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This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 49 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
[update] 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 value
Rank
Organisation
Country
Headquarters
Endowmentin USD
Endowmentin 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
AED 37 billion
2007
[22]
20
Fondazione Cariplo
Italy
Milano
$9.6 billion
€ 8.4 billion
1991
[23]
21
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
United States
Palo Alto, California
$9.5 billion
2000
[24]
22
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
United States
Minneapolis
$9.2 billion
USD 9.2 billion
1991
[25]
23
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
United States
Menlo Park, California
$8.7 billion
1967
[26]
24
Li Ka Shing Foundation
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$8.3 billion
HK$ 64.4 billion
1980
[27]
25
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
United States
New York City
$8.3 billion
1999
[28]
26
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Trust
United States
Battle Creek, Michigan
$8.2 billion
1930
[29]
27
Jacobs Foundation
Switzerland
Zürich
$7.6 billion
CHF 7 billion
2001
[30]
28
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung
Germany
Bad Homburg
$7 billion
€ 6.2 billion
1983
[31]
29
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
United Kingdom
London
$5.9 billion
£ 5.2 billion
2002
[32]
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
1970
[15]
33
Robert Bosch Foundation
Germany
Stuttgart
$6 billion
€ 5.3 billion
1964
[33]
34
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
United States
Westlake Village, California
$5.9 billion
1944
[34]
35
Nemours Foundation
United States
Jacksonville
$4.6 billion
1936
[35]
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
[36]
38
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Portugal
Lisbon
$4.0 billion
€ 3.72 billion
1956
[37]
39
VolkswagenStiftung
Germany
Hannover
$4 billion
€ 3.5 billion
1961
[38]
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
[39]
44
California Health Care Foundation
United States
Oakland, California
$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
[40]
47
Cleveland Foundation
United States
Cleveland
$2.8 billion
1914
[41]
48
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
United States
Kansas City
$2.7 billion
1978
[42]
49
Simons Foundation
United States
New York City
$2.6 billion
1994
[43]
50
Bridge House Estates
United Kingdom
London
$2.2 billion
£ 1.65 billion
1092
[44]
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