List of wealthiest charitable foundations

This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 53 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. The endowment value is a rounded estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the exchange rates on December 31, 2024. 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 Endowment
(USD)
Endowment
(home currency)
Founded Ref.
1 Novo Nordisk Foundation  Denmark Copenhagen $167 billion kr.1,114 billion 1989
2 Tata Trusts  India Mumbai $100+ billion 1919
3 Gates Foundation  United States Seattle $70.2 billion 2000
4 Wellcome Trust  United Kingdom London $42.8 billion £34.6 billion 1936
5 Stichting INGKA Foundation  Netherlands Leiden $37.3 billion €34.3 billion 1982
6 Mastercard Foundation  Canada Toronto $31.5 billion 2006
7 Fundación La Caixa  Spain Palma de Mallorca $28.1 billion €27 billion 1904
8 Howard Hughes Medical Institute  United States Chevy Chase, Maryland $27.1 billion 1953
9 RAG-Stiftung [de]  Germany Essen, Germany $24 billion 2007
10 Azim Premji Foundation  India Bangalore $21 billion 2001
11 Open Society Foundations  United States New York City $19.6 billion 1993
12 Lilly Endowment  United States Indianapolis $15.1 billion 1937
13 Ford Foundation  United States New York City $13.7 billion 1936
14 Silicon Valley Community Foundation  United States San Jose, California $13.6 billion 2007
15 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation  United States Menlo Park, California $13.3 billion 1967
16 Garfield Weston Foundation  United Kingdom London $13.2 billion £9.8 billion 1958
17 Church Commissioners for England  United Kingdom London $12.4 billion £9.2 billion 1948
18 Stavros Niarchos Foundation  Greece Athens $12 billion 1996
19 Kamehameha Schools  United States Honolulu $11.5 billion 1887
20 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  United States Princeton, New Jersey $11.4 billion 1972
21 J. Paul Getty Trust  United States Los Angeles $10.4 billion 1982
22 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation  United Arab Emirates Dubai $10.1 billion AED37 billion 2007
23 Fondazione Cariplo Italy Milano $9.6 billion €8.4 billion 1991
24 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation  United States Palo Alto, California $9.5 billion 2000
25 Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies  United States Minneapolis $9.2 billion USD9.2 billion 1991
26 Li Ka Shing Foundation  Hong Kong Hong Kong $8.3 billion HK$64.4 billion 1980
27 The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust  United States New York City $8.3 billion 1999
28 W. K. Kellogg Foundation Trust  United States Battle Creek, Michigan $8.2 billion 1930
29 Jacobs Foundation  Switzerland Zürich $7.6 billion CHF7 billion 2001
30 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation  United States West Lake Hills, Texas $7.5 billion 1999
31 Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung  Germany Bad Homburg $7 billion €6.2 billion 1983
32 David and Lucile Packard Foundation  United States Los Altos, California $6.3 billion 1964
33 Rockefeller Foundation  United States New York City $6.3 billion 1913
34 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation  United States New York City $6.2 billion 1969
35 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation  United States Chicago $6 billion 1970
36 Robert Bosch Foundation  Germany Stuttgart $6 billion €5.3 billion 1964
37 Children's Investment Fund Foundation  United Kingdom London $5.9 billion £5.2 billion 2002
38 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation  United States Westlake Village, California $5.9 billion 1944
39 Nemours Foundation  United States Jacksonville $4.6 billion 1936
40 Bloomberg Philanthropies  United States New York City $4.2 billion 2004
41 Carnegie Corporation of New York  United States New York City $4.1 billion 1911
42 Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  United States New York City $4 billion 2018
43 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation  Portugal Lisbon $4.0 billion €3.72 billion 1956
44 Volkswagen Stiftung  Germany Hannover $4 billion €3.5 billion 1961
45 Tulsa Community Foundation  United States Tulsa $3.8 billion 1998
46 The Kresge Foundation  United States Troy, Michigan $3.6 billion 1924
47 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation  Sweden Stockholm $3.6 billion kr.32.7 billion 1917
48 California Health Care Foundation  United States Oakland, California $3.6 billion 1996
49 The Duke Endowment  United States Charlotte $3.4 billion 1924
50 Realdania  Denmark Copenhagen $3.2 billion €2.8 billion 2000
51 Cleveland Foundation  United States Cleveland $2.8 billion 1914
52 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation  United States Kansas City $2.7 billion 1978
53 Simons Foundation  United States New York City $2.6 billion 1994
54 Fundus Heritage  Monaco Monte Carlo $1.2 billion 1923

See also

  • List of charitable foundations
  • List of wealthiest religious organizations

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