About Foundation Stats
The Foundation Center's Foundation Stats provides the most comprehensive resource available for generating tables and charts on the size, scope, and giving priorities of the U.S. foundation community.
Foundations
In 2012 the U.S. Was Home to 86,192 Foundations With $715 Billion in assets and $52 Billion in giving
Foundations provides access to the latest total giving, asset, and other key fiscal information for all U.S. independent, corporate, community, and operating foundations that reported giving in their most recent fiscal years. The data included in Foundations comes from Foundation Center surveys of the nation's largest foundations, foundation web sites and other public reporting, and from the IRS information returns filed annually by all U.S. foundations.
What's Included
All active U.S. independent, corporate, community, and grantmaking
operating foundations
Key financial data
(e.g., total giving, assets, and gifts received)
What's Not Included
Foundations that reported $0 in giving
Non-U.S. grantmakers
Public charities, other than community foundations
Grants
In 2012 A Subset of the Nation's Largest Foundations Awarded 153,821 grants Totaling $22.4 Billion
Grants shows how 1,000 of the largest U.S. foundations distribute their domestic and international giving to organizations by issue, population, and geographic focus. It includes all of the grants of $10,000 or more awarded by this set of independent, corporate, and grantmaking operating foundations, as well as unrestricted and donor-advised fund grants (when available) for community foundations. Giving by these foundations together accounts for more than half of overall U.S. foundation giving each year. Grant amounts reflect the full authorized value of the grant in the year the grant was made, if this information was provided by the foundation. Otherwise, the grant amount reflects the amount paid in the year it was reported. The data included in Grants comes from direct reporting of grant-level data to the Foundation Center by foundations, foundation web sites and other public reporting, and from the IRS information returns filed annually by all U.S. foundations.
What's Included
1,000 of the top U.S. foundations by giving
All of their grants of $10,000 or more
Domestic and international grants
Full authorized grant amounts in the year the grant was made (if available)
Grants from unrestricted and donor-advised funds at community foundations
(if provided by the foundation)
What's Not Included
Grants to individuals
Grants from restricted funds at
community foundations
Grants from public charities, other than community foundations
Get Started With Foundation Stats
Choose your data set
Foundation data, which includes fiscal information on all active funders in a given fiscal year
Grants data, which includes all grants of $10,000 or more from the FC 1000 — a sample of 1,000 of the largest U.S. foundations
Foundations
Choose the Foundations tab
Filter the data set by fiscal year, foundation type, and foundation location
Select the type of output for the filtered data: as aggregate information or as a list of top foundations by total giving, assets, or gifts received
View the data output as a list of data, a chart, or trends over time (when applicable)
The charts and tables can be sorted by category or by values
Export the data as a formatted PDF image, or as a machine-readable CSV (or just copy and share the URL)
Grants
Choose the Grants tab
Filter the data set by fiscal year, subject area or population group, and recipient location
Select the type of output for the filtered data: as aggregate information, as a list of top foundations, or as a list of top recipients
View the data output as a list of data, a chart, or trends over time (when applicable)
The charts and tables can be sorted by category text or by numerical values
Export the data as a formatted PDF image, or as a machine-readable CSV (or just copy and share the URL)
Need more information?
For more information about Foundation Stats, or for technical support, email stats@foundationcenter.org.
Don't see the exact data you're looking for?
Work with Foundation Center staff to get data customized according to your exact specifications.
Fees depend on the data you need and start at $350.
To learn more, contact our research staff at customdata@foundationcenter.org.
Foundation Stats data is open and free.
Use this API and Query Builder tools to extract this data in your own applications. Web developers who are working in languages like JavaScript, PHP, and/or .NET can follow a simple three-step process to use the data:
Get Access to the Data
Sign up for your API key so you can get access to the data (although an API key is required, access to the data is always free).
Use Our Query Builder
Construct a URL on your own, or use our query builder (see below).
Insert the URL
Insert that URL into your own application (popular use for URLs like these are in AJAX applications)
Frequently Asked Questions
How frequently is Foundation Stats updated?
Both Grants and Foundations data are updated annually.
How can I share the data that I generate with others?
Data that you generate through Foundation Stats can easily be shared by copying and pasting the link or downloading a PDF.
Where can I find data not on this site?
If you are interested in obtaining data for earlier years or seeking more customized statistical tables and lists, Foundation Center staff will work with you to customize data according to your exact specifications. Contact us at customdata@foundationcenter.org.
Can I access tables from the previous FC Stats site?
Tables from the previous FC Stats site available upon request.
What is the difference between Grants and Foundations?
Tables and charts in Foundations are based all active U.S. independent, corporate, community, and grantmaking operating foundations, while data from Grants is based on individual grant records of $10,000 or more awarded by 1,000 of the largest U.S. foundations by giving.
Is there an API or developer program?
Yes, please visit foundationcenter.org/about/API for more information.
Are there restrictions to using the data found on this site?
Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute any data generated from Foundation Stats in whole or in part for internal purposes without fee is granted provided that the appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in copies of all individual documents.
Foundation Stats by
Foundation Center
is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Need more information?
For more information about Foundation Stats, or for technical support, email stats@foundationcenter.org.