation | $1,661,919,000 | $58,608,007 |
| 29. Freeman Foundation | $1,619,093,718 | $86,714,475 |
| 30. Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation | $1,599,796,701 | $112,048,773 |
| 31. Cleveland Foundation | $1,499,767,419 | $62,276,948 |
| 32. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | $1,444,832,885 | $89,200,564 |
| 33. James Irvine Foundation | $1,378,433,649 | $59,017,797 |
| 34. Houston Endowment | $1,367,954,880 | $71,761,140 |
| 35. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | $1,314,367,357 | $60,842,714 |
| 36. Wallace-Reader’s Digest Funds | $1,303,278,360 | $58,274,675 |
| 37. W.M. Keck Foundation | $1,263,938,000 | $58,114,418 |
| 38. Brown Foundation | $1,188,546,558 | $79,267,819 |
| 39. Donald W. Reynolds Foundation | $1,177,625,153 | $105,146,838 |
| 40. Chicago Community Trust and Affiliates | $1,157,517,684 | $40,141,668 |
| 41. William Penn Foundation | $1,047,720,982 | $65,181,777 |
| 42. Marin Community Foundation | $1,035,000,000 | $55,225,000 |
| 43. Lumina Foundation for Education | $991,267,826 | $46,960,694 |
| 44. California Wellness Foundation | $985,910,600 | $41,727,662 |
| 45. Walton Family Foundation | $948,658,074 | $102,173,593 |
| 46. Kimbell Art Foundation 3 | $933,077,515 | $1,103,500 |
| 47. Moody Foundation | $926,916,215 | $8,277,161 |
| 48. Howard Heinz Endowment | $907,657,792 | $41,130,518 |
| 49. Henry Luce Foundation | $905,305,357 | $43,514,883 |
| 50. Joyce Foundation | $868,298,527 | $42,676,236 |
| BY THE AMOUNT THEY GIVE | ||
| Rank | Total giving 1 | Assets |
| 1. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | $1,146,958,000 | $32,751,466,0002 |
| 2. Ford Foundation | $829,190,310 | $10,814,696,000 |
| 3. Lilly Endowment | $598,001,581 | $12,814,397,581 |
| 4. David and Lucile Packard Foundation | $428,897,276 | $6,196,520,868 |
| 5. Annenberg Foundation | $355,021,336 | $2,354,837,085 |
| 6. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | $270,985,040 | $9,044,511,000 |
| 7. Starr Foundation | $245,469,098 | $4,781,056,809 |
| 8. W.K. Kellogg Foundation | $200,745,771 | $5,530,494,099 |
| 9. Theodore & Vada Stanley Foundation | $194,783,770 | $17,710,284 |
| 10. Pew Charitable Trusts | $192,291,755 | $4,338,580,605 |
| 11. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | $182,321,993 | $4,135,567,000 |
| 12. Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation 3 | $176,437,675 | $1,898,348 |
| 13. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | $167,945,326 | $4,215,930,831 |
| 14. Annie E. Casey Foundation | $153,208,050 | $2,592,378,126 |
| 15. California Endowment | $147,898,000 | $3,366,256,100 |
| 16. Robert W. Woodruff Foundation | $142,362,296 | $2,422,622,552 |
| 17. Open Society Institute 3 | $131,930,520 | $176,900,034 |
| 18. New York Community Trust | $126,621,735 | $1,785,215,504 |
| 19. Rockefeller Foundation | $126,564,668 | $3,211,126,000 |
| 20. Kresge Foundation | $123,592,090 | $2,415,971,841 |
| 21. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | $119,955,933 | $6,080,721,309 |
| 22. Ford Motor Company Fund | $112,731,252 | $144,907,832 |
| 23. Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation | $112,048,773 | $1,599,796,701 |
| 24. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | $110,829,012 | $2,460,169,524 |
| 25. Duke Endowment | $105,192,627 | $2,489,158,509 |
| 26. Donald W. Reynolds Foundation | $105,146,838 | $1,177,625,153 |
| 27. Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation | $102,534,819 | $1,936,263,883 |
| 28. Walton Family Foundation | $102,173,593 | $948,658,074 |
| 29. Wal-Mart Foundation | $96,240,885 | $6,000,000 |
| 30. Janssen Ortho Patient Assistance Foundation 3 | $96,086,495 | $1,050,353 |
| 31. McKnight Foundation | $90,791,000 | $1,877,703,000 |
| 32. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | $89,200,564 | $1,444,832,885 |
| 33. Freeman Foundation | $86,714,475 | $1,619,093,718 |
| 34. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation | $85,569,298 | $1,900,829,942 |
| 35. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Affiliated Trusts | $84,095,000 | $754,202,000 |
| 36. Brown Foundation | $79,267,819 | $1,188,546,558 |
| 37. Verizon Foundation | $77,137,397 | $80,235,431 |
| 38. Community Foundation Silicon Valley | $77,103,102 | $539,652,366 |
| 39. Houston Endowment | $71,761,140 | $1,367,954,880 |
| 40. SBC Foundation | $69,111,239 | $536,184,004 |
| 41. Turner Foundation | $68,089,432 | $148,222,535 |
| 42. San Francisco Foundation | $67,459,403 | $672,512,115 |
| 43. Whitaker Foundation | $66,489,481 | $303,436,655 |
| 44. William Penn Foundation | $65,181,777 | $1,047,720,982 |
| 45. Peninsula Community Foundation | $63,233,274 | $478,503,157 |
| 46. Searle Patients in Need Foundation 3 | $62,658,691 | $4,647,673 |
| 47. Cleveland Foundation | $62,276,948 | $1,499,767,419 |
| 48. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | $60,842,714 | $1,314,367,357 |
| 49. F.W. Olin Foundation | $60,581,090 | $402,872,035 |
| 50. J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation | $60,115,841 | $83,071,014 |
| 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. Asset figures include secured-lending transactions. 3. Operating foundation; most charitable distributions are paid out to operating programs, not as grants. |
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| SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates: 2002 Preview” | ||
