Foundations · IRS 990 filings
Human services foundations in the United States
- 22,772
- foundations
- $39.7B
- grants paid in all causes, FY2022–FY2025
- 5,600
- say they accept unsolicited
- $6,833
- median grant
Grantlas lists 22,772 foundations across the United States that fund human services — 20,561 private foundations and 2,211 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $39.7 billion in grants across all causes in their latest filing year, and 5,600 of them (25%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common home states are California (2,201), Texas (2,026) and Florida (1,684).
We read a grant’s purpose from the recipient and the purpose line on the 990-PF or Form 990, and 64% of the grant lines on file say enough to place. So each figure below is a floor — at least this much went to human services — and the foundation may well have given more.
Top 25 of 22,772 foundations
Ranked by what each foundation gave to human services in its latest filing.
| Funder | Unsolicited requests | Median grant | Human services grants, latest filing | Grants paid, latest filing | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chicago Community TrustChicago, IL · Community foundation | Not stated | $25,870Over $5k only | $286.9M | $1.23B | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN | Accepts | $50,000 | $175.7M | $3.86B | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| ImpactassetsincBethesda, MD · Federation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $77.8M | $592M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City, MO · Community foundation | Not stated | $20,000Over $5k only | $72.6M | $357.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA · Community foundation | Not stated | $37,500Over $5k only | $69.1M | $337M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation IncStamford, CT | Invitation only | $100,000 | $65.1M | $130M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA | Accepts | $76,000 | $64.2M | $287.7M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Masters Tournament Foundation IncAugusta, GA | Invitation only | $108,000 | $63.7M | $1.7M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL · Federation | Not stated | $20,000Over $5k only | $61.4M | $178.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY · Federation | Not stated | $309,008Over $5k only | $57M | $126.5M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York IncNew York, NY · Federation | Not stated | $102,568Over $5k only | $55.2M | $275.9M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Anne Ray FoundationEden Prairie, MN · Public foundation | Not stated | $1.1MOver $5k only | $55.1M | $130.9M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, OR · Community foundation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $54.5M | $184.7M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Communities Foundation of Texas IncDallas, TX · Community foundation | Not stated | $18,201Over $5k only | $54M | $225M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Boston Foundation IncBoston, MA · Community foundation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $49.2M | $246.5M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncNashville, TN · Community foundation | Not stated | $8,500Over $5k only | $36.4M | $118.6M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE | Invitation only | $80,000 | $35.7M | $296.3M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Kars 4 Kids IncLakewood, NJ · Public foundation | Not stated | $35.9MOver $5k only | $35.6M | $36.4M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Feeding PennsylvaniaLemoyne, PA · Public foundation | Not stated | $166,994Over $5k only | $35.4M | $35.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Columbus FoundationColumbus, OH · Community foundation | Not stated | $21,471Over $5k only | $34.2M | $256.7M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Albertsons Companies FoundationPleasanton, CA · Public foundation | Not stated | $15,750Over $5k only | $34.1M | $63.9M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Dean & Barbara WhiteMerrillville, IN | Invitation only | $777,742 | $34M | $71.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX · Community foundation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $33.5M | $253.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Greater Washington Community FoundationWashington, DC · Community foundation | Not stated | $20,000Over $5k only | $33.3M | $120.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| United Way of New York CityNew York, NY · Federation | Not stated | $72,500Over $5k only | $32.8M | $62M | 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 human services grants in this foundation's schedule — not that it gave nothing to human services.
- A human services figure larger than the grants paid is not a mistake: the grant schedule and the year’s total come from different parts of the tax filing, and a foundation can list a grant it approved in a year it paid out less.
Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.