The 400 at a Glance

November 1, 2001 | Read Time: 3 minutes

What They Are

130 colleges and universities
41 international groups
29 community foundations
27 United Ways
25 hospitals and medical centers
22 health charities
21 religious groups*
18 human-services groups
14 Jewish federations
14 museums and libraries
14 other nonprofit groups
11 environmental and animal-related groups
10 youth groups
7 miscellaneous educational organizations
7 public-broadcasting groups
6 public-affairs groups
4 arts groups

* Other religious organizations are counted in their primary categories, such as human services or international.

Cities with 5 or more organizations on the list

New York	52
Washington	20
Chicago	13
Atlanta	12
San Francisco	12
Boston	10
Los Angeles	9
Alexandria, Va.	7
Colorado Springs	7
Philadelphia	7
Houston	6
Seattle	6
Baltimore	5
Cleveland	5
Dallas	5
Kansas City, Mo.	5

New to the List

American Friends of Bar-Ilan University
American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Bowdoin College
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Chapman University
Chicago Community Trust
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Church World Service
Cleveland Foundation
Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Connecticut College
Doctors Without Borders USA (Médecins Sans Frontières USA)
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Heart of America United Way
International Youth Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation
Lehigh University
Loyola Marymount University
Macalester College
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Mercersburg Academy
National Gallery of Art
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Orange County Community Foundation
Philadelphia Museum of Art
RAND Corporation
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
San Diego Foundation
Santa Clara University
Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Seattle Art Museum
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
United Jewish Federation of Metrowest
United Way of Central Carolinas
United Way of Central Maryland
United Way of Miami-Dade
United Way of Southeastern New England
United Way of the Capital Area
United Way of the National Capital Area
University of Connecticut
University of New Mexico
University of South Florida
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Washington and Lee University
Williams College

Note: Organizations may have made the list in previous years, although not in 2000.

Off the List

American Health Assistance Foundation
Boston Symphony Orchestra
California State University at Long Beach
Camp Fire USA
Childreach (PLAN International USA)
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation
Children’s Hospital Foundation (Washington)
Children’s Scholarship Fund
Children’s Wish Foundation International
College of the Ozarks
CRISTA Ministries
Detroit Institute of Arts
Drexel University
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Florida Atlantic University
Foundation for the Carolinas
Heritage Foundation
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Lafayette College
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Loma Linda University
Lutheran World Relief
Michigan Technological University
Mississippi State University
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Pepperdine University
Phillips Exeter Academy
Pittsburgh Foundation
Polytechnic University
RBC Ministries
Reed College
Saint Paul Foundation
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
San Diego Museum of Art
SIM (Society for International Ministries) USA
St. Labre Indian School
Texas Christian University
Trinity Health
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United Way of Allegheny County
University of Denver
University of Nevada at Reno
University of the Ozarks
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wildlife Conservation Society/New York Zoological Society