Foundation directory

Foundations that accept grant applications

Most large private foundations tell the IRS they only fund preselected organizations. These are the exceptions: 3,264 foundations with substantial giving history whose latest Form 990-PF publishes application submission information and does not check the preselected-recipients-only box. Showing the 250 largest by grants paid; every profiled foundation's page notes its application policy.

FoundationTotal paidGrantsMedian grant
Gates Foundation$6.3B4,974$500K
Lilly Endowment Inc$6.1B4,093$50K
Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation Inc$1.5B45$2.7K
The Ford Foundation$844.7M4,007$100K
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$625M2,001$150K
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$622.6M3,093$40K
WK Kellogg Foundation$590.3M3,597$100K
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$555M848$500K
The Duke Endowment$473.7M845$200K
Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc$372.6M56$1.7M
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$350M1,029$150K
Carnegie Corporation of New York$323.3M1,119$208K
The William Penn Foundation$292.3M2,134$41.5K
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$287.7M1,339$76K
Alexion Access Foundation$276.6M11$18.1M
O'donnell Foundation$218.8M43$1M
The Schmidt Family Foundation$185.4M695$130K
The Sunderland Foundation$177M96$375K
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc$172.6M601$200K
The Heinz Endowments$170.9M1,100$70K
The Kresge Foundation$170M800$140K
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation$168.6M563$15K
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation$164.6M835$19.3K
Joseph B Whitehead Foundation$163.2M83$500K
Fidelity Foundation$156.2M4,430$400
Dogwood Health Trust$148.2M835$37.5K
John S and James L Knight Foundation$147.7M513$85.3K
Open Society Institute$146.9M559$15K
The McKnight Foundation$145.9M790$100K
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$141.2M413$100K
CABIN ROAD FOUNDATION dated April 4 2011$140.4M9$20M
John Templeton Foundation$134.4M426$216.7K
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation$132.3M561$60K
The Ahmanson Foundation$128.4M859$50K
Otto Bremer Trust$125.8M1,063$55K
The Moody Foundation$121.3M373$70K
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$117.2M246$256.8K
Richard King Mellon Foundation$116.7M296$220K
M J Murdock Charitable Trust$116.6M797$87K
The Eugene McDermott Foundation$116.3M247$50K
Surdna Foundation Inc$115.4M789$78K
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$115.2M897$55K
The Sarofim Foundation$114.9M152$150K
Wal-mart Foundation$113.9M144$430K
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc$111.1M6,799$2.5K
The Rees-Jones Foundation$103.9M177$75K
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$102.8M1,433$35K
Harold Alfond Foundation$102.7M45$250K
The Colorado Health Foundation$102.2M684$80K
The Leon Levine Foundation$100.1M955$60K
Houston Endowment Inc$99.6M355$125K
The Norcliffe Foundation$97M1,040$15K
Knapp-swezey Foundation Inc$97M124$32.5K
The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation$95.4M276$100K
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$95M364$75K
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$90.3M289$100K
Meyer Memorial Trust$89.8M838$100K
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$89M522$98.1K
Hillman Family Foundations$88.8M814$20K
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation$84.6M95$25K
The Brown Foundation Inc$84.3M222$50K
The Klarman Family Foundation$82.2M260$100K
The Shubert Foundation Inc$82.1M1,323$35K
Longwood Foundation Inc$81.5M174$250K
The Robert A Welch Foundation$77.7M133$105K
Dane G Hansen Foundation$75.1M754$20K
The Meinders Foundation$74.7M50$200K
Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation$74.4M154$5K
Gates Family Foundation$73.6M734$25K
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation$72.5M1,014$20K
Weingart Foundation$72M1,041$10K
Daniels Fund$69.7M1,593$14.1K
Wm Keck Foundation$69.7M260$10K
The Sobrato Family Foundation$69.3M526$75K
Argyros Family Foundation$68.2M271$25K
Bristol-myers Squibb Foundation Inc$67.7M144$134.1K
Truist Foundation Inc$67M447$25K
Charles Koch Foundation$64.1M93$250K
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$60.4M646$60K
The Frist Foundation$58.2M174$20K
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation$57.9M580$26K
