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
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Assets
$874.8M
Grants
19
Total Given
$28.9M
Glenn Greenberg and Linda Vester
New York, NY
Assets
$215.8M
Grants
38
Total Given
$28.8M
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation
Houston, TX
Assets
$29.2M
Grants
169
Total Given
$28.8M
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Buffalo, NY
Assets
$162.8M
Grants
6
Total Given
$28.7M
The Onestar National Service Commission Inc
Austin, TX
Assets
$4.8M
Grants
44
Total Given
$28.7M
The Howley Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Assets
$131.9M
Grants
60
Total Given
$28.5M
Alumbra Innovations Foundation
Bentonville, AR
Assets
$113.5M
Grants
137
Total Given
$28.5M
Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc
Delray Beach, FL
Assets
$291.4M
Grants
622
Total Given
$28.4M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$961.9M
Grants
73
Total Given
$28.4M
Ageoptions Inc (FKA Suburban Area Agency on Aging)
Oak Park, IL
Assets
$8.2M
Grants
61
Total Given
$28.3M
Early Learning Indiana Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Assets
$55.6M
Grants
82
Total Given
$28.3M
The Stanton Foundation
Boston, MA
Assets
—
Grants
76
Total Given
$28.3M
Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation
Purchase, NY
Assets
$592.8M
Grants
29
Total Given
$28.3M
Peter G Peterson Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$1.2B
Grants
111
Total Given
$28.3M
Hispanic Federation Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$122.8M
Grants
437
Total Given
$28.2M
People-People-People Foundation
Scottsdale, AZ
Assets
$2.4M
Grants
17
Total Given
$28.2M
Inland Empire Community Foundation
Riverside, CA
Assets
$156.1M
Grants
266
Total Given
$28.2M
Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Assets
$83.3M
Grants
55
Total Given
$28.1M
Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd
York, PA
Assets
—
Grants
107
Total Given
$28.1M
Growald Climate Fund Inc
Brookline, MA
Assets
$41.0M
Grants
170
Total Given
$28.0M
Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Midvale, UT
Assets
$465.5M
Grants
266
Total Given
$28.0M
Mercury Foundation
Redwood City, CA
Assets
$249.5M
Grants
6
Total Given
$28.0M
Knights of Columbus
New Haven, CT
Assets
$31.2B
Grants
57
Total Given
$28.0M
Northwest Harvest Emm
Seattle, WA
Assets
$90.5M
Grants
256
Total Given
$28.0M
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