Join and learn about the 200+ foundations that have signed onto Philanthropy’s Promise!
Signing on to Philanthropy’s Promise is easy!
Send an email to bbarge@ncrp.org along with:
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Our goal is to have 250 grantmakers signed on to Philanthropy’s Promise with an estimated 10 percent of annual foundation grantmaking. Currently, more than 200 foundations — representing a combined total of 8.3 percent of annual giving — are part of this community.
The following grantmakers have submitted their statements indicating their intent to use the following two high impact strategies in their philanthropy for the next three years: dedicate at least 50 percent of their giving for the benefit of at least one underserved community, and 25 percent toward supporting policy and civic engagement.
Unless otherwise indicated with an asterisk (*), total annual giving reflects the latest available data from the Foundation Center.
Independent and Family Foundation – I/F
Community Foundations and other Grantmaking Public Charities – C/PC
Corporate Foundation – C
Government Grantmakers – GG
Asterisk (*) – annual giving numbers based on information provided by grantmaker
| FOUNDATION NAME | STATE | TYPE | ANNUAL GIVING | YEAR ENDED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Arts | IL | C/PC | $254,400 | 12/31/2010 |
| A Glimmer of Hope Foundation | TX | I/F | $8,538,464 | 12/31/2011 |
| Abelard Foundation | NY | I/F | $338,210 | 12/31/2011 |
| Access Strategies Fund, Inc. | MA | C/PC | $198,280 | 10/31/2011 |
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago | IL | C/PC | $15,481,003 | 6/30/2012 |
| AIDS United | DC | C/PC | $8,943,514 | 12/31/2011 |
| Akonadi Foundation | CA | I/F | $2,977,170 | 12/31/2010 |
| Albert Pick, Jr. Fund | IL | I/F | $894,447 | 12/31/2012 |
| Allegany Franciscan Ministries | FL | C/PC | $6,501,634 | 12/31/2011 |
| American Jewish World Service | NY | C/PC | $32,239,430 | 12/31/2011 |
| Appalachian Community Fund | TN | C/PC | $212,376 | 6/30/2011 |
| Arca Foundation, The | DC | I/F | $2,109,783 | 12/31/2011 |
| Arcus Foundation | NY | I/F | $31,748,774 | 12/31/2011 |
| Barbara Lee Family Foundation | MA | I/F | $69,700 | 12/31/2011 |
| Ben & Jerrys Foundation | VT | C | $2,412,075 | 12/31/2012 |
| Blandin Foundation | MN | I/F | $15,221,483 | 12/31/2011 |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation | MN | I/F | $3,069,477 | 12/31/2013 |
| Blue Shield of California Foundation | CA | C | $24,522,346 | 12/31/2011 |
| Boone Family Foundation | TX | I/F | $2,336,905 | 12/31/2012 |
| Boston Womens Fund | MA | I/F | $355,112 | 6/30/2011 |
| Bread and Roses Community Fund | PA | C/PC | $93,921 | 6/30/2012 |
| Brooklyn Community Foundation | NY | C/PC | $3,370,114 | 12/31/2013 |
| California Community Foundation | CA | C/PC | $131,204,000 | 6/30/2012 |
| California Endowment, The | CA | I/F | $116,335,347 | 3/31/2012 |
| Calvert Foundation | MD | C/PC | $3,462,025 | 12/31/2011 |
| Chinook Fund* | CO | C/PC | $100,000 | 6/30/2011 |
| Christensen Fund | CA | I/F | $13,512,716 | 12/31/2011 |
| Citi Foundation | NY | C | $78,000,000 | 12/31/2012 |
| Cleveland Foundation | OH | C/PC | $78,670,685 | 12/31/2011 |
| Clowes Fund, Inc., The | IN | I/F | $2,607,150 | 12/31/2012 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | CA | C/PC | $626,945 | 12/31/2010 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta | GA | C/PC | $83,044,000 | 12/31/2012 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | AL | C/PC | $15,423,796 | 12/31/2011 |
| Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc., The | NY | C/PC | $3,282,421 | 12/31/2011 |
| Community West Foundation | OH | C/PC | $3,525,974 | 12/31/2011 |
| Compton Foundation, Inc. | CA | I/F | $3,673,494 | 12/31/2011 |
| Con Alma HEALTH Foundation | NM | I/F | $526,738 | 12/31/2011 |
| Connecticut Health Foundation | CT | I/F | $3,700,560 | 12/31/2011 |
| Conrad N. Hilton Foundation | CA | I/F | $81,683,042 | 12/31/2011 |
| Consuelo Foundation | HI | I/F | $7,500,000 | 12/31/2012 |