Hobsonlucas Family Foundation$56.8M336$5K
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc$56.5M361$100K
Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust$55.6M213$25K
The Conrad Prebys Foundation$54.9M392$100K
The J Paul Getty Trust$54.7M1,074$7.7K
Breakthrough Prize Foundation$54.6M65$100K
Mercury Foundation$54.5M17$2M
Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation$54.5M152$82.1K
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation$53.9M153$5K
Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation C/o Dianne R Stadtfeld Sdtc LLC$53.8M9$15K
The Bush Foundation$53.7M148$150K
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston Foundation$53.2M176$150K
Peter G Peterson Foundation$53.2M186$71.4K
The Joyce Foundation$52.2M470$80K
Ed Rachal Foundation$52.2M616$25K
The Ryan Foundation$52M16$307.3K
The Batchelor Foundation Inc$51.7M644$25K
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation$50M547$10K
Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Inc$50M22$1.1M
Farmer Family Foundation$49.6M181$15K
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation$49.5M2,838$7.7K
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$49.3M652$50K
Td Charitable Foundation$49.2M2,081$10K
The California Wellness Foundation$48.8M681$7.5K
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation$47.9M1,431$5K
Mccune Foundation Pnc Bank Na$47.6M84$185K
The Marisla Foundation$46.7M194$75K
Lunder Foundation C/o Kenilworth Inc$46.2M301$1.2K
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated$45.3M176$200K
The Skoll Foundation$44.9M157$100K
The Mcgee Foundation Inc$44.2M45$50K
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$43.8M1,244$25K
The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati$43.6M75$57.5K
Colcom Foundation$43.2M254$62.5K
James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc$42.6M101$100K
The Satterberg Foundation Inc$42.6M286$125K
Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011$42.4M38$500K
Inasmuch Foundation$41.7M534$10K
The Thompson Family Foundation Inc$41.2M264$50K
The Freeman Foundation$40.8M190$100K
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation$40.8M408$2.5K
Dauten Family Foundation C/o Kent P Dauten$40.7M19$395K
Harry Bass Foundation$40.1M92$30K
Stoller Foundation$40.1M357$28.3K
Amon G Carter Foundation$40M172$50K
J Bulow Campbell Foundation$40M57$400K
Delta Air Lines Foundation$38.9M52$500K
The Powell Foundation$38.9M547$15.5K
Pinkerton Foundation$38.6M445$75K
Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation$38.5M68$15K
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)$38.2M658$35K
Timken Foundation of Canton$38.2M214$70K
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation$38.1M958$26.2K
The Allstate Foundation$38M2,010$1K
Robert B Daugherty Foundation$37.9M120$77.5K
Lennar Foundation$37.7M174$25K
The Ford Family Foundation$37.4M1,992$10K
Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation$37.2M60$100K
Circle of Service Foundation$37M637$25K
Koret Foundation$36.4M293$25K
Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Inc$36.4M61$121.1K
Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008$36M592$3.4K
The Addy Foundation$35.4M182$60K
The Sauer Family Foundation$35.1M235$86.2K
The Cullen Foundation$35.1M68$175K
The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation$35M268$25K
The Dell Loy Hansen Foundation$35M20$50K
William Randolph Hearst Foundation$34.9M264$100K
Endeavor Foundation Inc$34.9M128$98.5K
State Employees Credit Union Foundation$34.7M3,594$2.5K
The Goizueta Foundation Inc$34.3M126$50K
Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc$34.1M610$7.5K
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation$33.8M286$37.5K
Price Philanthropies Foundation$33.8M246$22.4K
Eastern Bank Foundation$33.7M1,787$2.5K
Elevance Health Foundation Inc$33.4M160$100K
EGL Charitable Foundation$33.1M57$101.9K
Merancas Foundation Inc$33.1M311$60K
The Elkins Foundation$32.9M165$100K
The William Stamps Farish Fund$32.7M272$50K
The Hawks Foundation$32.6M141$40K
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc$31.9M382$50K
Surack Family Foundation Inc$31.3M256$10K
The Commonwealth Fund$31.3M534$15K
Arcus Foundation$31.3M365$75K
John William Pope Foundation$30.6M495$25K
Park Foundation Inc$30.4M457$50K
Jean and Bernas Downing Charitable Trust$30.3M11$1.3M
James S Mcdonnell Foundation$30.1M82$115K
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$30M357$12.5K
