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
Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation
St. Louis, MO
Assets
$55.6M
Grants
14
Total Given
$32.7M
The Dayton Foundation
Dayton, OH
Assets
$771.2M
Grants
589
Total Given
$32.6M
The Hawks Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets
$413.1M
Grants
141
Total Given
$32.6M
United Way Miami Inc
Miami, FL
Assets
$157.2M
Grants
562
Total Given
$32.6M
Stoller Foundation
Houston, TX
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
216
Total Given
$32.6M
Deloitte Foundation
Stamford, CT
Assets
$51.4M
Grants
121
Total Given
$32.5M
The Bellis Foundation
Troy, MI
Assets
$597K
Grants
20
Total Given
$32.5M
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy
Lake Forest, IL
Assets
$185.2M
Grants
60
Total Given
$32.4M
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc
Appleton, WI
Assets
$536.6M
Grants
448
Total Given
$32.4M
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, DC
Assets
$1.6B
Grants
98
Total Given
$32.1M
Covenant House
New York, NY
Assets
$161.9M
Grants
15
Total Given
$32.0M
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Oakland, CA
Assets
$89.4M
Grants
136
Total Given
$32.0M
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$826.4M
Grants
284
Total Given
$32.0M
Focusing Philanthropy Inc
Santa Monica, CA
Assets
$6.0M
Grants
18
Total Given
$31.9M
Fractured Atlas Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$37.9M
Grants
483
Total Given
$31.8M
Conservation International Foundation
Arlington, VA
Assets
$703.6M
Grants
67
Total Given
$31.7M
John and Daria Barry Foundation
Miami, FL
Assets
$664.5M
Grants
51
Total Given
$31.7M
Community Trust of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets
$23.8M
Grants
14
Total Given
$31.6M
Pledgeling Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$13.3M
Grants
918
Total Given
$31.6M
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation
Washington, DC
Assets
$36.5M
Grants
70
Total Given
$31.5M
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
San Antonio, TX
Assets
$87.5M
Grants
151
Total Given
$31.5M
Broad Reach Foundation
Boston, MA
Assets
$263.5M
Grants
18
Total Given
$31.4M
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Dublin, OH
Assets
$117.3M
Grants
135
Total Given
$31.4M
Tenacre Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Assets
$364.9M
Grants
70
Total Given
$31.4M
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