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
The Duke Endowment
Charlotte, NC
Assets
$3.6B
Grants
480
Total Given
$251.2M
Lutheran Services Florida Inc
Tampa, FL
Assets
$134.0M
Grants
99
Total Given
$248.3M
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
Palo Alto, CA
Assets
$1.6B
Grants
379
Total Given
$244.1M
Columbus Foundation
Columbus, OH
Assets
$2.8B
Grants
1,747
Total Given
$242.7M
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Assets
$7.5B
Grants
53
Total Given
$235.4M
Convoy of Hope
Springfield, MO
Assets
$258.1M
Grants
236
Total Given
$234.0M
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$6.4B
Grants
381
Total Given
$233.2M
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Houston, TX
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
1,724
Total Given
$232.3M
Boston Foundation Inc
Boston, MA
Assets
$2.1B
Grants
2,375
Total Given
$228.4M
The Marcus Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$366.8M
Grants
221
Total Given
$227.5M
Knight Foundation
Beaverton, OR
Assets
$4.5B
Grants
9
Total Given
$226.5M
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Assets
$76.9M
Grants
20
Total Given
$226.0M
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
Assets
$4.5B
Grants
1,125
Total Given
$215.9M
Novo Foundation
Hurley, NY
Assets
$937.8M
Grants
508
Total Given
$214.1M
Greater Horizons
Kansas City, MO
Assets
$2.8B
Grants
3,282
Total Given
$212.2M
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$466.3M
Grants
586
Total Given
$212.1M
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
Dallas, TX
Assets
$1.2B
Grants
2,209
Total Given
$209.2M
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY
Assets
$639.2M
Grants
149
Total Given
$201.5M
Crankstart Foundation
San Jose, CA
Assets
$4.4B
Grants
435
Total Given
$201.3M
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc
Cincinnati, OH
Assets
$125.2M
Grants
210
Total Given
$200.6M
The Paul E Singer Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$172.4M
Grants
54
Total Given
$200.0M
American Heart Association Inc
Dallas, TX
Assets
$2.0B
Grants
833
Total Given
$198.2M
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc
Arlington, VA
Assets
$136.5M
Grants
142
Total Given
$195.9M
The New York Community Trust
New York, NY
Assets
$3.5B
Grants
2,748
Total Given
$193.8M
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