List of wealthiest charitable foundations

This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 45 largest charitable foundations, private foundations engaged in philanthropy, and other charitable organizations such as charitable trusts that have disclosed their assets. In many countries, asset disclosure is not legally required or made public.

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 financial endowment.[1] The endowment value is a rounded estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the exchange rates on December 31, 2020.[2] 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 by endowment valueEdit

Rank


Organisation


Country


Headquarters


Endowment
in USD

Endowment
in home currency
Founded


References


1 Novo Nordisk Foundation   Denmark Copenhagen $120.2 billion kr.805 billion 1989 [3]
2 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation   United States Seattle $50.2 billion 1994 [4]
3 Wellcome Trust   United Kingdom London $42.8 billion £34.6 billion 1936 [5]
4 Stichting INGKA Foundation   Netherlands Leiden $37.3 billion 34.3 billion 1982 [6]
5 Mastercard Foundation   Canada Toronto $31.5 billion 2006 [7]
6 Howard Hughes Medical Institute   United States Chevy Chase, Maryland $27.1 billion 1953 [8]
7 RAG-Stiftung [de]   Germany Essen, Germany $24 billion 2007 [9]
8 Azim Premji Foundation   India Bangalore $21 billion 2001 [10][11]
9 Open Society Foundations   United States New York City $19.6 billion 1993 [12]
10 Lilly Endowment   United States Indianapolis $15.1 billion 1937 [13]
11 Ford Foundation   United States New York City $13.7 billion 1936 [14]
12 Silicon Valley Community Foundation   United States San Jose, California $13.6 billion 2007 [15]
13 Garfield Weston Foundation   United Kingdom London $13.2 billion £9.8 billion 1958 [16]
14 Church Commissioners for England   United Kingdom London $12.4 billion £9.2 billion 1948 [17]
15 Stavros Niarchos Foundation   Greece Athens $12 billion 1996 [18]
16 Kamehameha Schools   United States Honolulu $11.5 billion 1887 [19]
17 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation   United States Princeton, New Jersey $11.4 billion 1972 [20]
18 J. Paul Getty Trust   United States Los Angeles $10.4 billion 1982 [21]
19 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation   United Arab Emirates Dubai $10.1 billion AED37 billion 2007 [22]
20 Fondazione Cariplo   Italy Milano $9.6 billion 8.4 billion 1991 [23]
21 Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies   USA Minneapolis $9.2 billion USD9.2 billion 1991 [24]
22 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation   United States Menlo Park, California $8.7 billion 1967 [25]
23 Li Ka Shing Foundation   Hong Kong Hong Kong $8.3 billion HK$64.4 billion 1980 [26]
24 The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust   United States New York City $8.3 billion 1999 [27]
25 W. K. Kellogg Foundation Trust   United States Battle Creek, Michigan $8.2 billion 1930 [28]
26 Jacobs Foundation   Switzerland Zurich $7.6 billion CHF7 billion 2001 [29]
27 Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung   Germany Bad Homburg $7 billion 6.2 billion 1983 [30]
28 Children's Investment Fund Foundation   United Kingdom London $5.9 billion £5.2 billion 2002 [31]
29 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation   United States Palo Alto, California $6.4 billion 2000 [15]
30 David and Lucile Packard Foundation   United States Los Altos, California $6.3 billion 1964 [15]
31 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation   United States New York City $6.2 billion 1969 [15]
32 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation   United States Chicago $6 billion 1975 [15]
33 Robert Bosch Foundation   Germany Stuttgart $6 billion 5.3 billion 1964 [32]
34 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation   United States Westlake Village, California $5.9 billion 1944 [33]
35 Nemours Foundation   United States Jacksonville $4.6 billion 1936 [34]
36 Bloomberg Philanthropies   United States New York City $4.2 billion 2004 [15]
37 Mother Cabrini Health Foundation   United States New York City $4 billion 2018 [35]
38 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation   Portugal Lisbon $4.0 billion 3.72 billion 1956 [36]
39 VolkswagenStiftung    Germany Hannover $4 billion 3.5 billion 1961 [37]
40 Tulsa Community Foundation   United States Tulsa $3.8 billion 1998 [15]
41 Rockefeller Foundation   United States New York City $3.7 billion 1913 [15]
42 The Kresge Foundation   United States Troy, Michigan $3.6 billion 1924 [15]
43 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation   Sweden Stockholm $3.6 billion kr.32.7 billion 1917 [38]
44 California Health Care Foundation   United States Los Angeles $3.6 billion 1996 [15]
45 The Duke Endowment   United States Charlotte $3.4 billion 1924 [15]
46 Realdania   Denmark Copenhagen $3.2 billion 2.8 billion 2000 [39]
47 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation   United States Kansas City $2.7 billion 1978 [40]
48 Simons Foundation   United States New York City $2.6 billion 1994 [41]
49 Bridge House Estates   United Kingdom London $2.2 billion £1.65 billion 1092 [42]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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