2,863 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid 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, 2,863 private foundations reported 10,488 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $746,321,640 to 6,827 organizations nationwide. Recipients span 51 states and territories, concentrated in Oregon, New York, Texas. The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $186,794,463 across 1 grant. The median grant was $10,621.
Foundation filings are a record of past giving. The UseGrants eligibility check matches you to federal and state opportunities accepting applications today.
States whose organizations received the most reported scholarships & financial aid grants.
| State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1,047 | $14,656,347 |
| New York | 723 | $35,514,627 |
| Texas | 696 | $44,789,623 |
| California | 691 | $33,410,674 |
| Pennsylvania | 611 | $27,941,483 |
| Massachusetts | 398 | $31,704,375 |
| Florida | 376 | $23,609,016 |
| Illinois | 358 | $18,642,320 |
| Ohio | 352 | $15,939,318 |
| Tennessee | 339 | $21,224,921 |
| North Carolina | 327 | $26,457,182 |
| Wisconsin | 319 | $11,792,001 |
| Virginia | 262 | $8,570,806 |
| Michigan | 256 | $11,279,500 |
| Minnesota | 253 | $13,064,182 |
| Georgia | 217 | $19,709,933 |
| Maryland | 214 | $202,917,560 |
| Connecticut | 187 | $10,653,680 |
| Indiana | 184 | $14,101,079 |
| New Jersey | 177 | $5,113,630 |
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $186,794,463 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | 31 | $32,292,989 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 15 | $19,653,374 |
| The Duke Endowment | 10 | $12,603,005 |
| The Ford Family Foundation | 929 | $12,381,259 |
| American Educational Assistance Foundation | 1 | $11,706,920 |
| TWO Eagles Foundation Inc | 293 | $9,642,575 |
| RAY Foundation Inc | 19 | $8,037,240 |
| The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc | 11 | $6,704,455 |
| Pickett & Hatcher Educational Fund Inc | 1 | $6,617,676 |
| Lola G Duff & William H Duff II Scholarship | 1 | $6,476,316 |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | 2 | $5,859,911 |
| WA Criswell Foundation Inc | 2 | $5,849,805 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | 23 | $5,687,168 |
| The Annexstad Family Foundation | 102 | $5,428,068 |
| Recipient | Location | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Buffalo, NY | 6 | $187,009,457 |
| University of Nebraska Omaha Board of Regents | Omaha, NE | 2 | $12,692,324 |
| International Scholarship & Tuition Services | Nashville, TN | 1 | $11,706,920 |
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | 2 | $10,100,000 |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln Board of Regents | Lincoln, NE | 2 | $9,923,043 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | 5 | $7,118,005 |
| 774 Students Received Loans During the Year | Columbus, GA | 1 | $6,617,676 |
| Scholarship America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | 28 | $6,033,314 |
| Criswell College | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,706,082 |
| Alfond Scholarship Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,609,911 |
| SJQ College of LAW | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | 15 | $4,737,182 |
| University of Texas | Austin, TX | 3 | $3,933,058 |
| ACE Scholarships | Denver, CO | 3 | $3,607,750 |
| University of Nebraska Kearney Board of Regents | Kearney, NE | 2 | $3,294,779 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | 10 | $3,160,518 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | 6 | $2,754,849 |
| Lenoir Scholarship Fund Inc | Mocksville, NC | 1 | $2,703,009 |
| Aopa AIR Safety Foundation | Frederick, MD | 1 | $2,650,000 |
| Archdiocese of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $2,634,408 |
2,863 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $746,321,640. The largest by reported dollars were The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
6,827 distinct organizations appear as recipients, led by Johns Hopkins University, University of Nebraska Omaha Board of Regents, International Scholarship & Tuition Services. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant was $10,621, and the largest single reported grant was $186,794,463. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, each with the eligibility explained in plain English.
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.
