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
Impact Investing Charitable Foundation Inc
Lenexa, KS
Assets
$97.3M
Grants
120
Total Given
$168.8M
Anne Ray Foundation
Eden Prairie, MN
Assets
$5.0B
Grants
108
Total Given
$167.0M
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
896
Total Given
$166.6M
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI
Assets
$3.8B
Grants
834
Total Given
$166.4M
United States Energy Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$215.7M
Grants
597
Total Given
$166.3M
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX
Assets
$7.8B
Grants
835
Total Given
$164.6M
Alamo Workforce Development Inc
San Antonio, TX
Assets
$34.3M
Grants
10
Total Given
$163.1M
The Snider Foundation
Collegeville, PA
Assets
$1.3M
Grants
92
Total Given
$162.9M
Christian Community Foundation Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
Assets
$746.4M
Grants
1,651
Total Given
$161.8M
Climate Imperative Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$109.6M
Grants
96
Total Given
$161.5M
The Golden Leaf Inc
Rocky Mount, NC
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
131
Total Given
$161.3M
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Assets
$1.1B
Grants
1,066
Total Given
$158.6M
National Education Association of the United States
Washington, DC
Assets
$432.7M
Grants
240
Total Given
$158.0M
Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$8.6M
Grants
1,376
Total Given
$157.4M
World Vision Inc
Federal Way, WA
Assets
$515.3M
Grants
410
Total Given
$157.4M
Big Bend Community Based Care Inc
Tallahassee, FL
Assets
$50.9M
Grants
48
Total Given
$157.3M
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA
Assets
$5.0B
Grants
4,430
Total Given
$156.2M
Children's Hunger Fund
Rancho Cascades, CA
Assets
$41.2M
Grants
305
Total Given
$155.9M
The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$3.4B
Grants
654
Total Given
$154.1M
Rippleworks Inc
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$2.5B
Grants
89
Total Given
$153.8M
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$1.5B
Grants
1,414
Total Given
$152.3M
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Assets
$15.9M
Grants
636
Total Given
$152.2M
The Trust for Public Land
San Francisco, CA
Assets
$432.7M
Grants
125
Total Given
$151.4M
Gavi Alliance
Assets
$9.5B
Grants
39
Total Given
$151.2M
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