List of wealthiest foundations

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This is a list of wealthiest foundations and consists of the 25 largest foundations and other charitable organizations.

Only nonprofit foundations are listed here. Funds that are part of a larger company are not included (such as holding companies, which typically hold the majority of outstanding stock of other companies).

The entries are ordered by the current size of the organization's total financial endowment (that is, the current total value of invested donations). The endowment value is an estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the exchange rates on March 4, 2008. Due to fluctuations in investment values and exchange rates, this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day. The combined net worth of this list is US$219.8 billion.

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[edit] Wealthiest foundations

Rank Organization Country Headquarters Endowment (US$) Endowment
(native currency)		 References
1 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Flag of the United States United States Seattle, Washington $38.7 billion [1]
2 Wellcome Trust Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom London $23.2 billion £11.7 billion (GBP) [2]
3 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Flag of the United States United States Chevy Chase, Maryland $18.6 billion [3]
4 Ford Foundation Flag of the United States United States New York City, New York $13.7 billion [4]
5 The Church Commissioners for England Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom London $10.5 billion £5.3 billion (GBP) [5]
6 J. Paul Getty Trust Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles, California $10.1 billion [4]
7 Li Ka Shing Foundation Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong $10.0 billion $77.8 billion (HKD) [6]
8 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Flag of the United States United States Princeton, New Jersey $10.0 billion [4]
9 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Flag of the United States United States Menlo Park, California $8.5 billion [4]
10 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Flag of the United States United States Battle Creek, Michigan $8.4 billion [4]
11 Lilly Endowment Flag of the United States United States Indianapolis, Indiana $7.6 billion [4]
12 Garfield Weston Foundation Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom London $6.9 billion £3.5 billion (GBP) [7]
13 Robert Bosch Foundation Flag of Germany Germany Stuttgart $6.9 billion €4.5 billion (EUR) [2]
14 David and Lucile Packard Foundation Flag of the United States United States Los Altos, California $6.3 billion [4]
15 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Flag of the United States United States New York City, New York $6.1 billion [4]
16 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Flag of the United States United States Chicago, Illinois $6.1 billion [4]
17 Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation Flag of the United States United States San Francisco, California $5.8 billion [4]
18 Realdania Flag of Denmark Denmark Copenhagen $5.6 billion kr 27.4 billion (DKK) [8]
19 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Flag of Sweden Sweden Stockholm $5.3 billion kr 32.7 billion (SEK) [9]
20 The California Endowment Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles $4.4 billion [4]
21 The Pew Charitable Trusts Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $4.1 billion [10]
22 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Flag of Portugal Portugal Lisbon $3.8 billion €2.5 billion (EUR) [11]
23 Rockefeller Foundation Flag of the United States United States New York City, New York $3.8 billion [4]
24 The Starr Foundation Flag of the United States United States New York City, New York $3.5 billion [4]
25 The Kresge Foundation Flag of the United States United States Detroit, Michigan $3.3 billion [4]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "http://www.gatesfoundation.com/MediaCenter/FactSheet/"
  2. ^ a b 10 Largest Foundations in the World. How Stuff Works. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ "http://www.hhmi.org/home/HHMI_AR07.pdf"
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Asset Size. Foundation Center. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  5. ^ Asset Management. The Church of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  6. ^ The Revolution of Chairman Li. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  7. ^ Report and accounts of the trustees. Garfield Weston Foundation (2006-04-05). Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  8. ^ AnnuAl RepoRt 2007. Danske Bank. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  9. ^ The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Wallenberg. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  10. ^ Pew Prospectus. Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  11. ^ Europe’s Top 40 Foundations. PNN Online. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.

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