| Consumer Health Foundation | DC | I/F | $2,175,593 | 12/31/2011 |
| Crossroads Fund | IL | C/PC | $242,694 | 6/30/2011 |
| Daphne Foundation, The | NY | I/F | $668,331 | 6/30/2010 |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | OH | C/PC | $8,348,919 | 6/30/2012 |
| Deaconess Foundation | MO | I/F | $3,041,163 | 12/31/2012 |
| Disability Rights Fund | MA | C/PC | $2,284,895 | 12/31/2012 |
| Discount Foundation, The | DC | I/F | $1,003,000 | 9/30/2011 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | CA | C/PC | $67,463,364 | 6/30/2011 |
| Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Inc., The | NY | I/F | $1,631,450 | 12/31/2011 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation, Inc. | NY | C/PC | $7,153,017 | 12/31/2010 |
| Endowment for Health | NH | I/F | $696,545 | 9/30/2011 |
| Eos Foundation | MA | I/F | $6,254,569 | 7/1/2012 |
| Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation | DC | I/F | $6,008,390 | 12/31/2011 |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund | CA | I/F | $28,560,825 | 12/31/2011 |
| Fairfield County Community Foundation | CT | C/PC | $12,257,546 | 6/30/2011 |
| First 5 Marin | CA | GG | $1,298,251 | 12/31/2013 |
| FISA Foundation | PA | I/F | $1,625,345 | 6/30/2011 |
| Ford Foundation | NY | I/F | $427,625,656 | 9/30/2012 |
| Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky | KY | C/PC | $1,900,634 | 12/31/2010 |
| Foundation for Louisiana | LA | C/PC | $2,441,368 | 6/30/2011 |
| Foundation for the Mid-South | MS | C/PC | $1,459,260 | 12/31/2011 |
| French American Charitable Trust | CA | I/F | $4,000,000 | 12/31/2009 |
| Full Circle Fund | CA | C/PC | $110,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| Fund for Idaho* | ID | C/PC | $26,800 | 12/31/2010 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara, Inc. | CA | C/PC | $385,013 | 12/31/2010 |
| Fund for Southern Communities | GA | C/PC | $92,247 | 6/30/2012 |
| Fund for Women and Girls, The | CT | C/PC | $431,130 | 6/30/2011 |
| Funding Exchange, Inc.* | NY | C/PC | $2,958,010 | 6/30/2010 |
| General Mills Foundation | MN | C | $25,401,047 | 5/31/2011 |
| General Service Foundation, The | CO | I/F | $2,345,980 | 12/31/2011 |
| Global Fund for Women | CA | C/PC | $7,775,761 | 6/30/2012 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | CO | C/PC | $5,329,664 | 6/30/2011 |
| Grassroots International, Inc. | MA | C/PC | $1,812,060 | 10/31/2011 |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | OH | C/PC | $65,574,030 | 12/31/2012 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | LA | C/PC | $17,905,592 | 12/31/2011 |
| Groundswell Fund* | CA | C/PC | $2,800,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation | MS | C/PC | $6,342,036 | 12/31/2011 |
| H. van Ameringen Foundation, The | NY | I/F | $5,408,500 | 12/31/2010 |
| Hagedorn Foundation | NY | I/F | $4,226,065 | 12/31/2011 |
| Hawaii Peoples Fund | HI | C/PC | $63,225 | 6/30/2011 |
| Haymarket Peoples Fund | MA | C/PC | $391,163 | 6/30/2011 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | MN | C/PC | $524,707 | 6/30/2011 |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | DC | I/F | $1,666,265 | 12/31/2011 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | CA | C/PC | $1,205,464 | 12/31/2011 |
| HOW Fund, The | CA | I/F | $300,000 | 12/31/2013 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | CA | I/F | $8,055,147 | 12/31/2012 |
| Hyams Foundation, Inc. | MA | I/F | $5,504,935 | 12/31/2011 |
| International Development Exchange (IDEX) | CA | C/PC | $206,401 | 6/30/2011 |
| Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Inc. | NY | I/F | $2,165,289 | 12/31/2010 |
| John M. Lloyd Foundation | CA | I/F | $255,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation | CA | i/F | $641,000 | 12/31/2012 |
| Kapor Center for Social Impact | CA | I/F | $4,308,055 | 12/31/2011 |
| Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust | NC | I/F | $20,339,564 | 8/31/2011 |
| Keith and Judy Swayne Family Foundation | CA | I/F | $275,000 | 12/31/2012 |
| Kentucky Foundation for Women | KY | C/PC | $205,000 | 6/30/2013 |
