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The data for this list was powered by CauseIQ.com – a leader in nonprofit data. These foundations were ranked by to total grants made, rather than total revenue.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a comprehensive center of philanthropy. Through visionary leadership, strategic grantmaking and world-class experiences, they partner with donors to strengthen the common good locally and throughout the world.
Provides grants and other resources to improve the community; addresses community challenges; and promotes philanthropy by informing donors about philanthropic opportunities. Building on 100 years of commitment to The Chicago region, The Chicago Community…
Foundation For The Carolinas is a nonprofit community foundation serving donors and a broad range of charitable purposes in North and south Carolina through grantmaking and civic leadership.
Ccf has served as a public Foundation for greater los angeles since 1915. Its role continues to evolve, balancing a long-term perspective with responsiveness to immediate issues in the Community. It serves as a facilitator of meaningful and strategic char…
The New York Community Trust connects past, present, and future generous New Yorkers with vital nonprofits working to make a healthy, equitable, and thriving community for all.
Since 1948, The San Francisco Foundation has been firmly committed to serving the people of our region. We are an incubator for community investment, original ideas, and passionate leadership in the Bay Area.
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the nation, with assets of $733 million.
To improve life in Oregon by building a permanent endowment for the community and promoting effective philanthropy. To improve life in Oregon by building a permanent endowment for the community and promoting effective philanthropy. The mission of The Oreg…
The Seattle Foundation’s mission is to foster powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make king county a stronger, more vibrant community for all. Foster powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make king county a strong, vibrant community. Foster powerful a…
The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance The lives of all residents of greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership …
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is a grantmaking foundation that administers more than 900 charitable funds. Founded in 1969, the foundation is among the 50 largest of more than 600 community foundations in the United States.
Entrusted with The responsibility to improve The community’s quality of life, The Columbus Foundation embraces The following: to assist donors and others in strengthening and improving The community for The benefit of all its residents. The Columbus Found…
Tcf is organized and operated for charitable purposes primarily for the long term benefit of the Tulsa metropolitan area and eastern Oklahoma charitable causes. Serve as a Community Foundation primarily to benefit Tulsa and eastern Oklahoma.
To be The most trusted resource for growing philanthropy to improve communities throughout The Atlanta region. To strengthen our region by providing quality services to donors and innovative leadership on Community issues. To lead and inspire philanthro…
The Foundation is committed to serving charitable needs both domestically and abroad through charitable grants and services at the discretion of the board of trustees. The foundation is committed to serving charitable needs both domestically and abroad th…
The mission of the Greater Houston Community Foundation (ghcf) is growing effective philanthropy by connecting donors to the causes they care about, providing excellent stewardship of assets entrusted to us, and convening resources to address important Co…
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
18
Foundation:
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
URL:
https://www.gcfdn.org/
Total Grants Made (last fiscal year):
$121,166,836
State:
OH
Revenue:
$172,775,235
Causes:
Community improvement
About:
Gcf creates a prosperous Greater Cincinnati by investing in thriving people and vibrant places. An effective steward of The communitys charitable resources since 1963, The Foundation inspires philanthropy in eight counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. W…
The mission of the Foundation is to encourage and apply philanthropic contributions to help improve the human condition, embrace diversity, promote a humane and democratic society, and enhance the Community’s quality of life, now and for future generation…
The mission of The Denver Foundation is to inspire people and mobilize resources to improve life in metro Denver. To inspire people and mobilize resources to improve life in metro Denver. To inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our commun…
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
23
Foundation:
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South
The Foundation exists to build god’s kingdom by serving donors in the Mid-South as they seek to provide resources for god’s work in our Community and throughout the world.
The Minneapolis Foundation (The Foundation) believes that The well-being of each citizen is connected to that of every other and that The vitality of any community is determined by The quality of those relationships.
To improve the quality of life in the greater St Louis metropolitan area by connecting individuals, families, and businesses to their philanthropic goals. To improve the quality of life in the greater St Louis metropolitan area
Greater Milwaukee Foundation is a family of more than 1,300 individual charitable funds, each created by donors to serve the charitable causes of their choice. Grants from these funds serve people throughout Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington.
The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is a leading resource for mobilizing financial resources and community leadership to transform the lives of people in the East Bay with pressing needs.
Working together with individuals and families who established their private foundations with us and community partners, we leverage collective knowledge, creativity and resources for a greater impact than any one of us could make alone.
To improve The quality of life in all of our communities by providing leadership for effective philanthropy that builds enduring assets and by promoting community solutions through research, convenings and actions that advance The common good.
