Private foundations · 990-PF data
Health foundations in the United States
- 18,673
- foundations
- $22.73B
- grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
- 3,824
- say they accept unsolicited
- $6,900
- median grant
Grantlas lists 18,673 private foundations across the United States that fund health, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $22.73 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 3,824 of them (20%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common home states are Florida (1,826), Texas (1,810) and California (1,648).
Top 25 of 18,673 foundations
All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 3,799 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.
| Funder | Median grant | Grants paid, latest filing | Grant range | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genentech Patient FoundationSouth San Francisco, CA | $3.45B | $3.45B | One amount | FY2024 | |
| Bayer US Patient Assistance FoundationWhippany, NJ | $1.39B | $1.43B | $1.36B–$1.43B | FY2025 | |
| The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ | $40,000 | $622.6M | $125–$12.2M | FY2024 | |
| WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI | $100,000 | $303.9M | $50–$5M | FY2024 | |
| The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC | $205,535 | $222.5M | $5,000–$21.5M | FY2023 | |
| O'Donnell FoundationDallas, TX | $1M | $187.4M | $10,000–$38.4M | FY2025 | |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY | $200,000 | $172.6M | $100–$4.2M | FY2024 | |
| Alexion Access FoundationNew Haven, CT | $18.1M | $131.9M | $121,176–$70.4M | FY2025 | |
| Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME | $250,000 | $102.7M | $150–$28M | FY2024 | |
| The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS | $495,000 | $102.1M | $2,750–$25M | FY2025 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Patient AssistanceNew Brunswick, NJ | $524.3M | $82.9M | $82.9M–$965.7M | FY2025 | |
| The Meinders FoundationOklahoma City, OK | $200,000 | $74.6M | $1,000–$18M | FY2025 | |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen FoundationBayport, MN | $60,000 | $72.5M | $1,000–$10.7M | FY2025 | |
| Wayne and Gladys Valley FoundationOakland, CA | $25,000 | $63.1M | $10,000–$20M | FY2024 | |
| The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC | $60,000 | $57.9M | $10,000–$2.1M | FY2024 | |
| Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN | $55,000 | $57.2M | $3,500–$4.2M | FY2025 | |
| The Ryan FoundationGreenwood Village, CO | $307,287 | $52M | $30,000–$45.9M | FY2024 | |
| The Diane and Bruce Halle FoundationScottsdale, AZ | $100,000 | $47.7M | $1,000–$2.4M | FY2024 | |
| M&t Charitable FoundationBuffalo, NY | $46.2M | $44.4M | $44.4M–$48M | FY2025 | |
| The McGee Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK | $200,000 | $42.3M | $50,000–$13.4M | FY2025 | |
| The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK | $20,000 | $37.3M | $200–$2.2M | FY2024 | |
| Argyros Family FoundationCosta Mesa, CA | $25,000 | $33.8M | $500–$6.3M | FY2024 | |
| The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY | $15,000 | $31.3M | $75–$2.3M | FY2024 | |
| The Ronda E Stryker and William DKalamazoo, MI | $150,000 | $30.6M | $250–$1.9M | FY2025 | |
| Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationRahway, NJ | $148,859 | $29.1M | $25,000–$10.1M | FY2025 |
- 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.
Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.