List of wealthiest charitable foundations 3540456 225551615 2008-07-14T07:38:56Z Nirvana2013 305961 Add link 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 &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation]] | {{USA}} | [[Seattle, Washington]] |align="right"|$38.7&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref>"http://www.gatesfoundation.com/MediaCenter/FactSheet/"</ref> |- |align="center"|2 | [[Wellcome Trust]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$23.2&nbsp;billion |align="right"|£11.7&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|5 | [[Church Commissioners|The Church Commissioners for England]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$10.5&nbsp;billion |align="right"|£5.3&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"|$77.8&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|9 | [[William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]] | {{USA}} | [[Menlo Park, California]] |align="right"|$8.5&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|10 | [[W.K. Kellogg Foundation]] | {{USA}} | [[Battle Creek, Michigan]] |align="right"|$8.4&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|11 | [[Lilly Endowment]] | {{USA}} | [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] |align="right"|$7.6&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|12 | [[Garfield Weston Foundation]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$6.9&nbsp;billion |align="right"|£3.5&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"|€4.5&nbsp;billion ([[EUR]]) |align="center"|<ref name="largest" /> |- |align="center"|14 | [[David and Lucile Packard Foundation]] | {{USA}} | [[Los Altos, California]] |align="right"|$6.3&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|18 | [[Realdania]] | {{DEN}} | [[Copenhagen]] |align="right"|$5.6&nbsp;billion |align="right"|kr 27.4&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"|kr 32.7&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|21 | [[The Pew Charitable Trusts]] | {{USA}} | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |align="right"|$4.1&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"|€2.5&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|24 | [[The Starr Foundation]] | {{USA}} | [[New York City, New York]] |align="right"|$3.5&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |- |align="center"|25 | [[The Kresge Foundation]] | {{USA}} | [[Detroit, Michigan]] |align="right"|$3.3&nbsp;billion |align="right"| |align="center"|<ref name="us" /> |} <!-- Foundations that were removed because of $1 billion cut-off mark: |- |align="center"|25 | [[Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg]] | {{GER}} | [[Stuttgart]] |align="right"|$3.3&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|25 | [[Volkswagen Foundation]] | {{GER}} | [[Hannover]] |align="right"|$2.7&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|27 | [[The MasterCard Foundation]] | {{CAN}} | [[Toronto, Ontario]] |align="right"|$2.2&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|28 | [[The Leverhulme Trust]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$2.1&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|29 | [[Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt]] | {{GER}} | [[Osnabrück]] |align="right"|$2.1&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|30 | [[Onassis Foundation]] | {{LIE}} | [[Vaduz]] |align="right"|$2.1&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|31 | [[Esmée Fairbairn Foundation]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$1.8&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|32 | [[Sparebankstiftelsen DnB NOR]] | {{NOR}} | [[Oslo]] |align="right"|$1.8&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|35 | [[City Bridge Trust]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$1.5&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|36 | [[Carlsberg Foundation]] | {{DEN}} | [[Copenhagen]] |align="right"|$1.4&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|37 | [[The Henry Smith Charity]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$1.4&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|38 | [[Wolfson Foundation]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$1.3&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|39 | [[Whitgift Foundation]] | {{UK}} | [[Croydon]] |align="right"|$0.5&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|40 | [[Nuffield Foundation]] | {{UK}} | [[London]] |align="right"|$0.5&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|41 | [[Joseph Rowntree Foundation]] | {{UK}} | [[York]] |align="right"|$0.5&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|42 | [[Fritt Ord|Institusjonen Fritt Ord]] | {{NOR}} | [[Oslo]] |align="right"|$0.4&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|43 | [[Nobel Foundation]] | {{SWE}} | [[Stockholm]] |align="right"|$0.4&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|44 | [[Cultiva - Kristiansand Kommunes Energiverksstiftelse]] | {{NOR}} | [[Kristiansand]] |align="right"|$0.3&nbsp;billion |align="center"| |- |align="center"|45 | [[UNIFOR - Foundation of the University of Oslo]] | {{NOR}} | [[Oslo]] |align="right"|$0.2&nbsp;billion |align="center"| --> ==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] {{Charity}} [[Category:Lists of organizations|Foundations, wealthiest]] [[Category:Foundations by country]] [[Category:Monetary lists|Foundations, wealthiest]] [[Category:Foundations]] {{featured list}}