Private foundations · 990-PF data

Community and public benefit foundations in the United States

3,122
foundations
$3.04B
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
736
say they accept unsolicited
$7,500
median grant

Grantlas lists 3,122 private foundations across the United States that fund community and public-benefit causes, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $3.04 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 736 of them (24%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common home states are Florida (250), Texas (242) and California (229).

Top 25 of 3,122 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 711 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Community and public benefit foundations in the United States
The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI$100,000$141.2M$81–$10MFY2024
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS$495,000$102.1M$2,750–$25MFY2025
Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY$90,000$56.5M$500–$4.1MFY2024
Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000$38.1M$75–$1.5MFY2024
The Dell Loy Hansen FoundationLogan, UT$50,000$35M$515–$33.5MFY2024
Mercury FoundationRedwood City, CA$2M$28M$10,000–$15MFY2024
Charles E Lakin Foundation IncCouncil Bluffs, IA$11,755$26.6M$250–$10.7MFY2024
Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC$113,108$25.8M$100–$500,000FY2024
The Addy FoundationDallas, TX$55,750$23.2M$104–$7.2MFY2025
Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN$100,000$23.1M$15,000–$1MFY2024
Dow Company FoundationMidland, MI$10,000$19.6M$1,000–$2.4MFY2024
Joseph and Vera Zilber FamilyMilwaukee, WI$7,500$18.8M$250–$3.5MFY2024
California Physicians' Service FdnSan Francisco, CA$100,000$16.6M$10,000–$1.5MFY2024
The Fb Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT$2,500$14.8M$100–$10MFY2024
Eugene & Agnes E Meyer FoundationWashington, DC$35,000$13.6M$500–$375,000FY2024
McGregor FundDetroit, MI$55,000$13.5M$100–$650,000FY2024
The Applied Materials FoundationSanta Clara, CA$247,082$13.4M$98,210–$3.6MFY2024
Kickapoo Springs FoundationAbilene, TX$12,500$12.7M$500–$2.5MFY2024
The Legett FoundationAbilene, TX$10,000$12.6M$300–$2.5MFY2024
RBC Foundation - USAMinneapolis, MN$430,925$12.2M$28,725–$9.2MFY2023
Hirschfeld Family Foundation IncKearney, NE$25,000$11.1M$1,500–$5.5MFY2024
Gill FoundationDenver, CO$25,000$11M$50–$2MFY2024
The Ayers Foundation TrustParsons, TN$25,000$10.8M$250–$5MFY2024
Gleason Family FoundationPine Grove, CA$6,000$10.7M$500–$9.6MFY2024
Air Products FoundationAllentown, PA$6,832$9.9M$100–$3MFY2024
  • Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.