Council on Foundations Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 13-6068327

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$7.5M

Foundation funders

150

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Council on Foundations Inc?

Council on Foundations Inc is funded by 150 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($588K), WK Kellogg Foundation ($400K), WAL-Mart Foundation ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.5M in grants to Council on Foundations Inc between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Lilly Endowment Inc$588,00032024–2025
WK Kellogg Foundation$400,00012025
WAL-Mart Foundation$400,00012024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$400,00022024
Gates Foundation$375,00012024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$330,00042024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$295,00022024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$270,80022024–2025
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$250,00012024
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$225,00012025
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$215,00012024
The Ford Foundation$200,00012024
John S and James L Knight Foundation$135,00022024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$100,00012024
The McKnight Foundation$100,00022024
John Templeton Foundation$100,00022024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$75,00012024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$75,00012024
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$68,00022024–2025
The Spencer Foundation$57,00032024–2025
Endeavor Foundation Inc$57,00032024–2025
California Community Foundation$50,00012025
National Philanthropic Trust$50,00012025
The Chicago Community Trust$50,00012025
The San Francisco Foundation$50,00012025
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The Commonwealth Fund$50,00022024–2025
California Healthcare Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Otto Bremer Trust$50,00022024–2025
The Pew Charitable Trusts$50,00022024–2025
GHR Foundation$50,00012024
Einhorn Collaborative$50,00012024
The Heising-Simons Foundation$50,00012024
The Bush Foundation$50,00022024
The Joyce Foundation$50,00022024
The San Diego Foundation$49,00022024–2025
The New York Community Trust$42,00012024
Ford Philanthropy$40,00022024–2025
James Graham Brown Foundation Inc$40,00022024
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust$39,00022024–2025
The Kresge Foundation$35,00012024
The William Penn Foundation$35,00012024
Houston Endowment Inc$35,00012024
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$35,00012024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$35,00012024
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$35,00012024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$35,00012024
The California Endowment$35,00012024
Freedom Together Foundation$34,00012024
William T Grant Foundation Inc$33,99912024
Charities Aid Foundation America$33,80122024–2025
The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris$33,00022024–2025
Rochester Area Community Foundation$31,25022024–2025
Thornburg Foundation$31,00012024
Barr Foundation$30,00012024
McGregor Fund$28,00022024–2025
Weingart Foundation$25,00012025
Meyer Memorial Trust$25,00012025
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$25,00012025
The Heinz Endowments$25,00012024
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$25,00012024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The California Wellness Foundation$25,00012024
Humanity United$25,00012024
Meadows Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Columbus Foundation$25,00012024
Tides Center$25,00012024
The Denver Foundation$24,75012024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$24,00012024
The Skoll Foundation$24,00012024
The Wallace Foundation$24,00012024
The Ford Family Foundation$24,00012024
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$23,50012024
Bothin Foundation$20,00012025
The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc$20,00022024–2025
Trellis Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Lloyd a Fry Foundation$20,00022024–2025
New Balance Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc$20,00022024–2025
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund$20,00012024
Rose Community Foundation$20,00012024
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$19,00012025
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation$19,00012024
The George Gund Foundation$19,00012024
Kenneth Rainin Foundation$19,00012024
Yawkey Foundation II$19,00012024
Northwest Area Foundation$19,00012024
The Skillman Foundation$19,00012024
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$19,00012024
The Teagle Foundation$18,50022024–2025
Joseph Drown Foundation$18,00032024–2026
Metrowest Health Foundation Inc$18,00022024–2025
Toledo Community Foundation Inc$17,75012024
Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc$17,50022024–2025
The Charles a Dana Foundation$16,00012024
Richard E & Nancy P Marriott Foundation$15,00012025
The Frist Foundation$15,00012024
Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation$15,00012024
The Northrop Grumman Foundation$15,00012024
Paso del Norte Health Foundation$15,00012024
Erie Community Foundation$15,00012024
Kalamazoo Community Foundation$14,75012024
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry$14,50022024–2025
Gilead Foundation$14,00012024
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc$13,75012024
Innovia Foundation$13,50022024–2025
Waco Foundation$13,25022024–2025
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation$13,00022024–2025
Peacock Foundation Inc$13,00022024–2025
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving$12,37512024
Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation$12,00022024–2025
Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc$12,00022024–2025
Quad Cities Community Foundation$11,25012024
Anderson-Rogers Foundation Inc$11,00022024–2025
Hampton Roads Community Foundation$10,75012024
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona$10,00012025
Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg$10,00012024
Retirement Research Foundation$10,00012024
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for$10,00012024
The Sharon D Lund Foundation$10,00012024
Hudson-Webber Foundation$10,00012024
Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation$9,50022024–2025
De Beaumont Foundation Inc$9,00012024
The Westfield Insurance Foundation$9,00012024
The Hyde and Watson Foundation$9,00012024
Rita Allen Foundation Inc$9,00012024
York County Community Foundation$8,75012024
Colorado Gives Foundation$8,75012024
The Frederick H Leonhardt$8,00022024–2025
Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc)$7,50012025
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation$7,50012024
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation$7,50012024
Albuquerque Community Foundation$7,50012024
Central Florida Foundation$6,75012024
The Rona Jaffe Foundation$6,50012025
Pablo Foundation Inc$6,50012024
The Greenwall Foundation$6,50012024
The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels$5,00012025
The Dyson Foundation$5,00012024
The Andy Warhol Foundation$5,00012024
Peters Family Foundation$4,49912024
Caufield Family Foundation$4,00012025
Hattie M Strong Foundation$4,00012025
The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation$4,00012024
RSO Foundation$4,00012024
Spunk Fund Inc$4,00012024
Quinn Hill Foundation$4,00012024
Washington Square Health Foundation Inc$3,00012025
Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation$1,00012025
Foglia Family Foundation$25012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M141 grants2024 58 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2026) to $5.7M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

