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
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Assets
$1.2B
Grants
158
Total Given
$37.9M
Robert B Daugherty Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets
$839.7M
Grants
120
Total Given
$37.9M
Lennar Foundation
Miami, FL
Assets
$172.6M
Grants
174
Total Given
$37.7M
Folds of Honor Foundation
Owasso, OK
Assets
$122.3M
Grants
1,551
Total Given
$37.6M
PepsiCo Foundation Inc
Purchase, NY
Assets
$113.0M
Grants
57
Total Given
$37.6M
Chuck Lorre Family Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Assets
$243.2M
Grants
68
Total Given
$37.5M
JSI Research & Training Institute Inc
Boston, MA
Assets
$195.8M
Grants
205
Total Given
$37.4M
Sea Change Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$208.5M
Grants
9
Total Given
$37.4M
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Assets
$281.0M
Grants
476
Total Given
$37.3M
Borealis Philanthropy
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$78.2M
Grants
360
Total Given
$37.3M
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Chicago, IL
Assets
$28.8M
Grants
83
Total Given
$37.1M
The Hormel Foundation
Austin, MN
Assets
$911.7M
Grants
13
Total Given
$37.0M
Circle of Service Foundation
Chicago, IL
Assets
$592.0M
Grants
637
Total Given
$37.0M
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group
Chicago, IL
Assets
$15.5B
Grants
228
Total Given
$37.0M
St Croix Valley Foundation
Hudson, WI
Assets
$125.0M
Grants
106
Total Given
$36.9M
JKW Foundation Tr
New York, NY
Assets
$345K
Grants
53
Total Given
$36.9M
Start Early
Chicago, IL
Assets
$124.4M
Grants
51
Total Given
$36.8M
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$216.8M
Grants
203
Total Given
$36.7M
Jerome L Greene Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$794.3M
Grants
43
Total Given
$36.6M
The Spring Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$105.9M
Grants
16
Total Given
$36.5M
Elks National Foundation Inc
Chicago, IL
Assets
$954.1M
Grants
1,536
Total Given
$36.5M
GHR Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
155
Total Given
$36.4M
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
Chattanooga, TN
Assets
$136.1M
Grants
567
Total Given
$36.4M
United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$118.6M
Grants
203
Total Given
$36.4M
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