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Foundations and grantmaking organizations

There are 190,581foundations in the United States. Combined, these foundationsemploy 242,796 people, earn more than $312 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 trillion.
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Types of foundations

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
149,317
$149,905,911,634
Grantmaking public charity foundations
17,242
$119,352,916,101
Community foundations
4,543
$23,552,396,888
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
4,527
$1,831,440,019
Corporate foundations
3,810
$30,351,046,190
Organizations supporting a single foundation
930
$29,604,571,879
Foundation alliances and advocates
316
$350,303,493
Foundation professional societies
304
$242,998,919
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
134
$160,953,509
Foundation research and public policy institutes
24
$17,713,838
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Job trends for Foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
96,128
1-10
7,756
11-25
902
26-100
560
101 to 1,000
168
1,000+
21
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Sizes of foundations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
101,141
$250k to $1M
17,151
$1M to $5M
9,859
$5M to $25M
3,285
$25M to $100M
810
$100M+
334
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Directory of foundations

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1-20 of 190,581

Skoll Foundation

The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world's most pressing problems.
Revenue
$53.8m
Assets
$785.7m
Employees
61
EIN
11-3659133
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bainum Family Foundation

Bainum Family Foundation operates and supports educational programs and projects assisting underserved children and youth, from early childhood through post-secondary education.
Revenue
$50.0m
Assets
$745.9m
Employees
39
EIN
23-7000192
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation

The Meyer Foundation pursues and invests in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington community in which economically disadvantaged people thrive.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$224.8m
Employees
14
EIN
53-0241716
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stuart Foundation

The Stuart Foundation is dedicated to improving life outcomes for young people through education. They work to ensure that effective education systems in California and Washington provide opportunities for all students to learn, achieve, and thrive.
Revenue
$19.5m
Assets
$461.5m
Employees
15
EIN
20-0882784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kresge Foundation

To expand opportunities in America's cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development in Detroit.
Revenue
$245.0m
Assets
$4.0b
Employees
117
EIN
38-1359217
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation connects donors with nonprofits, fostering impactful philanthropy and supporting a thriving community through charitable giving and strategic partnerships.
Revenue
$263.6m
Assets
$981.4m
Employees
68
EIN
31-0669700
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Washington Community Foundation

The mission of the Community Foundation for the national capital region is to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our Community.
Revenue
$93.5m
Assets
$477.3m
Employees
41
EIN
23-7343119
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Freedom Forum

The Freedom Forum -- dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people -- is a nonpartisan foundation that champions the five freedoms of the First Amendment.
Revenue
$46.0m
Assets
$606.5m
Employees
55
EIN
54-1604427
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Citybridge Foundation

Citybridge Foundation is a private foundation in Washington, DC whose mission is: CityBridge Foundation is the private family foundation of Katherine and David Bradley.
Revenue
$128.5k
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1870074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

The Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund enhances donor generosity, distributing $11.8 billion in 2023 to support various charitable causes and organizations.
Revenue
$14.7b
Assets
$56.7b
Employees
0
EIN
11-0303001
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Annie E Casey Foundation (AECF)

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.
Revenue
$218.6m
Assets
$2.4b
Employees
189
EIN
52-1951681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Koret Foundation

The Koret Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, committed to strengthening the Bay Area community and nurturing the continuity of the Jewish people worldwide.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$392.5m
Employees
17
EIN
94-1624987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of the National Capital Area (UWNCA)

United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) works to create a thriving community where adults and children have access to excellent schools, good health, safe neighborhoods and jobs that pay a livable wage.
Revenue
$22.7m
Assets
$56.6m
Employees
45
EIN
53-0234290
IRS type
501(c)(3)

De Beaumont Foundation

The de Beaumont Foundation believes that a strong public health system is essential. They work to transform the practice of public health through strategic and engaged grantmaking.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$181.7m
Employees
32
EIN
04-3467074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

To promote entrepreneurship, self-reliance, global understanding, free enterprise, and to enhance the quality of life by supporting the arts, education, health advancements, and preservation of the environment.
Revenue
$63.4m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
15
EIN
20-3672969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)

CEP's mission is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness - and, as a result, their intended impact.
Revenue
$13.7m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
73
EIN
04-3523528
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR

Robin Hood Foundation funds effective NYC poverty-fighting programs and partners with community-based organizations to support low-income New Yorkers.
Revenue
$134.5m
Assets
$308.8m
Employees
131
EIN
13-3441066
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Council on Foundations

The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association providing philanthropic organizations with the leadership and tools they need to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good.
Revenue
$13.2m
Assets
$39.9m
Employees
47
EIN
13-6068327
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Candid

Candid empowers individuals and organizations with data-driven tools, content-rich platforms, and a free online library for social impact.
Revenue
$43.2m
Assets
$100.2m
Employees
230
EIN
13-1837418
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Philanthropy Roundtable

The Philanthropy Roundtable promotes philanthropic freedom, empowers donors, fosters community development, and supports initiatives that enhance liberty and personal responsibility.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$20.4m
Employees
42
EIN
13-2943020
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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