The Dallas Foundation serves as a leader, catalyst, and resource for philanthropy by providing donors with flexible means of making gifts to charitable causes that enhance our community. The Dallas Foundation serves as a keystone, The critical link betwee…
The mission of the Community Foundation for the national capital region is to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our Community. Through our deep …
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
32
Foundation:
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM)
The Community Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization governed by a board of 55 volunteer civic leaders. Of the more than 670 community foundations nationwide, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is among the top 30 in assets.
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee we serve.
Since 1975, Community First Foundation have been helping generous donors and innovative nonprofits come together to improve the quality of life and create positive change in Jefferson County, the Denver metropolitan area and beyond.
We inspire giving and link resources to action, strengthening forsyth county now and forever.as a community Foundation, The Winston-Salem Foundation serves as a facilitator matching charitable gifts with charitable needs within The community and other don….
To connect donors to organizations, issues and geographic areas important to them over time, in addition to provide leadership and support to donors, Community organizations, leaders and foundations to achieve the art of lasting philanthropy.
The Rhode Island Foundation is a proactive Community and philanthropic leader dedicated to meeting The needs of The people of Rhode Island. We are a Community Foundation dedicated to meeting The needs of The people of Rhode Island.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the country providing more than $30 million annually in grants and scholarships to nonprofits and students.
The mission of the Arizona Community Foundation is to lead, serve and collaborate to.. To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better Arizona.
The Arkansas Community Foundation helps build community by providing educational programs, support for quality of life and civic engagement, and community programs.
The Community foundation of Greater Des Moines improves the quality of life for all by promoting charitable giving, connecting donors with causes they care about and providing leadership on important Community issues . . We’re simply better together. Prom…
We serve the citizens of Northeast Florida through a range of charitable and civic activities while helping individuals achieve their philanthropic goals. Our mission is to stimulate philanthropy to build a better community through grantmaking that is fai…
The Pittsburgh Foundation works to improve The quality of life in The Pittsburgh region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy, and connecting donors to The critical needs of The community.
The Hawaii Community Foundation helps people make a difference by inspiring the spirit of giving and by investing in people and solutions to benefit every Island community.
Partnering to make charitable giving work in our Community. We do this by working with donors to ensure their philanthropic dreams and intentions, in this lifetime and beyond, are carried out through investments in effective nonprofits to improve The qual…
The Community Foundation serves and inspires people to build philanthropy for our region and to engage in our Community. To serve and inspire people to build philanthropy for our region and to engage in our Community. Make The richmond region a better pla…
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is a regional leader in identifying priority issues, creating and funding Community initiatives that target those issues, and also connecting donors to these initiatives.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is committed to bringing together resources, both human and financial, to improve the lives of all residents of the Capitol Region of Connecticut.
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
51
Foundation:
Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation
URL:
Total Grants Made (last fiscal year):
$36,460,517
State:
CA
Revenue:
$56,088,299
Causes:
Community improvement
About:
The Leonard and Beryl Buck Foundation is a court-supervised charitable trust that was established in 1979 to distribute funds for non-pro fit charitable, religious or educational activities in marin county, California.
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County is dedicated to transforming Elkhart County by advising donors of all types on charitable giving, awarding grants to effective nonprofit organizations and providing leadership to address critical needs.
To promote philanthropy and improve the quality of life in the Austin area through grants in the areas of Arts/Culture; Education & Training; Community Service & Community Development; Environment; Health; Human Services; Recreation & Leisure; and Animal …
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is dedicated to strengthening the Community for present and future generations. The Community Foundation promotes philanthropy, builds and maintains a permanent collection of endowment funds and serves as a t…
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is among the oldest and largest of more than 700 community foundations in the United States and remains the largest grantmaker in a region of twenty-towns located in the heart of central Connecticut.
To enhance the lives of all residents of the Triangle now and for future generations by building philanthropic assets, connecting resources with needs, and providing leadership on key community issues and opportunities.
The Greater New Orleans Foundation is The regional leader in promoting responsible philanthropy and equitable outcomes by connecting donors to community needs. The Foundation’s core values are: accountability and transparency; collaboration and transforma…
Santa Barbara Foundation’s mission is to use every tool at their disposal to facilitate the building of philanthropy, strengthen the nonprofit sector, and identify and strategically address important community opportunities and needs.
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
63
Foundation:
Community Foundation for Monterey County
URL:
https://www.cfmco.org/
Total Grants Made (last fiscal year):
$27,933,827
State:
CA
Revenue:
$59,371,913
Causes:
Community improvement
About:
The Foundation provides grants to local nonprofits and community organizations. It has a special year-end giving campaign, mc gives!
Philadelphia Foundation is the community foundation that serves the Greater Philadelphia community. It is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States.
