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 68,849 grantmakers with 5+ grants on their latest 990, most giving first
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City, MO
Assets
$2.5B
Grants
364
Total Given
$95.0M
Lannan Foundation
Santa Fe, NM
Assets
—
Grants
15
Total Given
$94.8M
The Gottesman Fund
New York, NY
Assets
$502.4M
Grants
98
Total Given
$94.7M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$2.0B
Grants
1,032
Total Given
$94.5M
Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools
King of Prussia, PA
Assets
$255.5M
Grants
362
Total Given
$94.4M
The San Diego Foundation
San Diego, CA
Assets
$1.7B
Grants
1,158
Total Given
$94.3M
The Florida Bar Foundation Inc
Maitland, FL
Assets
$523.3M
Grants
37
Total Given
$94.2M
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
Assets
$1.0B
Grants
1,321
Total Given
$93.8M
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD
Assets
$2.3B
Grants
1,462
Total Given
$93.1M
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc DBA Global Refuge
Baltimore, MD
Assets
$97.1M
Grants
55
Total Given
$93.0M
Arizona Community Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
Assets
$1.2B
Grants
1,174
Total Given
$92.9M
The Koum Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Assets
$3.3B
Grants
155
Total Given
$92.4M
Colorado Gives Foundation
Arvada, CO
Assets
$527.1M
Grants
2,211
Total Given
$91.0M
The Scioto County Area Foundation
Portsmouth, OH
Assets
$65.4M
Grants
49
Total Given
$90.8M
The Winston-Salem Foundation
Winston-Salem, NC
Assets
$630.1M
Grants
823
Total Given
$90.4M
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$2.2B
Grants
289
Total Given
$90.3M
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association
Pasadena, CA
Assets
$71.1M
Grants
8
Total Given
$90.0M
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$2.2B
Grants
522
Total Given
$89.0M
Hillman Family Foundations
Pittsburgh, PA
Assets
$1.9B
Grants
814
Total Given
$88.8M
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seatle, WA
Assets
$3.6B
Grants
139
Total Given
$88.2M
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Assets
$491.5M
Grants
788
Total Given
$87.3M
Triumph Gulf Coast Inc
Tallahassee, FL
Assets
$617.7M
Grants
27
Total Given
$87.3M
The Tepper Foundation
Short Hills, NJ
Assets
$744.1M
Grants
148
Total Given
$87.0M
The Broad Institute Inc
Cambridge, MA
Assets
$3.5B
Grants
77
Total Given
$86.0M
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