List of wealthiest charitable foundations
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This is a '''list of wealthiest charitable foundations''' and consists of the 25 largest [[Foundation (nonprofit organization)|charitable foundations]], [[private foundation]]s and other [[charitable organization]]s.
Only [[Foundation (nonprofit organization)|nonprofit foundations]] are listed here. 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 [[donation]]s). The endowment value is an estimate measured in [[United States dollar]]s, based on the [[exchange rate]]s on [[March 4]] [[2008]]. Due to fluctuations in investment values and exchange rates, this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day. The combined net worth of this list is [[US$]]219.8 billion.
== Wealthiest foundations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Organization
! Country
! Headquarters
! [[Financial endowment|Endowment]] ([[US$]])
!width="125" class="unsortable"|Endowment<br /><small>(native currency)</small>
!class="unsortable"|References
|-
|align="center"|1
| [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
|align="right"|$38.7 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref>"http://www.gatesfoundation.com/MediaCenter/FactSheet/"</ref>
|-
|align="center"|2
| [[Wellcome Trust]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$23.2 billion
|align="right"|£11.7 billion ([[GBP]])
|align="center"|<ref name="largest">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-largest-foundations-in-the-world.htm|title= 10 Largest Foundations in the World |publisher=How Stuff Works }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|3
| [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]]
|align="right"|$18.6 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref>"http://www.hhmi.org/home/HHMI_AR07.pdf"</ref>
|-
|align="center"|4
| [[Ford Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[New York City, New York]]
|align="right"|$13.7 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|5
| [[Church Commissioners|The Church Commissioners for England]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$10.5 billion
|align="right"|£5.3 billion ([[GBP]])
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-19|url=http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/churchcommissioners/assets/|title=Asset Management |publisher=The Church of England }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|6
| [[J. Paul Getty Trust]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles, California]]
|align="right"|$10.1 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html|title=Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Asset Size |publisher=Foundation Center }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|7
| [[Li Ka Shing Foundation]]
| {{HKG}}
| [[Hong Kong]]
|align="right"|$10.0 billion
|align="right"|$77.8 billion ([[HKD]])
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119394575671179451.html?mod=hps_us_editors_picks|title=The Revolution of Chairman Li |publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|8
| [[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Princeton, New Jersey]]
|align="right"|$10.0 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|9
| [[William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Menlo Park, California]]
|align="right"|$8.5 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|10
| [[W.K. Kellogg Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Battle Creek, Michigan]]
|align="right"|$8.4 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|11
| [[Lilly Endowment]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|align="right"|$7.6 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|12
| [[Garfield Weston Foundation]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$6.9 billion
|align="right"|£3.5 billion ([[GBP]])
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://www.garfieldweston.org/report/2006Report.pdf|title=Report and accounts of the trustees |publisher=Garfield Weston Foundation|date=2006-04-05 }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|13
| [[Robert Bosch Stiftung|Robert Bosch Foundation]]
| {{GER}}
| [[Stuttgart]]
|align="right"|$6.9 billion
|align="right"|€4.5 billion ([[EUR]])
|align="center"|<ref name="largest" />
|-
|align="center"|14
| [[David and Lucile Packard Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Altos, California]]
|align="right"|$6.3 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|15
| [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[New York City, New York]]
|align="right"|$6.1 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|16
| [[John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
|align="right"|$6.1 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|17
| [[Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[San Francisco, California]]
|align="right"|$5.8 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|18
| [[Realdania]]
| {{DEN}}
| [[Copenhagen]]
|align="right"|$5.6 billion
|align="right"|kr 27.4 billion ([[DKK]])
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://www.danskebank.com/en-uk/ir/Documents/2007/Q4/annualreport2007.pdf|title=AnnuAl RepoRt 2007 |publisher=Danske Bank }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|19
| [[Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation]]
| {{SWE}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|align="right"|$5.3 billion
|align="right"|kr 32.7 billion ([[SEK]])
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://www.wallenberg.org/kaw/in_english/default.asp|title=The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation |publisher=Wallenberg }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|20
| [[The California Endowment]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Los Angeles]]
|align="right"|$4.4 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|21
| [[The Pew Charitable Trusts]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|align="right"|$4.1 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Static_Pages/About_Us/PP_2007.pdf|title=Pew Prospectus |publisher=Pew Charitable Trusts }}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|22
| [[Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation]]
| {{POR}}
| [[Lisbon]]
|align="right"|$3.8 billion
|align="right"|€2.5 billion ([[EUR]])
|align="center"|<ref name="europe">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-04|url=http://www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=4620|title=Europe’s Top 40 Foundations|publisher=PNN Online}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|23
| [[Rockefeller Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[New York City, New York]]
|align="right"|$3.8 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|24
| [[The Starr Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[New York City, New York]]
|align="right"|$3.5 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|-
|align="center"|25
| [[The Kresge Foundation]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
|align="right"|$3.3 billion
|align="right"|
|align="center"|<ref name="us" />
|}
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Foundations that were removed because of $1 billion cut-off mark:
|-
|align="center"|25
| [[Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg]]
| {{GER}}
| [[Stuttgart]]
|align="right"|$3.3 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|25
| [[Volkswagen Foundation]]
| {{GER}}
| [[Hannover]]
|align="right"|$2.7 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|27
| [[The MasterCard Foundation]]
| {{CAN}}
| [[Toronto, Ontario]]
|align="right"|$2.2 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|28
| [[The Leverhulme Trust]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$2.1 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|29
| [[Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt]]
| {{GER}}
| [[Osnabrück]]
|align="right"|$2.1 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|30
| [[Onassis Foundation]]
| {{LIE}}
| [[Vaduz]]
|align="right"|$2.1 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|31
| [[Esmée Fairbairn Foundation]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$1.8 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|32
| [[Sparebankstiftelsen DnB NOR]]
| {{NOR}}
| [[Oslo]]
|align="right"|$1.8 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|33
| [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|The National Trust]]
| {{UK}}
| [[Swindon]]
|align="right"|$1.7 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|34
| [[A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal]]
| {{DEN}}
| [[Copenhagen]]
|align="right"|$1.5 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|35
| [[City Bridge Trust]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$1.5 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|36
| [[Carlsberg Foundation]]
| {{DEN}}
| [[Copenhagen]]
|align="right"|$1.4 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|37
| [[The Henry Smith Charity]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$1.4 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|38
| [[Wolfson Foundation]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$1.3 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|39
| [[Whitgift Foundation]]
| {{UK}}
| [[Croydon]]
|align="right"|$0.5 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|40
| [[Nuffield Foundation]]
| {{UK}}
| [[London]]
|align="right"|$0.5 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|41
| [[Joseph Rowntree Foundation]]
| {{UK}}
| [[York]]
|align="right"|$0.5 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|42
| [[Fritt Ord|Institusjonen Fritt Ord]]
| {{NOR}}
| [[Oslo]]
|align="right"|$0.4 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|43
| [[Nobel Foundation]]
| {{SWE}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|align="right"|$0.4 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|44
| [[Cultiva - Kristiansand Kommunes Energiverksstiftelse]]
| {{NOR}}
| [[Kristiansand]]
|align="right"|$0.3 billion
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|45
| [[UNIFOR - Foundation of the University of Oslo]]
| {{NOR}}
| [[Oslo]]
|align="right"|$0.2 billion
|align="center"|
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==See also==
*[[List of charitable foundations]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* [http://foundationcenter.org/ Foundation Center]
* [http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html Top 100 US Foundations]
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