Foundations and grantmaking organizations

There are 92,754 foundations in the United States. Combined, these foundations employ 56,666 people, earn more than $175 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.

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Subcategories within foundations and grantmaking organizations:

Private foundations(80,723)
Public foundations(8,146)
- Community foundations (2,738)

Types of foundations

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Private foundations	81,265	8,455	$111,981,406,849	$888,138,313,915
Grantmaking public charity foundations	8,146	21,592	$56,757,620,463	$270,942,173,362
Community foundations	2,738	13,859	$23,223,443,907	$136,574,030,708
Organizations supporting multiple foundations	265	466	$174,711,361	$192,987,882
Organizations supporting a single foundation	224	1,354	$323,660,091	$875,915,532
Foundation alliances and advocates	52	2,337	$706,501,689	$678,992,502
Foundation technical and management assistance providers	44	756	$146,491,737	$202,141,107
Foundation professional societies	16	6	$2,800,365	$5,344,692
Foundation research and public policy institutes	4	27	$4,509,936	$7,123,240

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Job trends for Foundations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	9,275
1-10	2,555
11-25	547
26-100	371
101 to 1,000	87
1,000+	3

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Foundations is driven by large organizations like The Carle Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Goodwill Works of the Chesapeake, Jewish Federation of Omaha, and Pillsbury United Communities.
The largest employers tend to be foundations, community foundations, private foundations, public foundations, and foundation advocates.

Sizes of foundations

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	62,334
$250k to $1M	17,469
$1M to $5M	9,171
$5M to $25M	2,853
$25M to $100M	620
$100M+	229

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (BMGF), Schwab Charitable Fund, Wellcome Trust, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Foundations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 7.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Foundations with more than $100 million account for 48.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be private foundations, public foundations, community foundations, foundations, and foundation advocates.

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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. Through our deep ...

Revenue

$96.7m

Assets

$343.5m

Employees

EIN

23-7343119

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of New York City

United way of new york city helps to mobilize our communities to break down barriers and build opportunities that improve the lives of low-income new yorkers, for the benefit of all. United way of new york city helps to mobilize our communities to break...

Revenue

$60.7m

Assets

$33.3m

Employees

120

EIN

13-2617681

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Health Charities / Parent Organization

At Community Health Charities, they work to help donors reach out to support the health causes and charities most important to them, and they help employees bring home the most compassionate services and trusted information of their member charities.

Revenue

$28.6m

Assets

$29.4m

Employees

101

EIN

13-6167225

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by industrialist-turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding, is one of the largest and most influential of grant making foundations.

Revenue

$219.4m

Assets

$3.5b

Employees

N/A

EIN

13-1628151

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hall-Perrine Foundation

Hall-Perrine Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people of Linn County, Iowa, by responding to changing social, economic and cultural needs.

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$105.2m

Employees

N/A

EIN

42-6057097

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

$40.1m

Assets

$393.7m

Employees

N/A

EIN

20-0882784

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

$164.5m

Assets

$2.0b

Employees

N/A

EIN

52-1951681

IRS type

501(c)(3)

ZOOM Foundation

The ZOOM Foundation focuses its philanthropic investments on innovative change efforts that have the high potential for sustainable, scalable impact, especially in the areas of education and the environment.

Revenue

$238.7m

Assets

$618.2m

Employees

N/A

EIN

06-1600601

IRS type

501(c)(3)

California Community Foundation

Ccf has served as a public foundation for greater los angeles since 1915. Its role continues to evolve, balancing a long-term perspective with responsiveness to immediate issues in the community. It serves as a facilitator of meaningful and strategic ch...

Revenue

$279.0m

Assets

$1.6b

Employees

EIN

95-3510055

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation believes that a carefully reasoned and systematic understanding of the forces of nature and society, when applied inventively and wisely, can lead to a better world for all.

Revenue

$102.9m

Assets

$1.9b

Employees

N/A

EIN

13-1623877

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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