Private foundations · 990-PF data

Human services foundations in the United States

16,021
foundations
$15.08B
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
4,323
say they accept unsolicited
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 16,021 private foundations across the United States that fund human services, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $15.08 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 4,323 of them (27%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common home states are Texas (1,520), California (1,476) and Florida (1,270).

Top 25 of 16,021 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 4,298 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Human services foundations in the United States
Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN$100,000$3.86B$50–$400MFY2025
Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR$430,000$112.2M$5,000–$8.5MFY2024
The Sarofim FoundationHouston, TX$250,000$105.2M$25,000–$8MFY2024
The Rees-Jones FoundationDallas, TX$75,000$103.9M$1,200–$40MFY2024
Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME$250,000$102.7M$150–$28MFY2024
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS$495,000$102.1M$2,750–$25MFY2025
Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO$3,000$100.6M$3–$101.4MFY2024
Joseph B Whitehead FoundationAtlanta, GA$450,000$76.1M$100,000–$15.9MFY2025
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen FoundationBayport, MN$60,000$72.5M$1,000–$10.7MFY2025
The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC$60,000$57.9M$10,000–$2.1MFY2024
Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN$55,000$57.2M$3,500–$4.2MFY2025
The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA$20,000$56.5M$500–$7.1MFY2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA$35,000$52.2M$1,000–$10.8MFY2023
The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN$5,000$47.9M$50–$10MFY2024
The Diane and Bruce Halle FoundationScottsdale, AZ$100,000$47.7M$1,000–$2.4MFY2024
Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR$100,000$45.2M$75–$1.1MFY2024
The McGee Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK$200,000$42.3M$50,000–$13.4MFY2025
McCune Foundation Pnc Bank NAPittsburgh, PA$170,000$41.8M$12,600–$9.4MFY2024
Longwood Foundation IncWilmington, DE$250,000$40.8M$10,000–$8MFY2024
Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY$75,000$38.6M$500–$850,000FY2023
Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000$38.1M$75–$1.5MFY2024
The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK$20,000$37.3M$200–$2.2MFY2024
The Dell Loy Hansen FoundationLogan, UT$50,000$35M$515–$33.5MFY2024
Kate Marmion Charitable FoundationSan Antonio, TX$125,000$34.2M$5,000–$15MFY2024
Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA$22,410$33.8M$1,000–$19.1MFY2024
  • 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.