| Kirkpatrick Family Foundation, The | WA | I/F | $67,500 | 12/31/2010 |
| Levi Strauss Foundation | CA | C | $8,626,882 | 12/31/2011 |
| Liberty Bank Foundation | CT | C | $625,891 | 12/31/2012 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | CA | C/PC | $4,977,192 | 9/30/2011 |
| Libra Foundation, The | IL | I/F | $2,609,200 | 12/31/2011 |
| Maine Initiatives | ME | C/PC | $551,713 | 9/30/2011 |
| Maine Womens Fund | ME | C/PC | $55,000 | 6/30/2011 |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | WA | I/F | $25,772,794 | 12/31/2011 |
| Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation | NY | I/F | $1,022,322 | 12/31/2011 |
| Marin Community Foundation | CA | C/PC | $59,136,852 | 6/30/2012 |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, The | NC | I/F | $7,024,250 | 12/31/2011 |
| McCune Foundation | CA | I/F | $870,844 | 2/28/2011 |
| McKay Foundation, The | CA | I/F | $709,681 | 12/31/2011 |
| McKenzie River Gathering Foundation | OR | C/PC | $602,721 | 6/30/2011 |
| McKnight Foundation, The | MN | I/F | $91,328,087 | 12/31/2011 |
| Melville Charitable Trust, The | MA | I/F | $4,559,707 | 12/31/2011 |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | NY | I/F | $5,735,905 | 12/31/2012 |
| Metta Fund | CA | I/F | $4,995,828 | 12/31/2013 |
| Meyer Memorial Trust, The | OR | I/F | $22,264,355 | 3/31/2012 |
| Mile High United Way | CO | C/PC | $20,383,703 | 6/30/2013 |
| Minneapolis Foundation, The | MN | C/PC | $42,723,917 | 3/31/2012 |
| Montana Community Foundation | MT | C/PC | $2,567,904 | 6/30/2012 |
| Ms. Foundation for Women | NY | C/PC | $3,486,586 | 6/30/2011 |
| Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation | OH | C/PC | $6,452,454 | 12/31/2011 |
| Needmor Fund, The | OH | I/F | $1,639,809 | 12/31/2011 |
| Nellie Mae Education Foundation | MA | I/F | $12,260,341 | 12/31/2012 |
| NEO Philanthropy (formerly Public Interest Projects) | NY | C/PC | $28,211,321 | 12/31/2013 |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | NM | C/PC | $8,752,768 | 12/31/2011 |
| New World Foundation, The | NY | C/PC | $13,136,047 | 9/30/2011 |
| New York Foundation | NY | I/F | $3,515,067 | 12/31/2011 |
| New York Womens Foundation | NY | C/PC | $4,042,561 | 12/31/2011 |
| Norman Foundation, The | NY | I/F | $799,123 | 12/31/2010 |
| North Star Fund | NY | C/PC | $4,158,235 | 6/30/2011 |
| Northwest Area Foundation | MN | I/F | $9,628,990 | 3/31/2011 |
| Northwest Health Foundation | OR | C/PC | $1,912,443 | 12/31/2010 |
| NoVo Foundation | NY | I/F | $49,221,448 | 12/31/2010 |
| Open Society Foundations* | NY | I/F | $453,000,000 | 12/31/2010* |
| Overbrook Foundation, The | NY | I/F | $6,114,552 | 12/31/2011 |
| Peace Development Fund | MA | C/PC | $1,047,687 | 6/30/2011 |
| Penney Family Fund | CA | I/F | $485,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| Peppercorn Foundation | WA | I/F | $218,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| PFund | MN | C/PC | $126,000 | 6/30/2011 |
| Pittsburgh Foundation, The | PA | C/PC | $41,545,328 | 12/31/2012 |
| Poise Foundation | PA | C/PC | $568,707 | 12/31/2011 |
| Potlatch Fund | WA | C/PC | $260,700 | 12/31/2012 |
| Pride Foundation, The | WA | C/PC | $1,072,174 | 3/31/2012 |
| Proteus Fund, Inc. | MA | C/PC | $6,428,380 | 12/31/2011 |
| Public Welfare Foundation, Inc. | DC | I/F | $22,051,678 | 10/31/2011 |
| Quixote Foundation, Inc. | WA | I/F | $1,068,080 | 12/31/2011 |
| Rappaport Family Foundation, The | CA | I/F | $428,650 | 12/31/2011 |
| Raymond John Wean Foundation, The | OH | I/F | $2,801,467 | 12/31/2012 |
| Retirement Research Foundation | IL | I/F | $448,053 | 12/31/2011 |
| Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc. | NY | I/F | $51,116,978 | 10/30/2011 |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The | NJ | I/F | $386,290,492 | 12/31/2011 |
| Rosenberg Foundation | CA | I/F | $1,891,660 | 12/31/2011 |
| Saint Lukes Foundation | OH | I/F | $9,757,676 | 12/31/2011 |
| Saint Paul Foundation, The | MN | C/PC | $56,625,768 | 12/31/2011 |
