This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 54 largest charitable foundations, private foundations engaged in philanthropy, and other charitable organizations such as charitable trusts that have disclosed their assets. In many countries, asset disclosure is not legally required or made public.
Only nonprofit foundations are included in this list. Organizations that are part of a larger company are excluded, such as holding companies.
The entries are ordered by the size of the organization's financial endowment. The endowment value is a rounded estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the exchange rates December 31, 2024. Due to fluctuations in holdings, currency exchange and asset values, this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day.
Wealthiest foundations by endowment value Rank Organisation Country Headquarters Endowment(USD) Endowment(home currency) Founded1OpenAI FoundationSan Francisco$130 billion2025 2 Hans Wilsdorf Foundation Geneva ~$100-150 billion ~CHF 100-150 billion 1945 Reliable secondary source estimating the value of the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation based on its ownership of Rolex. 3 Novo Nordisk Foundation Copenhagen $109 billion kr.694 billion 1989Novo Holdings: Fact Sheet 2025-2026:
https://assets.novoholdings.dk/novo-holdings_fact-sheet_2025-2026_dkk-usd.pdf 4 Tata Trusts Mumbai $100+ billion 1919 5 Gates Foundation Seattle $70.2 billion 2000 6 Wellcome Trust London $42.8 billion £34.6 billion 1936 7 Stichting INGKA Foundation Leiden $37.3 billion €34.3 billion 1982 8 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Stockholm $32.9 billion kr.303 billion 1917 9 Mastercard Foundation Toronto $31.5 billion 2006 10Fundación La CaixaPalma de Mallorca $28.1 billion €27 billion 1904 11Howard Hughes Medical Institute Chevy Chase, Maryland $27.1 billion 1953 12 Essen, Germany $24 billion 2007 13Azim Premji Foundation Bangalore $21 billion 2001 14Open Society FoundationsNew York City $19.6 billion 1993 15Fondazione CariploMilano $15.4 billion €13.1 billion1991 16 Lilly Endowment Indianapolis $15.1 billion 1937 17 Ford Foundation New York City $13.7 billion 1936 18Silicon Valley Community Foundation San Jose, California $13.6 billion 2007 19 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, California $13.3 billion 1967 20 Garfield Weston Foundation London $13.2 billion £9.8 billion 1958 21Church Commissioners for England London $12.4 billion £9.2 billion 1948 22Stavros Niarchos Foundation Athens $12 billion 1996 23 Kamehameha Schools Honolulu $11.5 billion 1887 24 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, New Jersey $11.4 billion 1972 25 J. Paul Getty Trust Los Angeles $10.4 billion 1982 26Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Dubai $10.1 billion AED37 billion 2007 27 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Palo Alto, California $9.5 billion 2000 28Margaret A. Cargill PhilanthropiesMinneapolis $9.2 billion USD9.2 billion1991 29Li Ka Shing Foundation Hong Kong $8.3 billion HK$64.4 billion 1980 30 The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust New York City $8.3 billion 1999 31 W. K. Kellogg Foundation Trust Battle Creek, Michigan $8.2 billion 1930 32 Jacobs Foundation Zürich $7.6 billion CHF7 billion 2001 33 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation West Lake Hills, Texas $7.5 billion 1999 34 Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung Bad Homburg $7 billion €6.2 billion 1983 35 David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, California $6.3 billion 1964 36 Rockefeller Foundation New York City $6.3 billion 1913Rockefeller Foundation Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-10. 37 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New York City $6.2 billion 1969 38John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chicago $6 billion 1970 39Robert Bosch Foundation Stuttgart $6 billion €5.3 billion 1964 40 Children's Investment Fund Foundation London $5.9 billion £5.2 billion 2002 41 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, California $5.9 billion 1944 42 Nemours Foundation Jacksonville $4.6 billion 1936 43Bloomberg Philanthropies New York City $4.2 billion 2004 44Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York City $4.1 billion 1911 45Mother Cabrini Health FoundationNew York City $4 billion 2018 46 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon $4.0 billion €3.72 billion 1956 47 Volkswagen Stiftung Hannover $4 billion €3.5 billion 1961 48 Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa $3.8 billion 1998 49 The Kresge Foundation Troy, Michigan $3.6 billion 1924 50 California Health Care Foundation Oakland, California $3.6 billion 1996 51 The Duke Endowment Charlotte $3.4 billion 192452Fondation de France Paris$3.3 billion€2.8 billion1969 53Realdania Copenhagen $3.2 billion €2.8 billion 2000 54Cleveland FoundationCleveland $2.8 billion 1914 53Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City $2.7 billion 1978 54Simons FoundationNew York City $2.6 billion 1994 55Fundus HeritageMonte Carlo $1.2 billion 1923
See also List of charitable foundations List of wealthiest religious organizations
References
External links Top US Foundations Top 10 Wealthiest Charitable Foundations List of Foundations