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*[[Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation]] of [[San Francisco, California]] 5,308,627,945 12/31/05 |
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*[[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] of [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]] $14.8B |
*[[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] of [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]] $14.8B |
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*[[Pew Charitable Trusts]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] $4.1B |
*[[The Pew Charitable Trusts]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] $4.1B |
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*[[Rockefeller Foundation]] of [[New York City, New York]] $3.2B |
*[[Rockefeller Foundation]] of [[New York City, New York]] $3.2B |
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*[[The Kresge Foundation]] of [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] $2.7B |
*[[The Kresge Foundation]] of [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] $2.7B |
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Revision as of 03:21, 14 July 2007
List of wealthiest foundations is an annotated list of the largest foundations and other charitable organizations, organised by country and size of financial endowment.
Canada
- The Mastercard Foundation of Toronto,Ontario $2.2B
Denmark
- Realdania of Copenhagen DKK 31.8B (approx. USD 5.6B)
- A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal of Copenhagen ca DKK 9B (approx. USD 1.5B)
- Carlsberg Foundation of Copenhagen DKK 8.8B (approx. USD 1.4B)
Germany
- Robert Bosch Foundation EUR 5.1B (approx. USD 6B)
- Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg EUR 2.7B (aprox. USD 3.3B)
- Volkswagen Foundation EUR 2.2B (approx. USD 2.7B)
- Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt EUR 1.7B (approx. USD 2.1B)
Liechtenstein
- Onassis Foundation of Vaduz, Liechtenstein. $2.1B
Netherlands
- Stichting INGKA Foundation, more than $36B (status disputed - see article)
Norway
- Sparebankstiftelsen DnB NOR of Oslo NOK 11B (approx. USD 1.8B)
- Institusjonen Fritt Ord of Oslo NOK 2.3B (approx. USD 0.4B)
- Cultiva - Kristiansand Kommunes Energiverksstiftelse of Kristiansand NOK 1.6B (approx. USD 0.3B)
- UNIFOR - Foundation of the University of Oslo of Oslo NOK 1.3B (approx. USD 0.2B)
Spain
- La Caixa EUR 0.25B (approx. USD 0.32B) (budget for 2005)
Sweden
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation of Stockholm SEK 30.1B (approx. USD 3.9B)
- Nobel Foundation of Stockholm SEK 3.0B (approx. USD 0.4B)
United Kingdom
- Wellcome Trust of London £13.4B ($26.8B) as of 30 September 2006.
- Garfield Weston Foundation £3.5B ($7B) as of 5 April 2006.
- Wolfson Foundation of London £670 million ($1.34B) as of 2006.
United States
The wealthiest foundations in the United States, according to Foundation Center [1]. Dollar values list assets based on most recent available audited financial information (in USD).
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington $29,153,508,829 12/31/05
- Ford Foundation of New York City, New York 11,615,906,693 09/30/05
- J. Paul Getty Trust of Los Angeles, California 9,618,627,974 06/30/05
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of Princeton, New Jersey 9,367,614,774 12/31/05
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation of Menlo Park, California 8,520,765,000 12/31/06
- Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis, Indiana 8,360,760,584 12/31/05
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan 7,799,270,734 08/31/06
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation of Los Altos, California 5,788,480,930 12/31/05
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City, New York 5,586,112,000 12/31/05
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago, Illinois 5,492,269,240 12/31/05
- Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation of San Francisco, California 5,308,627,945 12/31/05
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute of Chevy Chase, Maryland $14.8B
- The Pew Charitable Trusts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $4.1B
- Rockefeller Foundation of New York City, New York $3.2B
- The Kresge Foundation of Detroit, Michigan $2.7B