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
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$942.7M
Grants
264
Total Given
$34.9M
Frank Family Foundation
Deerfield, IL
Assets
$117.9M
Grants
88
Total Given
$34.9M
The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust
Boston, MA
Assets
$467.7M
Grants
24
Total Given
$34.9M
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$542.3M
Grants
96
Total Given
$34.8M
John Deere Foundation
Moline, IL
Assets
$220.5M
Grants
5
Total Given
$34.7M
Filkins Family Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets
$113.3M
Grants
5
Total Given
$34.6M
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
New Orleans, LA
Assets
$513.0M
Grants
623
Total Given
$34.6M
Halvorsen Family Foundation
Stamford, CT
Assets
$365.4M
Grants
33
Total Given
$34.5M
Fisher Koch Family Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$132K
Grants
5
Total Given
$34.4M
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust
Chicago, IL
Assets
$57.6M
Grants
24
Total Given
$34.4M
The Grove Foundation
Los Altos, CA
Assets
$69.5M
Grants
128
Total Given
$34.3M
The Goizueta Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$410.1M
Grants
126
Total Given
$34.3M
William P Ingersoll Trust
Chicago, IL
Assets
—
Grants
19
Total Given
$34.2M
Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Assets
$663.0M
Grants
42
Total Given
$34.2M
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
North Bethesda, MD
Assets
$388.5M
Grants
360
Total Given
$34.1M
W L Lyons Brown Foundation
Louisville, KY
Assets
—
Grants
21
Total Given
$34.1M
Careoregon Inc
Portland, OR
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
135
Total Given
$34.0M
The Trott Family Foundation
Chicago, IL
Assets
—
Grants
21
Total Given
$34.0M
National Boy Scouts of America Foundation
Irving, TX
Assets
$137.8M
Grants
34
Total Given
$33.9M
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation
Wellesley Hills, MA
Assets
$43.2M
Grants
161
Total Given
$33.8M
Argyros Family Foundation
Costa Mesa, CA
Assets
$311.7M
Grants
132
Total Given
$33.8M
Lesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc
South Bend, IN
Assets
$18.5M
Grants
66
Total Given
$33.8M
Price Philanthropies Foundation
La Jolla, CA
Assets
$446.8M
Grants
246
Total Given
$33.8M
The Negaunee Foundation
Northbrook, IL
Assets
$615.6M
Grants
114
Total Given
$33.8M
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