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Education foundations

5,627 grantmaking foundations focused on education, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $8.7B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Inc
    Ridgefield, CT
    $1.6B (2024)
  2. Andrew W Mellon Foundation
    New York, NY
    $520M (2024)
  3. Bakerripley
    Houston, TX
    $500M (2024)
  4. Blue Meridian Partners Inc
    New York, NY
    $350M (2024)
  5. Lutheran Services Florida Inc
    Tampa, FL
    $260M (2025)
  6. The Annenberg Foundation
    Conshohocken, PA
    $200M (2023)
  7. The Schmidt Family Foundation
    Palo Alto, CA
    $190M (2024)
  8. Brothers Brother Foundation
    Pittsburgh, PA
    $190M (2024)
  9. Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, TX
    $140M (2024)
  10. Carnegie Corporation of New York
    New York, NY
    $130M (2023)
  11. John S and James L Knight Foundation Inc
    Miami, FL
    $130M (2024)
  12. Bard College
    Annandaleonhudson, NY
    $120M (2025)
  13. East Bay Community Foundation
    Oakland, CA
    $120M (2024)
  14. Indian Paintbrush Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $100M (2024)
  15. Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools
    King Of Prussia, PA
    $95M (2025)
  16. Friends of the World Food Program Inc
    Washington, DC
    $94M (2025)
  17. Bucknell University
    Lewisburg, PA
    $91M (2024)
  18. Alfred P Sloan Foundation
    New York, NY
    $90M (2023)
  19. Bush Foundation
    St Paul, MN
    $90M (2023)
  20. Pasadena Tournament of Roses Assn
    Pasadena, CA
    $90M (2025)
  21. University of Virginia Alumni Association
    Charlottesville, VA
    $89M (2025)
  22. St Louis Area Food Bank Inc
    Bridgeton, MO
    $78M (2025)
  23. Banner Health
    Phoenix, AZ
    $70M (2024)
  24. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
    Kansas City, MO
    $68M (2024)
  25. Barnard College
    New York, NY
    $67M (2025)

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