1,856 private foundations reported youth & family 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, 1,856 private foundations reported 6,249 grants for youth & family totaling $493,709,432 to 5,336 organizations nationwide. Recipients span 51 states and territories, concentrated in California, New York, Texas. Gates Foundation reported the most youth & family giving — $176,866,108 across 176 grants. The median grant was $10,000.
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States whose organizations received the most reported youth & family grants.
| State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| California | 749 | $57,978,459 |
| New York | 505 | $78,418,031 |
| Texas | 417 | $27,691,254 |
| Florida | 291 | $20,687,020 |
| Massachusetts | 272 | $31,439,660 |
| Illinois | 223 | $10,129,310 |
| Maryland | 217 | $14,815,774 |
| Oregon | 217 | $9,634,033 |
| Pennsylvania | 210 | $6,090,363 |
| Georgia | 178 | $14,015,264 |
| Colorado | 176 | $9,949,285 |
| District of Columbia | 168 | $57,101,814 |
| North Carolina | 165 | $22,921,681 |
| Michigan | 165 | $3,636,155 |
| Ohio | 152 | $3,977,866 |
| Wisconsin | 146 | $4,901,631 |
| Connecticut | 144 | $9,452,969 |
| Washington | 128 | $11,932,309 |
| Virginia | 122 | $7,866,502 |
| Indiana | 109 | $6,666,264 |
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 176 | $176,866,108 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 202 | $21,441,643 |
| The IJ and Jeanne Wagner Charitable Foundation | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| JE and LE Mabee Foundation Inc | 20 | $19,147,930 |
| The Duke Endowment | 45 | $11,221,877 |
| Pinkerton Foundation | 55 | $8,925,000 |
| BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation | 21 | $8,710,960 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 11 | $7,959,000 |
| Harry-Anna Investment Fund Inc | 2 | $6,754,590 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 44 | $5,131,600 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 79 | $5,118,900 |
| LA84 Foundation | 60 | $5,033,500 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 16 | $4,355,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 5 | $3,855,000 |
| The Leir Foundation Inc | 1 | $3,649,000 |
| Recipient | Location | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Nations Population Fund | New York, NY | 6 | $29,545,495 |
| Utah Museum of Natural History | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $20,000,000 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington, DC | 9 | $11,788,834 |
| Dare Bioscience Inc | San Diego, CA | 2 | $8,893,118 |
| Family Health International | Durham, NC | 6 | $7,076,685 |
| Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc | Boston, MA | 4 | $5,362,296 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | 5 | $5,061,821 |
| NEW Venture Fund | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Innovations for Poverty Action | New York, DC | 4 | $4,901,792 |
| Florida Elks Youth Camp Inc | Umatilla, FL | 1 | $4,798,430 |
| Population Services International | Washington, DC | 2 | $4,500,000 |
| Aptitude Medical Systems Inc | Goleta, CA | 3 | $3,677,123 |
| The Leir Retreat Center | Ridgefield, CT | 1 | $3,649,000 |
| Fraym Inc | Arlington, VA | 1 | $3,466,522 |
| Childrens National Hospital | Washington, DC | 1 | $3,331,500 |
| Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church | Huntersville, NC | 3 | $3,264,699 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $3,020,670 |
| Lyndra Therapeutics Inc | Watertown, MA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Regents of the University of California SAN Francisco the | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $2,851,488 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | 3 | $2,834,520 |
1,856 private foundations reported youth & family grants on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $493,709,432. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc, The IJ and Jeanne Wagner Charitable Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
5,336 distinct organizations appear as recipients, led by United Nations Population Fund, Utah Museum of Natural History, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported youth & family grant was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $20,000,000. 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.
