1,528 private foundations reported community & economic development 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, 1,528 private foundations reported 7,077 grants for community & economic development totaling $989,468,298 to 6,228 organizations nationwide. Recipients span 51 states and territories, concentrated in California, New York, Florida. Gates Foundation reported the most community & economic development giving — $249,028,628 across 247 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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States whose organizations received the most reported community & economic development grants.
| State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| California | 758 | $118,522,742 |
| New York | 627 | $100,524,700 |
| Florida | 385 | $29,989,376 |
| Pennsylvania | 365 | $37,701,827 |
| Colorado | 286 | $47,854,951 |
| Virginia | 286 | $14,624,663 |
| Texas | 283 | $29,935,759 |
| Maryland | 269 | $21,513,733 |
| District of Columbia | 261 | $137,274,869 |
| Massachusetts | 256 | $58,704,039 |
| Illinois | 251 | $28,035,057 |
| North Carolina | 225 | $26,147,880 |
| Georgia | 222 | $29,643,587 |
| Michigan | 213 | $15,363,415 |
| Washington | 190 | $79,357,833 |
| Oregon | 186 | $14,402,057 |
| Wisconsin | 185 | $14,844,358 |
| Connecticut | 158 | $7,372,732 |
| New Jersey | 150 | $14,960,079 |
| Indiana | 150 | $4,040,989 |
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 247 | $249,028,628 |
| Fund for ART Science and Technology | 1 | $45,480,532 |
| Popplestone Foundation | 15 | $41,475,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 37 | $39,237,000 |
| JE and LE Mabee Foundation Inc | 61 | $35,036,005 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 11 | $34,131,000 |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | 134 | $27,043,699 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 35 | $25,223,563 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 12 | $24,227,850 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 89 | $24,122,661 |
| The Poplar Foundation | 1 | $23,180,600 |
| The Duke Endowment | 74 | $21,581,970 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 123 | $15,727,783 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 20 | $15,366,224 |
| The William Penn Foundation | 61 | $12,667,377 |
| Recipient | Location | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $45,488,032 |
| Christian Community Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $23,180,600 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | 6 | $17,525,000 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | 12 | $15,150,465 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | 7 | $15,035,368 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | 3 | $10,813,963 |
| Lakeside School | Seattle, WA | 2 | $10,050,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| William J Brennan JR Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| The Denver Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $9,411,972 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington, DC | 7 | $9,360,357 |
| Co-impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| Micron Biomedical Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $8,907,972 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $8,765,322 |
| African Fertilizer and Agribusinesses Partnership Inc | Newark, NJ | 1 | $8,489,607 |
| Prosperity NOW | Washington, DC | 1 | $8,060,000 |
| Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $7,293,500 |
| Barack Obama Foundation the | Chicago, IL | 2 | $7,000,000 |
| CEB Support Corporation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $6,924,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 8 | $6,791,470 |
1,528 private foundations reported community & economic development grants on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $989,468,298. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Fund for ART Science and Technology, Popplestone Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
6,228 distinct organizations appear as recipients, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Christian Community Foundation, Hopewell Fund. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported community & economic development grant was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $45,480,532. 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.
