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Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy foundations

1,180 grantmaking foundations focused on civil rights, social action and advocacy, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $3.2B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc
    Indianapolis, IN
    $770M (2024)
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology
    Rochester, NY
    $420M (2025)
  3. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
    Evanston, IL
    $310M (2025)
  4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Troy, NY
    $290M (2025)
  5. Robin Hood Foundation
    New York, NY
    $130M (2024)
  6. Rider University
    Lawrenceville, NJ
    $70M (2025)
  7. National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
    Brooklyn, NY
    $56M (2022)
  8. Rainforest Alliance Inc
    New York, NY
    $53M (2024)
  9. Resources Legacy Fund
    Sacramento, CA
    $48M (2024)
  10. Cherry Bekaert Llp
    Winstonsalem, NC
    $44M (2022)
  11. South Dakota Community Foundation
    Pierre, SD
    $41M (2024)
  12. Rockefeller Family Fund Inc
    New York, NY
    $37M (2024)
  13. Regent University
    Virginia Beach, VA
    $28M (2025)
  14. Earlham Foundation
    Richmond, IN
    $27M (2025)
  15. Ringling College of Art and Design Inc
    Sarasota, FL
    $27M (2025)
  16. Michigan Tech Fund
    Houghton, MI
    $20M (2025)
  17. Milwaukee Development Corporation
    Milwaukee, WI
    $20M (2023)
  18. Gorongosa Project Inc
    Idaho Falls, ID
    $19M (2024)
  19. Community Foundation of Broward Inc
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
    $18M (2025)
  20. Razom Inc
    New York, NY
    $16M (2025)
  21. Mauldin & Jenkins LLC
    Alpharetta, GA
    $16M (2023)
  22. The Lenfest Inst for Journalism Spe Asset Fund of the Phl Foundation
    Philadelphia, PA
    $15M (2024)
  23. Tri-State Christian Tv
    Marion, IL
    $15M (2024)
  24. Regional West Medical Center
    Scottsbluff, NE
    $15M (2024)
  25. Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation Inc
    Clearwater, FL
    $13M (2025)

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