Public and Societal Benefit foundations

1,483 grantmaking foundations focused on public and societal benefit, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $5.9B combined).

Top foundations by giving (page 2)

26. Webster University

    St Louis, MO
    $46M (2025)
27. Thousand Currents

    San Francisco, CA
    $45M (2025)
28. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

    Birmingham, AL
    $44M (2024)
29. San Antonio Area Foundation

    San Antonio, TX
    $44M (2024)
30. Vital Strategies Inc

    New York, NY
    $42M (2024)
31. Big Shoulders Fund

    Chicago, IL
    $42M (2025)
32. E4e Relief LLC

    Charlotte, NC
    $40M (2025)
33. Arkansas Childrens Foundation

    Little Rock, AR
    $38M (2025)
34. United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc

    Boston, MA
    $35M (2025)
35. Wabash College

    Crawfordsville, IN
    $34M (2025)
36. Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging

    Lombard, IL
    $33M (2025)
37. Cal Foods Logistics

    Pleasant Hill, CA
    $33M (2025)
38. Wikimedia Foundation Org

    San Francisco, CA
    $29M (2025)
39. Collier Community Foundation Inc

    Naples, FL
    $29M (2025)
40. Central Texas Workforce Development Board Inc

    Belton, TX
    $28M (2025)
41. National Multiple Sclerosis Society

    New York, NY
    $27M (2025)
42. Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida Inc

    Orlando, FL
    $27M (2024)
43. Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, PA
    $26M (2025)
44. Volunteers of America Inc

    Everett, WA
    $26M (2025)
45. Mitchell Hamline School of Law

    St Paul, MN
    $25M (2025)
46. University of Northwestern-St Paul

    St Paul, MN
    $24M (2025)
47. Nebraska Children and Families Foundation

    Lincoln, NE
    $24M (2024)
48. College Futures Foundation

    Oakland, CA
    $24M (2024)
49. Sonoma County Community Foundation

    Santa Rosa, CA
    $23M (2024)
50. Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council

    Seattle, WA
    $23M (2025)

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