The George Gund Foundation$29.8M334$50K
Terra Foundation for American Art$29.7M435$50K
Irving S Gilmore Foundation$29.4M414$25K
Medtronic Communities Foundation$29.2M29$250K
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust$28.6M156$95.9K
Larry Benaroya Family Foundation$28.5M43$15K
Unihealth Foundation$28M213$100K
Sorenson Legacy Foundation$28M266$20K
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc$27.9M688$5K
The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc$27.8M392$35K
Orland Bethel Family Foundation$27.8M10$7.5K
Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation Inc$27.6M44$222.9K
The Priddy Foundation$27.5M288$35K
Scharbauer Foundation Inc$27.3M66$25K
The Jim Moran Foundation Inc$27.3M216$75K
New York Life Foundation$27.3M621$500
The Cannon Foundation Inc$27.3M400$50K
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation$27.2M192$100K
The Bill Gatton Foundation$27.1M9$1.8M
George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation$27M400$17.8K
Semmes Foundation Inc$26.8M9$2K
Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc$26.6M73$11.8K
Motorola Solutions Foundation$26.4M452$35K
Toyota USA Foundation C/o Corporate Tax Department$26.4M48$330K
The Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation$26.1M86$5K
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation$26M55$250K
The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund$25.9M479$5K
Duke Energy Foundation$25.6M41$25K
Public Welfare Foundation Inc$25.5M210$100K
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh$25.4M113$100K
Hca Healthcare Foundation$25.4M999$5K
William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation Inc$25.1M8$3M
Hauck Charitable Foundation$24.8M49$200K
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust$24.5M483$7.5K
Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation$24.3M270$10K
The Spencer Foundation$24.3M214$75K
The John A Hartford Foundation Inc$24.3M177$4K
Warren Alpert Foundation$24.3M99$35K
Clif Family Foundation$24.1M459$20K
Meadows Foundation Inc$24.1M161$75K
Allegheny Foundation$24.1M88$150K
Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation$23.7M57$55K
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation$23.7M451$35K
Herrick Foundation$23.7M194$50K
John P McGovern Foundation$23.6M244$20K
Fritz B Burns Foundation a Nevada nonprofit corporation$23.3M65$200K
McGregor Fund$23.3M271$40K
The Applied Materials Foundation$23.2M39$247.1K
American Express Foundation$23.2M1,495$40
Target Foundation$23.1M125$100K
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc$22.9M282$49.7K
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust$22.8M183$50K
River Branch Foundation$22.8M52$215K
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust$22.7M328$35K
Texas Instruments Foundation$22.6M4,484$500
Gleason Family Foundation$22.4M43$6K
Yum Brands Foundation Inc$22.2M97$10K
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc$22M91$100K
New York State Health Fdn D/b/a New York Health Foundation$21.7M346$36.6K
Wilson Sheehan Foundation$21.7M156$42.8K
Esl Charitable Foundation$21.7M197$30K
The Clark Foundation$21.5M81$175K
The Maclellan Foundation Inc$21.5M161$9.5K
The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc$21.4M28$200K
Cvs Foundation$21.4M778$1.5K
Air Products Foundation$21.4M761$6.8K
The Cockrell Foundation$21.3M42$20K
Bentson Foundation$21M80$35K
The Jack Buncher Foundation$21M247$20.2K
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation$20.9M426$25K
Field Foundation of Illinois$20.6M567$25K
The James Foundation Inc$20.6M156$7.5K
Southern Company Charitable Foundation Inc$20.5M27$200K
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust$20.5M663$18K
Theodore R and Vivian M Johnson Scholarship Foundation Inc$20.3M180$30.9K
W W Smith Charitable Trust$20.3M252$35K
The Ambrose Monell Foundation C/o Fulton Vittoria Llp$19.9M102$50K
Seeds of Change Foundation$19.8M15$850K
Dow Company Foundation$19.6M221$10K

How this list is built

Form 990-PF Part XV asks each private foundation to either check a box stating it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, or to publish how to apply: a contact, required materials, deadlines, and restrictions. This list includes foundations whose most recent electronic filing leaves that box unchecked and provides application information. Always verify current guidelines with the foundation before applying — filings can lag by a year or more.