BNTEE Category
Foundations in
Education
Showing the top foundations primarily classified under education. These grantmakers focus on supporting programs in this sector.
13,103
Foundations
Largest Education Foundations
Top 50 by total assets
#1
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
B43Assets
$24.9B
Giving
-
#2
New York University
NEW YORK, NY
B43Assets
$23.6B
Giving
-
#3
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC
B43Assets
$22.1B
Giving
-
#4
Cornell University
ITHACA, NY
B43Assets
$18.6B
Giving
-
#5
TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DBA KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
HONOLULU, HI
B20Assets
$13.0B
Giving
-
#6
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA
B99Assets
$9.7B
Giving
-
#7
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
B43Assets
$8.9B
Giving
-
#8
GOTHIC CORPORATION
DURHAM, NC
B11Assets
$8.4B
Giving
-
#9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PASADENA, CA
B43Assets
$8.1B
Giving
-
#10
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY
B82Assets
$7.8B
Giving
-
#11
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
CHESTNUT HILL, MA
B43Assets
$7.7B
Giving
-
#12
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC
B43Assets
$6.9B
Giving
-
#13
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
MADISON, WI
B11Assets
$6.3B
Giving
-
#14
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
B43ZAssets
$6.2B
Giving
-
#15
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA
B83Assets
$6.0B
Giving
-
#16
ECMC GROUP INC
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
B02Assets
$5.7B
Giving
-
#17
The George Washington University
ASHBURN, VA
B43Assets
$5.5B
Giving
-
#18
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE, NY
B43Assets
$5.4B
Giving
-
#19
AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES
AMHERST, MA
B42Assets
$5.3B
Giving
-
#20
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA
B50Assets
$5.1B
Giving
-
#21
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
FORT WORTH, TX
B43Assets
$4.9B
Giving
-
#22
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
New York, NY
B12Assets
$4.8B
Giving
-
#23
Indiana University Foundation
Bloomington, IN
B11Assets
$4.7B
Giving
-
#24
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC
LYNCHBURG, VA
B43Assets
$4.6B
Giving
-
#25
Trustees of Tufts College
Medford, MA
B43Assets
$4.6B
Giving
-
#26
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN
B11Assets
$4.4B
Giving
-
#27
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
PHILADELPHIA, PA
B43Assets
$4.3B
Giving
-
#28
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY
B50Assets
$4.3B
Giving
-
#29
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
B11Assets
$4.1B
Giving
-
#30
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
RICHMOND, VA
B43Assets
$3.8B
Giving
-
#31
Texas A&M Foundation
College Station, TX
B43IAssets
$3.7B
Giving
-
#32
THE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE
NORTHAMPTON, MA
B43Assets
$3.6B
Giving
-
#33
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
LINCOLN, NE
B11Assets
$3.6B
Giving
-
#34
Bowdoin College
BRUNSWICK, ME
B42Assets
$3.6B
Giving
-
#35
Ascendium Education Group Inc
MADISON, WI
B40Assets
$3.6B
Giving
-
#36
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
DENVER, CO
B11Assets
$3.5B
Giving
-
#37
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC
Milwaukee, WI
B43Assets
$3.5B
Giving
-
#38
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
BETHLEHEM, PA
B43Assets
$3.5B
Giving
-
#39
University of Illinois Foundation
CHAMPAIGN, IL
B11Assets
$3.3B
Giving
-
#40
GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC
ATLANTA, GA
B11Assets
$3.3B
Giving
-
#41
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
MORGANTOWN, WV
B11Assets
$3.3B
Giving
-
#42
The Kansas University Endowment Association
Lawrence, KS
B11Assets
$3.2B
Giving
-
#43
The Trustees of Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
B42Assets
$3.2B
Giving
-
#44
Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, TX
B50Assets
$3.1B
Giving
-
#45
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations
New York, NY
B70Assets
$3.1B
Giving
-
#46
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY
ST LOUIS, MO
B43Assets
$3.1B
Giving
-
#47
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
WINSTONSALEM, NC
B43Assets
$3.0B
Giving
$3.2M
#48
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
B43Assets
$3.0B
Giving
-
#49
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA
B43Assets
$2.9B
Giving
-
#50
PRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANTA CLARA COLLEGE
SANTA CLARA, CA
B43Assets
$2.9B
Giving
-
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