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Lists From the Philanthropy 400

October 16, 2011 | Read Time: 2 minutes

Browse the lists below for five largest charities in each of a number of categories, as well as the year’s largest increases and decreases in rank. Subscribers can click on any organization’s name to see its history with the Philanthropy 400.

Biggest Increases in Rank Since 2010

17. Broad Institute (+736)

247. Healthwell Foundation (+483)

304. Counterpart International (+464)

272. Culver Educational Foundation (+440)

336. New World Symphony (+369)

Arts and Culture Groups

149. Metropolitan Opera Association

258. Smith Center for the Performing Arts

282. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

336. New World Symphony

339. Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center

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Community Foundations

82. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

112. Foundation for the Carolinas

117. Omaha Community Foundation

129. Silicon Valley Community Foundation

138. Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

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Education Organizations

126. Scholarship America

127. United Negro College Fund

136. Teach for America

207. Institute of International Education

212. Florida School Choice Fund

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Health Organizations

4. Task Force for Global Health

8. American Cancer Society

22. American Heart Association

39. Susan G. Komen for the Cure

71. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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Museums and Libraries

116. Smithsonian Institution

146. Metropolitan Museum of Art

261. New York Public Library

266. Museum of Modern Art

277. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Social Services Organizations

1. United Way Worldwide

2. Salvation Army

5. American Red Cross

10. Catholic Charities USA

12. The Y

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Biggest Decreases in Rank Since 2010

384. Oregon Health & Science University (-288)

350. Environmental Defense Fund (-195)

377. San Francisco Foundation (-184)

330. Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (-178)

209. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (-148)

Colleges and Universities

20. Stanford University

21. Harvard University

30. The Johns Hopkins University

32. University of Southern California

33. Columbia University

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Donor-Advised Funds

3. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

7. Schwab Charitable Fund

19. National Christian Foundation

27. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

35. Jewish Communal Fund

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Environmental & Animal-Welfare Groups

23. Nature Conservancy

145. Humane Society of the United States

153. World Wildlife Fund

172. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

200. Ducks Unlimited

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International Organizations

6. Food for the Poor

9. AmeriCares Foundation

11. World Vision

25. Feed the Children

26. Compassion International

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Religious Organizations

28. Campus Crusade for Christ International

111. Christian Broadcasting Network

114. Young Life

140. Wycliffe Bible Translators

198. Educational Media Foundation

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Youth Organizations

18. Boys & Girls Clubs of America

31. Boy Scouts of America

75. Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

96. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

147. Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home

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