March 21, 2010
The Nation’s 10 Wealthiest Foundations
| 2009 assets | Percentage change from 2008 | Grants approved in 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle) | $33,900,000,000 | 13.4% | $3,000,000,000 |
| Ford Foundation (New York) | 10,543,572,209 | 11.0% | 482,050,048 |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.) | 8,136,000,000 | 8.3% | 299,036,000 |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.)* | 7,304,404,972 | 14.8% | 226,000,000 |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.) | 6,800,775,000 | 9.50% | 235,100,000 |
| David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, Calif.) | 5,600,000,000 | 20.40% | 291,735,000 |
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago) | 5,117,771,000 | 2.10% | 232,223,825 |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.) | 5,000,000,000 | 10.90% | 92,440,727 |
| Lilly Endowment (Indianapolis)† | 4,844,804,411 | -15.30% | n/a |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (New York) | 4,700,000,000 | 7.70% | 199,489,717 |
| Note: Assets are as of December 31 and may be estimated. | |||
| * Figures are for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust. | |||
| † Asset figure for 2009 is based on holdings of Eli Lilly and Company stock, as listed in the foundation’s federal Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and represents approximately 95 percent of the foundation’s assets. | |||
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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