Foundations That Fund New Nonprofits
Starting a new nonprofit? These foundations and grantmakers have a history of supporting emerging organizations. Explore their grant histories to identify good fits for early-stage funding.
Showing all 208,552 foundations and grantmakers
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Assets
$7.5B
Grants
53
Total Given
$235.4M
Convoy of Hope
Springfield, MO
Assets
$258.1M
Grants
236
Total Given
$234.0M
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$6.4B
Grants
381
Total Given
$233.2M
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Houston, TX
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
1,724
Total Given
$232.3M
The US Charitable Gift Trust
Boston, MA
Assets
$2.2B
Grants
6,518
Total Given
$231.4M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
Washington, DC
Assets
$361.1M
Grants
1,804
Total Given
$230.9M
University of Colorado Foundation
Denver, CO
Assets
$3.5B
Grants
2
Total Given
$230.6M
Uc San Diego Foundation
La Jolla, CA
Assets
$2.0B
Grants
2
Total Given
$230.3M
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund
New York, NY
Assets
$637.3M
Grants
2,572
Total Given
$229.1M
Boston Foundation Inc
Boston, MA
Assets
$2.1B
Grants
2,375
Total Given
$228.4M
The Marcus Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$366.8M
Grants
221
Total Given
$227.5M
Knight Foundation
Beaverton, OR
Assets
$4.5B
Grants
9
Total Given
$226.5M
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Assets
$76.9M
Grants
20
Total Given
$226.0M
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Oakland, CA
Assets
$87.4B
Grants
1,122
Total Given
$225.4M
University of Oregon Foundation
Eugene, OR
Assets
$3.0B
Grants
4
Total Given
$224.7M
Genzyme Charitable Foundation Inc
Morristown, NJ
Assets
—
Grants
1
Total Given
$224.2M
Wyss Foundation
Washington, DC
Assets
$1.7B
Grants
1
Total Given
$222.6M
Second Harvest Heartland
Brooklyn Park, MN
Assets
$87.5M
Grants
6
Total Given
$220.5M
The San Francisco Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$1.9B
Grants
1,707
Total Given
$218.4M
Network for Good
Washington, DC
Assets
$96.2M
Grants
4,733
Total Given
$216.2M
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
Assets
$4.5B
Grants
1,125
Total Given
$215.9M
Novo Foundation
Hurley, NY
Assets
$937.8M
Grants
508
Total Given
$214.1M
Greater Horizons
Kansas City, MO
Assets
$2.8B
Grants
3,282
Total Given
$212.2M
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$466.3M
Grants
586
Total Given
$212.1M
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