List of wealthiest charitable foundations

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This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations and it consists of the 29 largest charitable foundations, private foundations and other charitable organizations.

Only nonprofit foundations are covered in this list. Funds that are part of a larger company are not included (such as holding companies, which typically hold the majority of outstanding stock of other companies).

The entries are ordered by the current size of the organization's total financial endowment (that is, the current 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 investment values and exchange rates, this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day.

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Wealthiest foundations [edit]

Rank Organization Country Headquarters Endowment ($USD) Endowment
(native currency)		 Founded References
1 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  United States Seattle, Washington $37.4 billion 1994 [1]
2 Stichting INGKA Foundation  Netherlands Leiden, Netherlands $36.0 billion 1982 [2]
3 Wellcome Trust  United Kingdom London $22.1 billion £14.2 billion (GBP) 1936 [3]
4 Howard Hughes Medical Institute  United States Chevy Chase, Maryland $16.1 billion 1953 [4]
5 Ford Foundation  United States New York City, New York $10.3 billion 1936 [1]
6 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation  United Arab Emirates Dubai $10.0 billion $36.7 billion (AED) 2007 [5]
7 J. Paul Getty Trust  United States Los Angeles, California $9.6 billion 1982 [1]
8 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  United States Princeton, New Jersey $9.2 billion 1972 [1]
9 Li Ka Shing Foundation  Hong Kong Hong Kong $8.3 billion $64.4 billion (HKD) 1980 [6]
10 The Church Commissioners for England  United Kingdom London $8.1 billion £5.2 billion (GBP) 1948 [7]
11 W.K. Kellogg Foundation  United States Battle Creek, Michigan $7.7 billion 1930 [1]
12 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation  United States Menlo Park, California $7.4 billion 1967 [1]
13 Kamehameha Schools  United States Honolulu, Hawaii $7.3 billion 1887 [1]
14 Robert Bosch Foundation  Germany Stuttgart $6.9 billion €4.5 billion (EUR) 1964 [8]
15 Garfield Weston Foundation  United Kingdom London $6.5 billion £4.2 billion (GBP) 1958 [9]
16 David and Lucile Packard Foundation  United States Los Altos, California $6.1 billion 1964 [1]
17 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation  United States Chicago, Illinois $5.7 billion 1975 [1]
18 The Pew Charitable Trusts  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $5.594 billion 1948 [10]
19 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation  United States Palo Alto, California $5.585 billion 2000 [1]
20 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation  United States New York City, New York $5.5 billion 1969 [1]
21 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation  Sweden Stockholm $5.3 billion kr 32.7 billion (SEK) 1917 [11]
22 Lilly Endowment  United States Indianapolis, Indiana $5.2 billion 1937 [1]
23 The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust  United States New York City, New York $4.1 billion 1999 [1]
24 Tulsa Community Foundation  United States Tulsa, Oklahoma $4.0 billion 1998 [1]
25 The California Endowment  United States Los Angeles $3.7 billion 1996 [1]
26 Rockefeller Foundation  United States New York City, New York $3.6 billion 1913 [1]
27 Realdania  Denmark Copenhagen $3.5 billion €2.8 billion (EUR) 2000 [12]
27 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation  Portugal Lisbon $3.5 billion €2.8 billion (EUR) 1956 [13]
29 The Kresge Foundation  United States Troy, Michigan $3.3 billion 1924 [1]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Asset Size". Foundation Center. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  2. ^ "Flat-pack accounting". The Economist. 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2007-01-02. 
  3. ^ "Annual report and financial statements 2011". Wellcome Trust. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  4. ^ "Annual Report Finance & Investments 2011". Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved 2011-11-3. 
  5. ^ "About Us". Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  6. ^ Flannery, Russell (March 7, 2012). "Li Ka-Shing's Midas Touch". Forbes. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  7. ^ "Asset Management". The Church of England. Retrieved 2012-06-24. 
  8. ^ "10 Largest Foundations in the World". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  9. ^ "Report and Accounts of the Trustees". Garfield Weston Foundation. 2011-04-05. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  10. ^ "Pew Prospectus". Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  11. ^ "The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation". Wallenberg. Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  12. ^ "Overview". Realdania. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Annual Report 2010". Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. p. 295. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 

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