Rose Community Foundation works to enhance the quality of life of the Greater Denver community through its leadership, resources, traditions and values.
The Community Foundation’s mission is to shape the future of southwest Washington through philanthropy. Since our founding in 1984, we have granted more than $130 million. The foundations mission is to inspire a culture of giving to create a vibrant and e…
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation addresses changing human needs and improves the quality of life of Charlottesville and the surrounding Area by receiving gifts from individuals, families, and organizations and, as a not-for profit Foundation,…
Baton Rouge Area Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in south Louisiana through financial and human resources. They support a variety of programs and projects benefiting the needy and community as a whole.
We improve the quality of life in Collier County by connecting donors to community needs and providing leadership on critical community issues. For good. Forever.
Rochester Area Community Foundation, in partnership with generous philanthropists and community partners, works to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in the eight-county region through its leadership and strategic grantmaking.
To improve lives through philanthropic leadership by providing superior donor services, ensuring the sustainability of the philanthropic Community, making grants that positively impact the Community and serving as a leader, catalyst and resource.
North Valley Community Foundation is dedicated to promoting and supporting philanthropy. Today they serve more than 400 local and international nonprofits as well as provide philanthropic and financial services to thousands of donors.
The mission of Madison Community Foundation (MCF) is to enhance the common good through philanthropy. Created in 1942 as Madison Community Trust, MCF helps people do their charitable giving their way, to causes they care about most.
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation makes life better for all through leadership and stewardship of resources that last forever. The Kalamazoo Community Foundation’s mission is to remove barriers through building relationships and connecting resources so p…
OCCF’s mission is to serve the charitable purposes of its donors and the charitable needs of the Oklahoma City area through the development and administration of endowment and other charitable funds with the goal of preserving capital and enhancing value.
Said organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including for such purposes, The making of distribution to organizations that qualify as exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of The internal…
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham ignites passion for transformational change through grantmaking, convening and leading, as we leverage donor giving to meet Community needs forever.
The Hampton Roads Community Foundation connects you with charitable causes to improve life in our region. The community foundation manages permanent funds created by people from all walks of life.
The Foundation’s purpose is to help create vibrant communities by uniting people and investing resources. The Foundation officially serves nine Coastal counties – beaufort, berkeley, charleston, colleton, dorchester, georgetown, hampton, horry, and jasper….
To receive and manage philanthropic assets, to make prudent, sensitive and creative grants and to exercise leadership in important community priorities.
To inspire and help people and organizations plan and create lasting legacies that will enhance the quality of life of of Delawareans through effective and responsible philanthropy, collaboration and grantmaking.
The Vermont Community Foundation was established in 1986 as a permanent source of support for the state. We are a family of hundreds of funds and foundations created by Vermonters to serve their charitable goals.
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is a public foundation serving the Missouri Ozarks. CFO is dedicated to working with its donors, nonprofit partners, and affiliated community foundations in meaningful and purposeful ways.
The mission of The Erie Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life for all in their region by evaluating and addressing community issues, building permanent charitable endowments and promoting philanthropic and community leadership.
The Fairfield county Community Foundation, in partnership with fundholders and donors, promotes smart philanthropy to make our communities healthy, vibrant and supportive to all. We serve as a leader, advisor and catalyst for effective philanthropy, creat…
Founded in 1981, the North Texas Community Foundation is a Fort Worth-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening their 11-county region through effective philanthropy and civic leadership to address key community issues.
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
88
Foundation:
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga (CFGC)
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit, tax exempt grant making organization that works with individuals, corporations, private foundations and nonprofit agencies to support the charitable needs of the Tampa Bay area.
The Central New York Community Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the community by encouraging the growth of permanent charitable endowment to meet the community’s changing opportunities and needs.
Akron Community Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the greater Akron area by building permanent endowments and providing philanthropic leadership that enables donors to make lasting investments in the Community.
The mission of the Foundation is to increase the resources available to improve well-being in the Paso del Norte region. The Paso del Norte Foundation is a public charity established in 2013 to advance the mission of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation a…
The Indianapolis Foundation mobilizes people, ideas, and investment to make an Indianapolis community where all individuals have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential, no matter place, race, or identity.
Top 100 Rank by Giving:
95
Foundation:
The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository
To strengthen our region through inspired philanthropy and outstanding stewardship by: partnering with donors to ensure lasting impact, leveraging our knowledge of our communities, and offering our constituents an unmatched level of personal engagement….
Community improvement; Hunger; Education; Homelessness
About:
Investment management and making of grants to beneficiaries. The Foundation provides donors with detailed information about our communitys needs and priorities. We support non-profit organizations so they may continue to provide productive, community-focu…
