Top 50 U.S. foundations awarding grants in the state of Virginia, 2009

 

 

Foundation Name

Foundation State

Foundation Type*

Total Dollars Awarded

No. of Grants

1.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

CA

IN

$ 54,644,504

24

2.

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation

NV

IN

42,661,100

3

3.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

WA

IN

30,671,576

16

4.

Tosa Foundation

CA

IN

24,810,000

2

5.

Walton Family Foundation, Inc.

AR

IN

23,221,142

8

6.

Citi Foundation

NY

CS

17,015,900

256

7.

The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia

VA

CM

16,636,346

458

8.

The Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc.

AR

CS

15,421,846

114

9.

GE Foundation

CT

CS

13,878,313

48

10.

Hansjoerg Wyss Foundation

PA

IN

12,515,000

2

11.

Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. Foundation

CA

IN

10,820,000

2

12.

The Norfolk Foundation

VA

CM

10,369,637

152

13.

Dominion Foundation

PA

CS

10,062,350

194

14.

The UPS Foundation

GA

CS

9,638,230

29

15.

Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust

NY

IN

9,200,000

5

16.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

CA

IN

7,552,340

27

17.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

CA

IN

7,500,000

12

18.

The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc.

NC

CS

7,269,465

155

19.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

NY

IN

7,193,000

13

20.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

NC

CS

6,565,000

78

21.

Williamsburg Community Health Foundation

VA

IN

6,360,588

95

22.

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

NE

IN

6,345,449

2

23.

W. K. Kellogg Foundation

MI

IN

6,282,046

18

24.

The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

VA

IN

5,640,051

39

25.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

NJ

IN

5,542,531

17

26.

Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

VA

IN

5,410,500

6

27.

Ford Foundation

NY

IN

5,058,500

17

28.

Nanci's Animal Rights Foundation, Inc.

FL

IN

5,000,000

1

29.

The Marisla Foundation

CA

IN

4,785,000

14

30.

Robins Foundation

VA

IN

4,573,880

82

31.

Richard King Mellon Foundation

PA

IN

4,500,000

2

32.

Danville Regional Foundation

VA

IN

4,374,151

18

33.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

CA

CM

4,282,250

32

34.

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

DC

CM

4,237,351

96

35.

The Kresge Foundation

MI

IN

4,226,156

9

36.

The Lincy Foundation

CA

IN

4,200,000

5

37.

Colcom Foundation

PA

IN

4,142,000

13

38.

Omidyar Network Fund, Inc.

CA

IN

4,000,000

1

39.

The Annenberg Foundation

CA

IN

3,748,599

16

40.

Robertson Foundation

NY

IN

3,680,000

3

41.

Covenant Foundation, Inc.

TX

IN

3,624,000

7

42.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

IL

IN

3,467,500

9

43.

Freddie Mac Foundation

VA

CS

3,255,500

53

44.

Abbott Fund

IL

CS

3,167,831

7

45.

The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation

MI

IN

3,135,000

5

46.

The John W. Kluge Foundation

MD

IN

3,100,000

3

47.

Joseph & Sylvia Slifka Foundation, Inc.

NY

IN

3,000,000

2

48.

Caterpillar Foundation

IL

CS

2,891,380

20

49.

Blue Moon Fund, Inc.

VA

IN

2,764,700

24

50.

Lilly Endowment Inc.

IN

IN

2,675,994

12

 

 

Total

 

$ 465,116,706

2,226

 

 

Source: The Foundation Center, 2011. 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.

 

* IN=Independent Foundation; CM=Community Foundation; CS=Corporate Foundation; OP=Operating Foundation.

 

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