Foundations · IRS 990 filings
Community and public benefit foundations in the United States
- 4,859
- foundations
- $13.63B
- grants paid in all causes, FY2022–FY2025
- 962
- say they accept unsolicited
- $10,000
- median grant
Grantlas lists 4,859 foundations across the United States that fund community and public-benefit causes — 4,074 private foundations and 785 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $13.63 billion in grants across all causes in their latest filing year, and 962 of them (20%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common home states are California (418), Florida (361) and New York (346).
We read a grant’s purpose from the recipient and the purpose line on the 990-PF or Form 990, and 67% of the grant lines on file say enough to place. So each figure below is a floor — at least this much went to community and public-benefit causes — and the foundation may well have given more.
Top 25 of 4,859 foundations
Ranked by what each foundation gave to community and public-benefit causes in its latest filing.
| Funder | Unsolicited requests | Median grant | Community and public benefit grants, latest filing | Grants paid, latest filing | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CA · Community foundation | Not stated | $51,717Over $5k only | $2.12B | $3.33B | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Dechomai Foundation IncJacksonville, FL · Federation | Not stated | $308,891Over $5k only | $394M | $498.1M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| ImpactassetsincBethesda, MD · Federation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $355.7M | $592M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA · Community foundation | Not stated | $37,500Over $5k only | $71.3M | $337M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Haplotace FoundationBirmingham, AL | Invitation only | $1.1M | $49.1M | $107.8M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Charitable Assets TrustAustin, TX · Public foundation | Not stated | $24.5MOver $5k only | $48.9M | $50.9M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Fund for Art Science and TechnologySeattle, WA | Invitation only | $24.1M | $45.5M | All of it | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY | Invitation only | $200,000 | $44.4M | $326M | FY2023 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OK · Community foundation | Not stated | $18,560Over $5k only | $44.3M | $162.6M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| John D and Catherine T MacarthurChicago, IL | Invitation only | $160,000 | $41.2M | $356.1M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA | Invitation only | $737,500 | $38M | $51.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| J Howard Pew Freedom TrustPhiladelphia, PA · Grantmaking charity | Not stated | $34.2MOver $5k only | $34.2M | All of it | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Rf Catalytic Capital IncNew York, NY · Public foundation | Not stated | $800,000Over $5k only | $34.1M | $117.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA | Invitation only | $820,000 | $33.8M | $484.7M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganDetroit, MI · Community foundation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $29.9M | $106.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jbm Community Resources IncGainesville, GA · Community foundation | Not stated | $28.8MOver $5k only | $28.8M | All of it | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Frist FoundationNashville, TN | Accepts | $20,000 | $26.8M | $58.2M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| W W Caruth Jr FoundationDallas, TX · Public foundation | Not stated | $18.7MOver $5k only | $26.4M | All of it | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA · Public foundation | Not stated | $135,000Over $5k only | $26.1M | $166.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH · Community foundation | Not stated | $20,000Over $5k only | $24M | $187.1M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI | Accepts | $100,000 | $22.5M | $141.2M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS | Accepts | $495,000 | $22M | $102.1M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Crown Family FoundationChicago, IL · Federation | Not stated | $187,500Over $5k only | $16.7M | $29.5M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Grateful Lives FoundationWilmington, DE · Grantmaking charity | Not stated | $14.5MOver $5k only | $16.6M | All of it | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Federation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $16.4M | $151.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
- Median grant comes from each funder’s grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report. Community foundations and other charities list only grants over $5,000, so their figures run high.
- A dash in that column means we could not read any community and public-benefit causes grants in this foundation's schedule — not that it gave nothing to community and public-benefit causes.
Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.