| Organization | Founded | Main source of wealth | 2014 assets (in billions) |
2014 grants (in millions) |
Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 2000 | Computer software | $44.32 | $3,991 | Help all people lead healthy, productive lives |
| Ford Foundation | 1936 | Automobiles | $12.40 | $508 | Strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, and more |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 1968 | Health products | $10.50 | $362 | Improve the health and health care of all Americans |
| J. Paul Getty Trust | 1953 | Oil | $10.14 | $36 | Advance the understanding and preservation of the visual arts |
| Lilly Endowment | 1937 | Pharmaceuticals | $10.07 | $349 | Support religion, education, and community development |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | 1966 | Electronics | $9.04 | $360 | Solve social and environmental problems such as poverty and climate change |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation | 1930 | Cereal | $8.62 | $311 | Create conditions so that vulnerable children can realize their full potential |
| David and Lucile Packard Foundation | 1964 | Electronics | $7.08 | $295 | Improve the lives of children, families, and communities; restore and protect the planet |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | 2000 | Computer hardware | $6.56 | $220 | Create enduring impact in environmental conservation, patient care, and science |
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | 1970 | Insurance | $6.47 | $220 | Help build a more just, verdant, and peaceful world |
Where That $220 Million Went
Last year the MacArthur Foundation granted money toward a huge array of issues worldwide. This year MacArthur Foundation president Julia Stasch is making fewer, bigger bets: for example, on justice, security, and the environment. That means some existing grantees will see their funding cut. Read more about the changes.
2014 Grants by Issue …
… and by Location
NOTES: Excludes community foundations. Founding date as of creation, not funding. 2014 numbers reflect each foundation’s fiscal year; MacArthur’s were updated at presstime. Numbers in pie charts are approximate; grants by issue are the amounts budgeted for 2014; grants by location are for the typical year. Justice includes human rights; communities includes housing and economic development; education includes digital media and learning; environment includes conservation, sustainable development, and climate change mitigation; population includes migration and reproductive health.
SOURCES: Foundation Center; the respective foundations; Chicago estimates
SOURCES: Foundation Center; the respective foundations; Chicago estimates