| San Diego Foundation for Change | CA | C/PC | $407,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| San Francisco Foundation, The | CA | C/PC | $82,473,000 | 6/30/2011 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation, The | NM | C/PC | $2,474,606 | 12/31/2011 |
| Scherman Foundation, Inc., The | NY | I/F | $2,405,360 | 12/31/2012 |
| Schott Foundation for Public Education | MA | I/F | $2,046,757 | 6/30/2012 |
| Semillas | MX | C/PC | $1,947,904 | 12/31/2011 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | CA | C/PC | $249,072,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| Skillman Foundation, The | MI | I/F | $17,354,036 | 12/31/2011 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | WA | C/PC | $323,336 | 12/31/2011 |
| Solidago Foundation | MA | C/PC | $2,252,366 | 12/31/2011 |
| Southern Partners Fund | GA | C/PC | $222,776 | 12/31/2010 |
| Texas Muslim Womens Foundation | TX | C/PC | $98,828 | 12/31/2012 |
| The Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation | MI | I/F | $11,692,528 | 12/31/2012 |
| The Pollination Project | CA | C/PC | $350,000 | 6/30/2014 |
| The Seattle Foundation | WA | C/PC | $55,209,721 | 12/31/2012 |
| Third Wave Fund | NY | C/PC | $482,167 | 12/31/2010 |
| Three Rivers Community Foundation | PA | C/PC | $48,726 | 6/30/2011 |
| Tides Foundation | CA | C/PC | $95,948,974 | 12/31/2011 |
| Tiwahe Foundation | MN | C/PC | $45,384 | 12/31/2011 |
| Toledo Community Foundation | OH | C/PC | $12,881,253 | 12/31/2012 |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock and its Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program, The* | NY | C/PC | $11,300,000 | 6/30/2010 |
| United Way of Central Iowa | IA | C/PC | $18,982,729 | 6/30/2011 |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | CA | C/PC | $42,612,930 | 6/30/2010 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta | GA | C/PC | $72,535,704 | 6/30/2010 |
| United Way of New York City | NY | C/PC | $59,285,611 | 6/30/2010 |
| United Way of Southeast Louisiana | LA | C/PC | $18,757,014 | 12/31/2010 |
| United Way of the Bay Area | CA | C/PC | $21,217,844 | 6/30/2010 |
| Urgent Action Fund | CA | C/PC | $661,779 | 12/31/2011 |
| van Ameringen Foundation, Inc., The | NY | I/F | $5,309,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| Vermont Community Foundation | VT | C/PC | $14,855,278 | 12/31/2012 |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation | MI | I/F | $291,212,363 | 8/31/2011 |
| Wallace Foundation, The | NY | I/F | $59,706,655 | 12/31/2011 |
| Wallace Global Fund, The | DC | I/F | $7,441,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| Walter & Elise Haas Fund | CA | I/F | $12,998,535 | 12/31/2011 |
| Warner Foundation | NC | I/F | $413,000 | 12/31/2011 |
| Washington Area Womens Foundation | WA | C/PC | $539,140 | 12/31/2011 |
| Washington Progress Fund | WA | C/PC | $556,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| Weingart Foundation | CA | I/F | $641,000 | 12/31/2012 |
| Western States Center* | OR | C/PC | $395,000 | 12/31/2010 |
| Whitman Institute, The | CA | C/PC | $1,300,000 | 6/30/2012 |
| Wieboldt Foundation | IL | I/F | $648,700 | 12/31/2011 |
| William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | CT | I/F | $2,000,000 | 12/31/2019 |
| Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, The | AR | I/F | $5,652,319 | 12/31/2011 |
| Wisconsin Community Fund | WI | C/PC | $80,401 | 6/30/2011 |
| Women Donors Network | CA | C/PC | $374,150 | 12/31/2010 |
| Womens Foundation of California, The | CA | C/PC | $3,311,587 | 6/30/2011 |
| Womens Foundation of Minnesota | MN | C/PC | $1,435,072 | 3/31/2012 |
| Womens Fund of Western Massachusetts | MA | C/PC | $150,000 | 10/17/2011 |
| Womens Funding Alliance | WA | C/PC | $435,301 | 6/30/2011 |
| Womens Funding Network | CA | C/PC | $120,651 | 12/31/2010 |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | IL | I/F | $2,530,450 | 12/31/2011 |
| Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc. | NC | I/F | $15,643,505 | 12/31/2011 |
| Latino Community Fund | GA | C/PC | $35,000 | 12/31/2016 |