1,968 private foundations reported human services 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, 1,968 private foundations reported 6,569 grants for human services totaling $409,248,302 to 5,314 organizations nationwide. Recipients span 51 states and territories, concentrated in California, New York, Florida. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc reported the most human services giving — $25,303,500 across 96 grants. The median grant was $10,000.
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States whose organizations received the most reported human services grants.
| State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| California | 653 | $35,306,583 |
| New York | 558 | $51,828,698 |
| Florida | 372 | $18,300,736 |
| Massachusetts | 352 | $21,834,384 |
| Texas | 342 | $21,985,312 |
| North Carolina | 309 | $27,896,208 |
| Washington | 244 | $7,534,471 |
| Pennsylvania | 238 | $11,407,179 |
| Illinois | 237 | $19,974,213 |
| District of Columbia | 209 | $31,050,157 |
| New Jersey | 196 | $3,398,709 |
| Georgia | 187 | $14,009,327 |
| Virginia | 177 | $8,665,793 |
| Michigan | 160 | $5,730,021 |
| Wisconsin | 151 | $4,121,710 |
| Arizona | 140 | $18,317,881 |
| Colorado | 137 | $18,177,962 |
| Connecticut | 137 | $2,163,794 |
| Maryland | 134 | $10,178,969 |
| Missouri | 130 | $8,104,645 |
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 96 | $25,303,500 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 17 | $22,230,000 |
| The Duke Endowment | 20 | $17,375,360 |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | 33 | $15,164,662 |
| The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation | 60 | $15,056,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 29 | $14,348,195 |
| Mulago Foundation | 56 | $13,671,000 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 19 | $11,885,000 |
| Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc | 47 | $11,806,870 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 12 | $9,465,000 |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | 20 | $8,915,000 |
| ESL Charitable Foundation | 19 | $5,911,207 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 71 | $5,740,500 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 37 | $5,020,000 |
| Ainslie Foundation | 11 | $4,778,600 |
| Recipient | Location | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Center Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $8,000,000 |
| Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | Asheville, NC | 3 | $5,110,000 |
| Robin Hood | New York, NY | 5 | $4,915,000 |
| Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | 2 | $4,775,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | 3 | $4,750,000 |
| Central Carolina Community Foundation | Columbia, SC | 3 | $3,400,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $3,330,000 |
| American National RED Cross | Washington, DC | 15 | $3,318,725 |
| Relief Payment | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $3,253,018 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | 32 | $3,137,750 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Tipping Point Community | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,600,000 |
| Corporate America Supports you Vet Jobs | Lake St Lewis, MO | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Samaritan Inns Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Pine Street INN | Boston, MA | 7 | $2,489,243 |
| Salvation Army | Thomasville, GA | 28 | $2,448,729 |
| Family Promise of Hendricks County Inc | Plainfield, IN | 1 | $2,414,418 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | 1 | $2,350,000 |
| American RED Cross | Boone, IA | 47 | $2,141,132 |
| UJA Federation of NEW York | New York, NY | 1 | $2,109,000 |
1,968 private foundations reported human services grants on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $409,248,302. The largest by reported dollars were The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc, Freedom Together Foundation, The Duke Endowment. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
5,314 distinct organizations appear as recipients, led by Shepherd Center Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Robin Hood. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported human services grant was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $8,000,000. 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.