What grants has Council on Foundations Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Joseph Drown Foundation2026 MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION$6,000
2025WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$400,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor support of its public policy work$250,000
2025Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$225,000
2025California Community FoundationPHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY$50,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$50,000
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$50,000
2025The San Francisco FoundationFOR PROJECT SUPPORT$50,000
2025Lilly Endowment Inc2025 MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION$44,000
2025The Leona M and Harry B HelmsleyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP$34,000
2025The Commonwealth FundCouncil on Foundations Membership 2024-25$25,000
2025California Healthcare FoundationJANUARY-DECEMBER 2025 MEMBERSHIP$25,000
2025Otto Bremer TrustMEMBERSHIP$25,000
2025Weingart FoundationSUPPORT FOR 2025 MEMBERSHIP DUES$25,000
2025Meyer Memorial TrustFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsSponsorship$25,000
2025Communities Foundation of Texas IncTHIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$25,000
2025The San Diego FoundationTO SUPPORT SDF MEMBERSHIP 12/1/24 TO 11/30/25$24,000
2025Ford PhilanthropyMEMBERSHIPS$20,000
2025Bothin FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2025The Spencer Foundation2024 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL$19,000
2025The Spencer Foundation2025 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL$19,000
2025Virginia G Piper Charitable TrustSupport for 2025 Membership Dues (February 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026)$19,000
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncExe. Disc. Grant$19,000
2025Endeavor Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$19,000
2025The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris2025 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL$19,000
2025Rochester Area Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$17,500
2025Richard E & Nancy P Marriott FoundationLEADING LOCALLY 2025: COLLABORATION SPONSOR, BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE$15,000
2025McGregor FundAnnual Membership$14,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$13,801

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Council on Foundations Inc?

Council on Foundations Inc is funded by 150 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($588K), WK Kellogg Foundation ($400K), WAL-Mart Foundation ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.5M in grants to Council on Foundations Inc between 2024–2026.

Who is Council on Foundations Inc's largest funder?

Lilly Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Council on Foundations Inc, with $588K across 3 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has Council on Foundations Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.5M in grants to Council on Foundations Inc across 200 grants from 150 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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