Top 100 foundations ranked by assets
| Rank | Foundation | Assets ($m) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 24082 |
| 2 | Lilly Endowment Inc. | 10054 |
| 3 | The Ford Foundation, 1 | 9300 |
| 4 | J. Paul Getty Trust, 2 | 8624 |
| 5 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 8012 |
| 6 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 3 | 6197 |
| 7 | The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, 3 | 6081 |
| 8 | W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 4 | 5530 |
| 9 | The Starr Foundation, 3 | 4781 |
| 10 | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 3 | 4216 |
| 11 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | 3754 |
| 12 | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 3601 |
| 13 | The California Endowment | 3366 |
| 14 | The Annie E. Casey Foundation | 2709 |
| 15 | The Rockefeller Foundation | 2679 |
| 16 | The Annenberg Foundation, 2 | 2355 |
| 17 | Casey Family Programs, 3 | 2350 |
| 18 | Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Inc. | 2210 |
| 19 | The Kresge Foundation | 2164 |
| 20 | The Duke Endowment | 2085 |
| 21 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | 2011 |
| 22 | The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc., 5 | 1936 |
| 23 | The McKnight Foundation, 3 | 1878 |
| 24 | Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation | 1855 |
| 25 | The New York Community Trust, 3 | 1785 |
| 26 | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation | 1718 |
| 27 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2 | 1687 |
| 28 | Carnegie Corp. of New York, 1 | 1628 |
| 29 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 3 | 1445 |
| 30 | Richard King Mellon Foundation | 1394 |
| 31 | The James Irvine Foundation, 3 | 1378 |
| 32 | Houston Endowment Inc., 3 | 1368 |
| 33 | The Cleveland Foundation | 1312 |
| 34 | Donald W. Reynolds Foundation | 1311 |
| 35 | The Wallace Foundation, 3 | 1303 |
| 36 | The Brown Foundation Inc., 2 | 1184 |
| 37 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 1171 |
| 38 | Marin Community Foundation, 6 | 1151 |
| 39 | The Freeman Foundation | 1113 |
| 40 | The Chicago Community Trust and Affiliates, 1 | 1018 |
| 41 | W.M. Keck Foundation | 1013 |
| 42 | Lumina Foundation for Education Inc., 3 | 991 |
| 43 | Walton Family Foundation Inc., 3 | 949 |
| 44 | The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Inc., 7 | 945 |
| 45 | Kimbell Art Foundation, 3 | 933 |
| 46 | The Moody Foundation, 3 | 927 |
| 47 | Howard Heinz Endowment, 3 | 908 |
| 48 | The William Penn Foundation | 904 |
| 49 | The California Wellness Foundation | 853 |
| 50 | The Packard Humanities Institute, 3 | 845 |
| 51 | Freedom Forum Inc., 3 | 831 |
| 52 | Daniels Fund | 807 |
| 53 | The Meadows Foundation Inc., 3 | 796 |
| 54 | Barr Foundation8 | 761 |
| 55 | Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation | 720 |
| 56 | The Ahmanson Foundation9 | 715 |
| 57 | The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Inc., 4 | 696 |
| 58 | The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Affiliated | 686 |
| 59 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc., 3 | 684 |
| 60 | Weingart Foundation, 2 | 675 |
| 61 | The San Francisco Foundation, 2 | 673 |
| 62 | The Joyce Foundation | 654 |
| 63 | The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. | 650 |
| 64 | Surdna Foundation Inc., 6 | 640 |
| 65 | The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations | 628 |
| 66 | The Anschutz Foundation, 10 | 621 |
| 67 | Pritzker Foundation, 3 | 619 |
| 68 | Hall Family Foundation | 611 |
| 69 | Bush Foundation, 9 | 609 |
| 70 | Longwood Foundation Inc., 1 | 601 |
| 71 | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, | 598 |
| 72 | Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, 11 | 592 |
| 73 | The Edna McConnell Clark1 Foundation | 591 |
| 74 | J. Bulow Campbell Foundation | 590 |
| 75 | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc., 3 | 585 |
| 76 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 4 | 579 |
| 77 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc., 2 | 578 |
| 78 | Boston Foundation Inc., 2 | 563 |
| 79 | The Saint Paul Foundation Inc., 3 | 562 |
| 80 | The Minneapolis Foundation12 | 550 |
| 81 | Wayne & Gladys Valley Foundation, 1 | 549 |
| 82 | Park Foundation Inc., 3 | 547 |
| 83 | The Picower Foundation, 3 | 542 |
| 84 | Community Foundation Silicon Valley, 2 | 540 |
| 85 | The Robert A. Welch Foundation, 4 | 538 |
| 86 | SBC Foundation, 3 | 536 |
| 86 | California Community Foundation, 2 | 536 |
| 88 | The Commonwealth Fund, 2 | 533 |
| 89 | Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, 12 | 526 |
| 90 | William Randolph Hearst Foundation | 521 |
| 91 | The Goizueta Foundation, 3 | 512 |
| 92 | The Skillman Foundation, 3 | 503 |
| 93 | McCune Foundation, 1 | 498 |
| 94 | Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | 497 |
| 95 | Smith Richardson Foundation Inc., 3 | 494 |
| 96 | The John A. Hartford Foundation Inc. | 489 |
| 96 | Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, 3 | 489 |
| 98 | Peninsula Community Foundation, 3 | 479 |
| 99 | Meyer Memorial Trust, 12 | 476 |
| 100 | The AVI CHAI Foundation, 3 | 475 |
As of Dec. 31, 2002; 1as of Sept. 30, 2002; 2as of June 30, 2002; 3as of Dec. 31, 2001; 4as of Aug. 31, 2002; 5as of Feb. 28, 2002; 6as of June 30, 2001; 7as of Oct. 31, 2001; 8as of Nov. 30, 2002; 9as of Oct. 31, 2002; 10as of Nov. 30, 2001; 11as of Feb. 28, 2003; 12as of March 31, 2002
Source: The Foundation Center
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