Foundations That Fund Small Nonprofits
Not every funder gives million-dollar grants. Browse foundations and grantmakers known for supporting small and emerging nonprofits with accessible grant sizes. Use Grantable to rank funders by fit for your specific organization.
Showing 68,849 grantmakers with 5+ grants on their latest 990, most giving first
Impact Investing Charitable Foundation Inc
Lenexa, KS
Assets
$97.3M
Grants
120
Total Given
$168.8M
Anne Ray Foundation
Eden Prairie, MN
Assets
$5.0B
Grants
108
Total Given
$167.0M
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
896
Total Given
$166.6M
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI
Assets
$3.8B
Grants
834
Total Given
$166.4M
United States Energy Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$215.7M
Grants
597
Total Given
$166.3M
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX
Assets
$7.8B
Grants
835
Total Given
$164.6M
Alamo Workforce Development Inc
San Antonio, TX
Assets
$34.3M
Grants
10
Total Given
$163.1M
The Snider Foundation
Collegeville, PA
Assets
$1.3M
Grants
92
Total Given
$162.9M
Christian Community Foundation Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
Assets
$746.4M
Grants
1,651
Total Given
$161.8M
Climate Imperative Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$109.6M
Grants
96
Total Given
$161.5M
The Golden Leaf Inc
Rocky Mount, NC
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
131
Total Given
$161.3M
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
1,066
Total Given
$158.6M
National Education Association of the United States
Washington, DC
Assets
$432.7M
Grants
240
Total Given
$158.0M
Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$8.6M
Grants
1,376
Total Given
$157.4M
World Vision Inc
Federal Way, WA
Assets
$515.3M
Grants
410
Total Given
$157.4M
Big Bend Community Based Care Inc
Tallahassee, FL
Assets
$50.9M
Grants
48
Total Given
$157.3M
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA
Assets
$5.0B
Grants
4,430
Total Given
$156.2M
Children's Hunger Fund
Rancho Cascades, CA
Assets
$41.2M
Grants
305
Total Given
$155.9M
The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$3.4B
Grants
654
Total Given
$154.1M
Rippleworks Inc
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$2.5B
Grants
89
Total Given
$153.8M
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
1,414
Total Given
$152.3M
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Assets
$15.9M
Grants
636
Total Given
$152.2M
The Trust for Public Land
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$432.7M
Grants
125
Total Given
$151.4M
Gavi Alliance
Assets
$9.5B
Grants
39
Total Given
$151.2M
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