This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 35 largest charitable foundations, private foundations engaged in philanthropy, and other charitable organizations.
Only nonprofit foundations are included in this list. Organizations that are part of a larger company are excluded, such as holding companies.
The entries are ordered by the size of the organization's total financial endowment (that is, the total value of invested donations). The endowment value is an estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the exchange rates on June 24, 2012. Due to fluctuations in holdings, currency exchange and asset values, this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day.
Wealthiest foundations / Donated amount
Rank |
Organization / Country / by individual |
Country |
Headquarters |
Endowment (USD) |
Endowment
(home currency) |
Founded / Donations |
References |
1 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
United States |
Seattle, Washington |
$42.3 billion |
|
1994 |
[1] |
2 |
Stichting INGKA Foundation |
Netherlands |
Leiden |
$36.0 billion |
€33.0 billion (EUR) |
1982 |
[2] |
3 |
Wellcome Trust |
United Kingdom |
London |
$25.9 billion |
£16.6 billion (GBP) |
1936 |
[3] |
4 |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
United States |
Chevy Chase, Maryland |
$16.9 billion |
|
1953 |
[4] |
5 |
Ford Foundation |
United States |
New York City, New York |
$11.2 billion |
|
1936 |
[5] |
6 |
J. Paul Getty Trust |
United States |
Los Angeles, California |
$10.5 billion |
|
1982 |
[5] |
7 |
Kamehameha Schools |
United States |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
$10.1 billion |
|
1887 |
[6] |
8 |
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation |
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai |
$10.0 billion |
$36.7 billion (AED) |
2007 |
[7] |
9 |
Azim Premji Foundation |
India |
Bangalore |
$9.8 billion |
|
2001 |
[8] |
10 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
United States |
Princeton, New Jersey |
$9.53 billion |
|
1972 |
[5] |
11 |
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
United States |
Menlo Park, California |
$8.7 billion |
|
1967 |
[5] |
12 |
Li Ka Shing Foundation |
China |
Hong Kong |
$8.3 billion |
$64.4 billion (HKD) |
1980 |
[9] |
12 |
The MasterCard Foundation |
Canada |
Toronto |
$8.2 billion |
$10.81 billion (CAD) |
2006 |
[10] |
13 |
W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
United States |
Battle Creek, Michigan |
$8.16 billion |
|
1930 |
[5] |
14 |
The Church Commissioners for England |
United Kingdom |
London |
$8.1 billion |
£5.2 billion (GBP) |
1948 |
[11] |
15 |
Lilly Endowment |
United States |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
$7.7 billion |
|
1937 |
[5] |
16 |
Robert Bosch Foundation |
Germany |
Stuttgart |
$6.9 billion |
€4.5 billion (EUR) |
1964 |
[12] |
17 |
Garfield Weston Foundation |
United Kingdom |
London |
$6.5 billion |
£4.2 billion (GBP) |
1958 |
[13] |
18 |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
United States |
Palo Alto, California |
$6.4 billion |
|
2000 |
[5] |
19 |
David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
United States |
Los Altos, California |
$6.3 billion |
|
1964 |
[5] |
20 |
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
United States |
New York City, New York |
$6.18 billion |
|
1969 |
[5] |
21 |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
United States |
Chicago, Illinois |
$6.0 billion |
|
1975 |
[5] |
22 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts |
United States |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
$5.6 billion |
|
1948 |
[14] |
23 |
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
$5.3 billion |
kr 32.7 billion (SEK) |
1917 |
[15] |
24 |
Silicon Valley Community Foundation |
United States |
San Jose, California |
$4.7 billion |
|
2007 |
[5] |
25 |
Nemours Foundation |
United States |
Jacksonville, Florida |
$4.6 billion |
|
1936 |
[16] |
26 |
Bloomberg Philanthropies |
United States |
New York, New York |
$4.24 billion |
|
2004 |
[5] |
27 |
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust |
United States |
New York City, New York |
$4.1 billion |
|
1999 |
[5] |
28 |
Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi |
Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah |
$3.85 billion |
SAR 14.43 billion |
2011 |
[B] |
29 |
Tulsa Community Foundation |
United States |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
$3.8 billion |
|
1998 |
[5] |
30 |
Rockefeller Foundation |
United States |
New York City, New York |
$3.7 billion |
|
1913 |
[5] |
31 |
The California Endowment |
United States |
Los Angeles |
$3.56 billion |
|
1996 |
[5] |
32 |
Realdania |
Denmark |
Copenhagen |
$3.5 billion |
€2.8 billion (EUR) |
2000 |
[17] |
33 |
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
$3.5 billion |
€2.8 billion (EUR) |
1956 |
[18] |
34 |
The Duke Endowment |
United States |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
$3.37 billion |
|
1924 |
[5] |
35 |
The Kresge Foundation |
United States |
Troy, Michigan |
$3.3 billion |
|
1924 |
[5] |
See also
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