Foundations that fund historical organizations nationally

4,021 foundations made gifts to historical organizations across the country, reaching 4,027 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

4,021Foundations gave here
1,372Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
4,027Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The William G Pomeroy FoundationSyracuse, NY · EIN 20-657230137 gifts · typical $2,478 · 202437 · $304,512$2,4782024Accepts applications
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-704973835 gifts · typical $300 · 202435 · $23,782$3002024Invite only
Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX · EIN 13-606658323 gifts · typical $500 · 202423 · $23,813$5002024Invite only
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-187995421 gifts · typical $500,000 · 202421 · $16,231,808$500,0002024Accepts applications
Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX · EIN 75-603851920 gifts · typical $250 · 202420 · $27,145$2502024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 8,913 matched gifts to historical organizations in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
  • 4,027 matched organizations received gifts to historical organizations in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
  • The typical gift to historical organizations in the United States was $5,000 in tax years 2022–2025.

Top states

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
New York797357
Massachusetts325175
Virginia323151
Pennsylvania247255
Illinois236124
Florida198145
California191305
District of Columbia18249
Ohio175181
Connecticut17194
Texas144164
Rhode Island11555
Michigan107135
Maine9782
Minnesota9689
Georgia9470
New Jersey8994
North Carolina77103
Wisconsin7799
Iowa6775
Indiana6398
Oregon6081
Vermont5735
Maryland5671
Tennessee5656
How many foundations fund historical organizations?

4,021 foundations made gifts to 4,027 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

1,372 of the 4,021 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.