472 private foundations reported public & society benefit grants on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 472 private foundations reported 1,127 grants for public & society benefit totaling $119,793,022 to 929 organizations nationwide. Recipients span 48 states and territories, concentrated in District of Columbia, California, New York. Freedom Together Foundation reported the most public & society benefit giving — $32,321,000 across 31 grants. The median grant was $25,000.
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States whose organizations received the most reported public & society benefit grants.
| State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 173 | $31,449,305 |
| California | 164 | $17,586,023 |
| New York | 163 | $18,836,768 |
| Pennsylvania | 61 | $7,860,520 |
| Colorado | 54 | $8,898,639 |
| Illinois | 45 | $3,646,497 |
| Georgia | 43 | $1,665,830 |
| Texas | 41 | $2,454,350 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | $3,208,734 |
| Virginia | 35 | $1,026,020 |
| Florida | 25 | $638,065 |
| Alabama | 23 | $6,310,000 |
| Washington | 23 | $1,838,092 |
| Maryland | 17 | $868,750 |
| Oregon | 15 | $1,013,000 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $1,903,350 |
| Arizona | 14 | $915,532 |
| Ohio | 14 | $450,807 |
| Tennessee | 14 | $424,275 |
| New Jersey | 13 | $1,663,343 |
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom Together Foundation | 31 | $32,321,000 |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | 27 | $8,279,807 |
| The William Penn Foundation | 35 | $6,930,885 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 29 | $5,981,100 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 42 | $4,623,440 |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | 22 | $4,323,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 6 | $3,650,000 |
| The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | 8 | $3,300,500 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 10 | $2,309,256 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 5 | $2,075,000 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 2 | $2,012,000 |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation | 9 | $1,927,315 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 7 | $1,640,141 |
| The Duke Endowment | 3 | $1,201,600 |
| The TOW Foundation Inc | 13 | $1,090,000 |
| Recipient | Location | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | 9 | $5,477,500 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | 3 | $5,255,000 |
| Foundation for City College | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | 6 | $3,335,000 |
| Trailhead Institute | Denvert, CO | 1 | $2,952,040 |
| Contina Impact | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $2,055,000 |
| NEW Venture Fund | New York, NY | 6 | $1,655,000 |
| National Immigration LAW Center | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $1,650,000 |
| Buildus | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $1,400,000 |
| State Voices | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,300,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $1,281,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LAW | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,179,410 |
| William J Brennan JR Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $1,153,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $1,076,289 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $1,050,000 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,045,000 |
| Arch City Defenders | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000,000 |
472 private foundations reported public & society benefit grants on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $119,793,022. The largest by reported dollars were Freedom Together Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation, The William Penn Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
929 distinct organizations appear as recipients, led by Equal Justice Initiative, Center for American Progress, Foundation for City College. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported public & society benefit grant was $25,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
