BNTEE Category
Foundations in
Education
Showing the top foundations primarily classified under education. These grantmakers focus on supporting programs in this sector.
12,679
Foundations
Largest Education Foundations
Top 50 by total assets
#1
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
B43Assets
$22.2B
Giving
$750.9M
#2
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC
B43Assets
$21.2B
Giving
$12.0M
#3
New York University
NEW YORK, NY
B43Assets
$21.1B
Giving
$4.0M
#4
Cornell University
ITHACA, NY
B43Assets
$18.6B
Giving
$392.4M
#5
TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI
HONOLULU, HI
B20Assets
$11.2B
Giving
$111.7M
#6
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA
B99Assets
$9.7B
Giving
$377.4M
#7
GOTHIC CORPORATION
DURHAM, NC
B11Assets
$8.4B
Giving
$5.8B
#8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PASADENA, CA
B43Assets
$7.8B
Giving
$486K
#9
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY
B82Assets
$7.8B
Giving
$2.0B
#10
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
B43Assets
$7.8B
Giving
$217.7M
#11
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
CHESTNUT HILL, MA
B43Assets
$6.9B
Giving
$955K
#12
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
B43ZAssets
$6.2B
Giving
$6.9M
#13
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA
B83Assets
$6.0B
Giving
$102.8M
#14
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
MADISON, WI
B11Assets
$5.8B
Giving
$1.4B
#15
ECMC GROUP INC
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
B02Assets
$5.7B
Giving
$350.5M
#16
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC
B43Assets
$5.7B
Giving
$69.2M
#17
AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES
AMHERST, MA
B42Assets
$5.3B
Giving
$1.4M
#18
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA
B50Assets
$5.1B
Giving
$47.3M
#19
The George Washington University
ASHBURN, VA
B43Assets
$5.0B
Giving
$145.5M
#20
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE, NY
B43Assets
$4.7B
Giving
$457K
#21
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
FORT WORTH, TX
B43Assets
$4.7B
Giving
$306K
#22
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC
LYNCHBURG, VA
B43Assets
$4.6B
Giving
$4.1M
#23
Trustees of Tufts College
Medford, MA
B43Assets
$4.6B
Giving
$83.1M
#24
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
New York, NY
B12Assets
$4.5B
Giving
$581.9M
#25
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN
B11Assets
$4.4B
Giving
$133.9M
#26
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY
B50Assets
$4.3B
Giving
$3.8M
#27
Indiana University Foundation
Bloomington, IN
B11Assets
$4.2B
Giving
$660.4M
#28
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
B11Assets
$4.1B
Giving
$1.3B
#29
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Philadelphia, PA
B43Assets
$3.9B
Giving
$33.6M
#30
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
RICHMOND, VA
B43Assets
$3.8B
Giving
$180K
#31
THE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE
NORTHAMPTON, MA
B43Assets
$3.6B
Giving
$1.2M
#32
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
LINCOLN, NE
B11Assets
$3.6B
Giving
$1.0B
#33
Ascendium Education Group Inc
MADISON, WI
B40Assets
$3.6B
Giving
$61.1M
#34
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
DENVER, CO
B11Assets
$3.5B
Giving
$831.0M
#35
Texas A&M Foundation
College Station, TX
B43IAssets
$3.4B
Giving
$465.6M
#36
University of Illinois Foundation
CHAMPAIGN, IL
B11Assets
$3.3B
Giving
$736.5M
#37
GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC
ATLANTA, GA
B11Assets
$3.3B
Giving
$396.0M
#38
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC
Milwaukee, WI
B43Assets
$3.3B
Giving
$169.3M
#39
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
BETHLEHEM, PA
B43Assets
$3.3B
Giving
$19.7M
#40
The Kansas University Endowment Association
Lawrence, KS
B11Assets
$3.2B
Giving
$858.5M
#41
THE TRUSTEES OF GRINNELL COLLEGE
GRINNELL, IA
B42Assets
$3.2B
Giving
$849K
#42
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
BRUNSWICK, ME
B42Assets
$3.0B
Giving
$2.0M
#43
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
MORGANTOWN, WV
B11Assets
$3.0B
Giving
$71.4M
#44
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA
B43Assets
$2.9B
Giving
$80.1M
#45
PRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SANTA CLARA, CA
B43Assets
$2.9B
Giving
$640K
#46
Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, TX
B50Assets
$2.9B
Giving
$13.2M
#47
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
VILLANOVA, PA
B43Assets
$2.7B
Giving
$380K
#48
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
B43Assets
$2.7B
Giving
$1.2M
#49
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
WINSTONSALEM, NC
B43Assets
$2.7B
Giving
$12.4M
#50
THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC
B43Assets
$2.6B
Giving
$21.3M
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