Foundations & grantmakers
Search 101,800 U.S. funders — private foundations, community foundations, United Ways and other grantmaking charities — by name, cause or the organizations they have funded. Each page shows the funder's largest grants, where its money goes and — just as important — whether it takes applications.
4,456 funders matching “church” that may accept applications.
| Funder | Based in | Grants paid | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Troy Savings Bank Charitable Fo Private foundation · largest grant: Tsb Music Hall Corporation | Troy, NY | $875K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Wabtec Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: United Way of Southwestern Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $839K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn Private foundation · largest grant: United Way of Rhode Island | Westerly, RI | $832K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Harl & Evelyn Mansur Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Waterfront Church Dc | Wichita Falls, TX | $792K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Written in Red Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Form 990-Pf Line 1 Donations Include Fundraiser Income | Artesia, NM | $752K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Chatlos Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Dallas Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $726K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Acts 4 32-34 Private foundation · largest grant: Culver Educational Foundation | Zephyr Cove, NV | $688K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Green Family Charitable Fnd Private foundation · largest grant: Child Evangelism Fellowship | Greenwood, IN | $663K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| The Ruvo Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Glenbrook Underground Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $605K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Fanwood Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Princeton University | New York, NY | $600K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Ascension Borgess Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | $499K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Curtis Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: UNC Educational Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $388K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Bm Woltman Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Lutheran Education Association of Houston Houston Tx | Houston, TX | $332K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Athens Federal Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, TN | $314K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Fred J Maloof Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: De La Salle Collegiate | St Clair Shores, MI | $285K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Mutschelknaus Family Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Salem Apple Butter Festival | Salem, WV | $269K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Jennings Memorial Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Montrose Bd of Education | Columbus, OH | $264K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Shiraki Memorial Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: The First Lap | Honolulu, HI | $263K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Ahepa 371 Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Ahepa District 10 | Harrison Township, MI | $257K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Bluefield University | Bluefield, WV | $217K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Midsouth Christian Care Private foundation · largest grant: Bartlett Woods Church of Christ | Bartlett, TN | $197K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Bettenhausen Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Lincoln Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $189K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Nyc Dept of Education | Staten Island, NY | $181K tax year 2023 | May accept |
| Col L C Christensen Charitable and Religious Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: City of Abbotsford | Racine, WI | $158K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| C H Hopkins Tuwf Private foundation · largest grant: Masonic & Eastern Star Home Nc | Saint Louis, MO | $142K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Waimakua Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: National Tropical Botanical Garden | Lihue, HI | $135K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter Charitable Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: People's Library of New Kensington & Lower Burrell | Lower Burrell, PA | $101K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Leonard P Snyder Fund Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Blairs Valley 1st Church of God | Hagerstown, MD | $97.1K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Joan W Jenkins Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Salisbury University Foundation | Ocean City, MD | $86.4K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Clarence L Robey Charitable Trust Private foundation · largest grant: Alison Sunberg | Orlando, FL | $68K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Raymond H & Florence Sponberg Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Gustavus Adolphus College | Ballwin, MO | $62K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| The WKS Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Carter Cancer Foundation | Cypress, CA | $55.2K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| The Living Water Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Scga Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | $54K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Audubon State Bank Charitable Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Audubon Recreation Foundation | Audubon, IA | $46K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| William J Holland and Alyce I Holland Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Sisseton Public Schools | Sisseton, SD | $30.4K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation Community foundation · largest grant: Ttam Research Institute - Anne Wojcicki Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $79.8M tax year 2024 | Usually open rounds |
| The Community Foundation of Utah Community foundation · largest grant: Church of Jesus Christ | Salt Lake City, UT | $60.2M tax year 2024 | Usually open rounds |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | $49.3M tax year 2024 | May accept |
| United Way of Central Indiana Inc United Way · largest grant: Damien Center the | Indianapolis, IN | $42.3M tax year 2024 | Usually open rounds |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati United Way · largest grant: Learning Grove | Cincinnati, OH | $35.1M tax year 2024 | Usually open rounds |
From IRS Form 990-PF returns (private foundations that gave $5,000 or more) and Form 990 Schedule I (public charities whose main work is grantmaking, with $50,000 or more in grants to organizations). “Preselected only” means the foundation reported it does not accept unsolicited requests. Appearing here does not mean a funder will consider your request.
Frequently asked questions
Do private foundations accept grant applications?
Many do not. Of the 89,593 private foundations listed here, about 77% reported on Form 990-PF that they give only to preselected organizations and do not accept unsolicited requests. Use the "May accept applications" filter to see the rest, and check each foundation's instructions.
What about community foundations and United Ways?
They are public charities, so they file Form 990 rather than 990-PF and list their grants on Schedule I. GrantsJunction includes 12,207 grantmaking public charities — 939 community foundations, 741 United Ways and others whose main work is making grants. Community foundations and United Ways usually run open grant rounds for local nonprofits; their Form 990 doesn't describe the process, so check each one's website.
Where does this data come from?
From returns e-filed with the IRS and published in the IRS Form 990 Series downloads: Form 990-PF for private foundations and Form 990 Schedule I for grantmaking public charities. GrantsJunction keeps each organization's latest return, its 25 largest grants and its giving by state, and refreshes monthly. Grants to individuals are counted but never named.
How can I find foundations that fund organizations like mine?
Search for a similar organization's name or your cause (for example "food bank" or "rural health"). Results include foundations whose grant lists or purposes mention it. Add your state to see foundations that gave to recipients there.