Grants for corporate foundations

109 corporate foundations received at least $31.7 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 83 grants made from 76 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 76 foundations, 97% made just a single grant to foundations, and 1% made grants to four or more foundations. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$31,718,057
Total grant dollars given to corporate foundations
83
Number of grants made annually to corporate foundations
76
Number of grantmakers funding corporate foundations
$1,000
Median grant size to corporate foundations

Foundations that support corporate foundations

Out of all grants made to corporate foundations, 78% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 99% of the dollar-value of grants to foundations. Foundations funding foundations also made grants to religious organizations, universities, food banks, multiservice human service organizations, and christian organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
60
Medium
 
9
Large
 
7
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
2
Private
 
64
Corporate
 
5
Other
 
5

Grants made

Grants made to foundations Number of grantmakers
1
 
74
2-3
 
1
4-10
 
1
11+
 
0

Top 10 foundations supporting corporate foundations

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to foundations Number of grants made to foundations Median grant size
Arkansas Community Foundation AR State 0.0% 6 $844
NFL Foundation NY National 0.0% 3 $2,203
ASU Foundation AZ Metro 74.6% 1 $20,110,215
SRB Charitable Corporation TX State 60.7% 1 $5,000,000
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation WA National 0.1% 1 $3,500,000
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis TN Metro 2.0% 1 $3,000,000
O'Maley Family Foundation OH Metro 1.2% 1 $5,000
Van Konynenburg Foundation CA Metro 0.5% 1 $5,000
Tung Family Foundation NY Metro 6.5% 1 $5,000
Yad Miriam Foundation NY Metro 2.3% 1 $5,000

Corporate foundations grantees

Corporate foundations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 99% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 44% of all foundations.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
79
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
4

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,500
$100k-$500k
 
$1,000
$500k-$1M
 
$100
$1M-$5M
 
$2,203
>$5M
 
$800

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
New York
 
25
Arkansas
 
7
Ohio
 
5
New Jersey
 
5
Other
 
41

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
New York City
 
29
Washington DC
 
4
San Francisco
 
3
Denver
 
3
Other
 
33

Top 25 grants made to corporate foundations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
Center To Combat Human Trafficking $20,110,215 Community Outreach ASU Foundation
Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) $5,000,000 General SRB Charitable Corporation
Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) $3,500,000 K-12 Education Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) $3,000,000 General Operational Support Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Kenny King Charities $5,000 Player Matching Grant NFL Foundation
Sporty's Foundation $5,000 Unrestricted O'Maley Family Foundation
Promontory Foundation $5,000 Fund Area Charities Van Konynenburg Foundation
Bohemian Foundation $5,000 General Purpose Tung Family Foundation
The Friends of the Pittsburgh Institutions $5,000 To Promote Religious Education Yad Miriam Foundation
Birthright Israel $5,000 Educational Yosef and Carmela Klein Family Foundation
William Hill USA Charitable Foundation $5,000 General Powell Family Foundation Jon R Powell Family Division
Birthright Israel $4,500 General Support Baron Capital Foundation
Boardriders Foundation $3,800 Committed To Benefiting and Enhancing the Quality of Life for Communities for Board Riders By Supporting Selected Environmental, Educational, Health and Youth-Related Projects. The Hexberg Family Foundation
Finish Line Youth Foundation $3,600 General Use Joseph F Farivar Educational Foundation
Birthright Israel $3,600 General Purpose Black Iv
Birthright Israel $3,000 For Charitable Purposes The Seymour Tutelman Family Foundation
Thompson C and E Charitable Tua $3,000 Scholarship To Emporia State University Jon C Beal JR Memorial Trust
Magnolia Hospital Foundation $2,500 To Help Purchase Orthopedic Surgical Equipment Arkansas Community Foundation
Arizona Coyotes Foundation $2,500 General Jaburg and Wilk Foundation
Burton and Phyllis Hoffman Foundation $2,500 Charity The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving
Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation $2,500 Unrestricted Contribution MB Caddyshack Charity Golf
Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation $2,203 Auction NFL Foundation
Kenny King Charities $2,000 NFL Player Football Camp Grant NFL Foundation
Sporty's Foundation $2,000 Education Greenaway Foundation
Sorala Foundation $2,000 Charitable Bracha Vehatzlacha Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Corporate foundations" category for this page is determined by the "T21: Corporate foundations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.