Charities aim to make the world a better place by supporting a myriad of causes across the globe, from education and woman empowerment to health care and technological advances. Following, we would like to present you with a list we have compiled of the top 25 charities in the world, which were ranked according to their financial endowment or, in other words, the total amount of invested donations). All figures are estimates. Only non-for-profit organizations are included in the list.
Curious to see which the biggest charities in the world are? Let’s take a look at the countdown.
No. 25: Tulsa Community Foundation
Headquarters: Tulsa, Oklahoma (United States)
Financial endowment: $3.8 billion
Founded in: 1998
No. 24: The Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Headquarters: New York City, New York (United States)
Financial endowment: $4.1 billion
Founded in: 1999
No. 23: William Penn Foundation
Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)
Financial endowment: $4.4 billion
Founded in: 1945
No. 22: Andrew W. Melton Foundation
Headquarters: New York City, New York (United States)
Financial endowment: $5.26 billion
Founded in: 1969
No. 21: Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Financial endowment: $5.3 billion
Founded in: 1917
No. 20: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California (United States)
Financial endowment: $5.4 billion
Founded in: 2000
No. 19: The Pew Charitable Trusts
Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)
Financial endowment: $5.6 billion
Founded in: 1948
No. 18: John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois (United States)
Financial endowment: $5.7 billion
Founded in: 1975
No. 17: David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Headquarters: Los Altos, California (United States)
Financial endowment: $5.8 billion
Founded in: 1964
No. 16: Garfield Weston Foundation
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Financial endowment: $6.5 billion
Founded in: 1958
No. 15: Robert Bosch Foundation
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany
Financial endowment: $6.9 billion
Founded in: 1964
No. 14: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Headquarters: Battle Creek, Michigan (United States)
Financial endowment: $7.26 billion
Founded in: 1930
No. 13: Lily Endowment
Headquarters: Indianapolis, Indiana (United States)
Financial endowment: $7.28 billion
Founded in: 1937
No. 12: Kamehameha Schools
Headquarters: Honolulu, Hawaii (United States)
Financial endowment: $7.3 billion
Founded in: 1887
No. 11: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Headquarters: Menlo Park, California (United States)
Financial endowment: $7.4 billion
Founded in: 1967
No. 10: The Church Commissioners for England
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Financial endowment: $8.1 billion
Founded in: 1948
No. 9: Li Ka Shing Foundation
Headquarters: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Financial endowment: $8.3 billion
Founded in: 1980
No. 8: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Headquarters: Princeton, New Jersey (United States)
Financial endowment: $9 billion
Founded in: 1972
No. 7: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Financial endowment: $10 billion
Founded in: 2007
No. 6: J. Paul Getty Trust
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California (United States)
Financial endowment: $10.5 billion
Founded in: 1982
No. 5: Ford Foundation
Headquarters: New York City, New York (United States)
Financial endowment: $11 billion
Founded in: 1936
No. 4: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Headquarters: Chevy Chase, Maryland (United States)
Financial endowment: $16.1 billion
Founded in: 1953
No. 3: Wellcome Trust
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Financial endowment: $22.1 billion
Founded in: 1936
No. 2: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington (United States)
Financial endowment: $34.6 billion
Founded in: 1994
No. 1: Stichting INGKA Foundation
Headquarters: Leiden, Netherlands
Financial endowment: $36 billion
Founded in: 1982
