Top 10 states by foundation grant dollars received, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

Total grants dollars

%

Total number

%

1.

New York

$2,993,015,584

5.6

15,844

4.1

2.

California

2,959,226,837

5.6

21,886

5.7

3.

District of Columbia

1,849,012,580

3.5

7,729

2.0

4.

Massachusetts

1,101,179,289

2.1

6,896

1.8

5.

Texas

997,823,371

1.9

8,356

2.2

6.

Pennsylvania

719,276,163

1.4

5,686

1.5

7.

Virginia

636,857,771

1.2

4,461

1.2

8.

Illinois

636,429,785

1.2

5,936

1.5

9.

Georgia

550,401,469

1.0

3,034

0.8

10.

Michigan

520,802,249

1.0

3,716

1.0

Subtotal

$12,964,025,098

24.4

83,544

21.8

All other States

7,111,409,163

13.4

66,439

17.3

 

                Total1

$20,075,434,261

37.8

149,983

39.1

Source: The Foundation Center, 2011. Due to rounding, figures may not add up. Based on all grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a national sample of 1,384 larger U.S. foundations (including 800 of the 1,000 largest ranked by total giving). For community foundations, only discretionary grants are included. Grants to individuals are not included in the file. The difference between total grants awarded and total grants received represents grants to overseas recipients.

 

1Total for grants received includes 93 grants totaling $3.9 million to recipients based in U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands).

 

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