Appendix F: Which foundations gave the most in support of underserved communities?

Table 1: Top 20 foundations by share of grant dollars for underserved communities, 2003-2013.

Foundation Name State Type % of its grant dollars for
underserved communities
A Glimmer of Hope Foundation TX IN 100%
The Melville Charitable Trust MA IN  98
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation CA IN  96
The M.A.C. AIDS Fund NY IN  96
The Annie E. Casey Foundation MD IN  94
Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc. NY IN  92
The Christensen Fund CA IN  87
Marguerite Casey Foundation WA IN  87
New York Foundation NY IN  85
Oberkotter Foundation PA IN  85
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation NY IN  85
Moriah Fund DC IN  85
NIKE Foundation OR CS  84
The California Wellness Foundation CA IN  84
Phoebe Snow Foundation CA IN  81
Gill Foundation CO IN  81
Tiger Foundation NY IN  80
Manoogian Simone Foundation MI IN  79
The California Endowment CA IN  79
The F. B. Heron Foundation NY IN  78

IN = Independent Foundation
CS = Corporate Foundation
CM = Community Foundation

Table 2: Top 20 foundations by total grant dollars for underserved communities, 2003-2013

Foundation Name State Type Total U.S. Dollars for
underserved communities
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation WA IN $1,007,042,186
Ford Foundation NY IN     954,700,178
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation NJ IN 855,292,320
W. K. Kellogg Foundation MI IN 662,125,024
The California Endowment CA IN 510,565,477
The Annie E. Casey Foundation MD IN 510,131,195
Open Society Foundations NY IN 489,234,168
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation NE IN 486,159,694
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. NC CS 346,795,810
The Kresge Foundation MI IN 322,479,074
Walton Family Foundation, Inc. AR IN 314,057,872
Lilly Endowment Inc. IN IN 300,523,069
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation IL IN 296,893,603
The Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc. AR CS 255,199,274
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. MD IN 239,594,997
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation NY CS 220,742,046
The Duke Endowment NC IN 210,314,560
Silicon Valley Community Foundation CA CM 207,846,323
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation MI IN 206,618,204
The California Wellness Foundation CA IN 201,181,500

IN = Independent Foundation
CS = Corporate Foundation
CM = Community Foundation

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