Foundations and grantmaking organizations
There are 181,452foundations in the United States. Combined, these foundationsemploy 51,438 people, earn more than $196 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.
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Subcategories within foundations and grantmaking organizations:
- Private foundations(142,983)
- Corporate foundations(3,065)
- Public foundations(19,707)
- Community foundations(3,128)
Types of foundations
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
142,983 | $120,380,763,204 | |
19,707 | $68,358,315,660 | |
3,680 | $157,430,569 | |
3,128 | $17,696,416,305 | |
3,065 | $11,048,919,931 | |
817 | $372,551,562 | |
236 | $847,244,580 | |
150 | $4,561,610 | |
106 | $238,829,264 | |
18 | $12,077,828 |
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Job trends for Foundations
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 10,407 |
1-10 | 2,419 |
11-25 | 525 |
26-100 | 334 |
101 to 1,000 | 82 |
1,000+ | 3 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Foundations is driven by large organizations like The Carle Foundation, John L Santikos Charitable Foundation, Fund for the City of New York (FCNY), Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC), and The Viaquest Foundation.
- The largest employers tend to be foundations, community foundations, public foundations, private foundations, and foundation advocates.
Sizes of foundations
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 97,886 |
$250k to $1M | 16,988 |
$1M to $5M | 9,132 |
$5M to $25M | 2,998 |
$25M to $100M | 665 |
$100M+ | 219 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Schwab Charitable Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (GSPF) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Foundations.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 6.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Foundations with more than $100 million account for 51.8% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be private foundations, public foundations, community foundations, corporate foundations, and foundations.
Directory of foundations
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The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Revenue
$137.4m
Assets
$736.3m
Employees
57
EIN
31-0669700
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Revenue
$81.7m
Assets
$308.8m
Employees
57
EIN
23-7343119
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The Seed Foundation
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
28
EIN
54-1850819
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Bainum Family Foundation
Revenue
$60.3m
Assets
$620.7m
Employees
N/A
EIN
23-7000192
IRS type
501(c)(3)
ClimateWorks Foundation
Revenue
$93.6m
Assets
$203.7m
Employees
97
EIN
26-2303250
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Skoll Foundation
Revenue
$24.1m
Assets
$579.8m
Employees
N/A
EIN
11-3659133
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Freedom Forum
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$742.2m
Employees
N/A
EIN
54-1604427
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Kresge Foundation
Revenue
$92.0m
Assets
$3.8b
Employees
N/A
EIN
38-1359217
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Stuart Foundation
Revenue
$27.4m
Assets
$398.4m
Employees
N/A
EIN
20-0882784
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Meyer Foundation
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$224.9m
Employees
N/A
EIN
53-0241716
IRS type
501(c)(3)