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
Palladium Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets
$72.4M
Grants
97
Total Given
$65.6M
The Ahmanson Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
442
Total Given
$65.5M
Dunard Fund USA Ltd
Northbrook, IL
Assets
$231.8M
Grants
24
Total Given
$65.1M
Zell Family Foundation
Chicago, IL
Assets
$119.6M
Grants
54
Total Given
$65.0M
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc
Washington, DC
Assets
$146.6M
Grants
166
Total Given
$64.7M
Serveminnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$12.7M
Grants
12
Total Given
$64.7M
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Tyrone, PA
Assets
$77.1M
Grants
436
Total Given
$64.5M
Gray Foundation
Albany, NY
Assets
$82.5M
Grants
132
Total Given
$64.2M
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc
San Antonio, TX
Assets
$2.2B
Grants
218
Total Given
$64.2M
Charles Koch Foundation
Arlington, VA
Assets
$758.9M
Grants
93
Total Given
$64.1M
Camelot Community Care Inc
Clearwater, FL
Assets
$67.8M
Grants
145
Total Given
$64.1M
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
1,132
Total Given
$64.0M
St Louis Community Foundation Inc
St. Louis, MO
Assets
$494.4M
Grants
839
Total Given
$63.9M
Masters Tournament Foundation Inc
Augusta, GA
Assets
$18.3M
Grants
10
Total Given
$63.7M
Givewell Community Foundation Inc
Lakeland, FL
Assets
$669.9M
Grants
295
Total Given
$63.7M
Hess Foundation Inc
Parsippany, NJ
Assets
$219.2M
Grants
141
Total Given
$63.4M
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
698
Total Given
$63.3M
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$990.9M
Grants
208
Total Given
$63.3M
Foundation for a Just Society
New York, NY
Assets
$1.3B
Grants
357
Total Given
$63.1M
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
Oakland, CA
Assets
$198.9M
Grants
53
Total Given
$63.1M
The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
264
Total Given
$63.0M
Valley of the Sun United Way
Phoenix, AZ
Assets
$100.4M
Grants
98
Total Given
$62.9M
East Bay Community Foundation
Oakland, CA
Assets
$514.0M
Grants
842
Total Given
$62.8M
Blavatnik Family Foundation 2020
New York, NY
Assets
—
Grants
50
Total Given
$62.7M
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