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
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
Memphis, TN
Assets
$953.1M
Grants
761
Total Given
$134.3M
Delivering Good Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$3.2M
Grants
131
Total Given
$132.4M
Brick by Brick Foundation
Washington, DC
Assets
$2.5M
Grants
31
Total Given
$132.4M
The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales
Washington, DC
Assets
$53.5M
Grants
13
Total Given
$131.8M
Valhalla Foundation
Woodside, CA
Assets
$527.1M
Grants
80
Total Given
$131.7M
The Denver Foundation
Denver, CO
Assets
$1.3B
Grants
1,184
Total Given
$131.7M
Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Assets
$3.3B
Grants
36
Total Given
$131.4M
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Palo Alto, CA
Assets
$346.5M
Grants
16
Total Given
$131.3M
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Stamford, CT
Assets
$537.2M
Grants
191
Total Given
$130.0M
Tosa Foundation
Portola Valley, CA
Assets
$391.6M
Grants
116
Total Given
$129.8M
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Owings Mills, MD
Assets
$1.8B
Grants
872
Total Given
$127.8M
North Carolina Partnership for Children Inc
Raleigh, NC
Assets
$11.7M
Grants
77
Total Given
$126.5M
Robin Hood Foundation
New York, NY
Assets
$334.5M
Grants
249
Total Given
$126.3M
The JEN-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Assets
$9.2B
Grants
15
Total Given
$126.3M
RF Catalytic Capital Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$268.6M
Grants
105
Total Given
$124.5M
Greater Good Charities
Seattle, WA
Assets
$24.4M
Grants
357
Total Given
$123.4M
Barr Foundation
Boston, MA
Assets
$1.9B
Grants
903
Total Given
$123.2M
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Assets
—
Grants
299
Total Given
$122.1M
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$1.2B
Grants
1,565
Total Given
$121.7M
The Moody Foundation
Galveston, TX
Assets
$3.5B
Grants
373
Total Given
$121.3M
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA
Assets
$95.2M
Grants
797
Total Given
$120.5M
Orange County Community Foundation
Irvine, CA
Assets
$743.6M
Grants
975
Total Given
$120.4M
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc
Wilmington, DE
Assets
$3.1B
Grants
118
Total Given
$120.2M
National Endowment for Democracy
Washington, DC
Assets
$165.3M
Grants
65
Total Given
$118.5M
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