Realdania is a philantropic association supporting projects in the built environment within three focus areas: Cities, buildings and built heritage. Their mission is to improve quality of life for the common good through the built environment. The Foundation strives to create value through … [Read more...] about Realdania
Knut and Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
The Knut and Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse is the sixth Foundation and our list with an endowment reported to be worth over $5.3 billion in 2012. The purpose of the Foundation is to promote scientific research, teaching and education beneficial to the Kingdom of Sweden.The Foundation primarily grants … [Read more...] about Knut and Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation was established in 1958 by Willard Garfield Weston, a Canadian businessman who moved to the UK with his family in 1932. Annual donations to the Foundation have grown from £1m a year to nearly £30m a year over the past 25 years. The Foundation is reported to have an … [Read more...] about Garfield Weston Foundation
Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Robert Bosch Stiftung is reported to be the largest German Foundation, managing the philanthropic bequest of company founder Robert Bosch for more than 40 years. The Foundation is divided into four areas to support and operate its aid program. In order to pursue the Foundation's objectives, it … [Read more...] about Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Church Commissioners
The Church Commissioners is a body managing the historic property assets of the Church of England with an endowment reported to be worth at least $8.1 billion. The Commissioners are tasked with managing an investment portfolio to support the Church of England’s work across the country as well as … [Read more...] about The Church Commissioners
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. It has an endowment of around £14.5 billion. Now in its 77th year, the aim of the Trust is to "achieve extraordinary improvements in health by supporting the brightest minds", … [Read more...] about Wellcome Trust
Stichting INGKA Foundation
The Stichting INGKA Foundation is a Dutch Foundation founded in 1982 by Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish billionaire, who is the founder of IKEA. INGKA is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world and the second-largest nonprofit organization in the world. Little was known about the … [Read more...] about Stichting INGKA Foundation
Top Ten Wealthiest European Foundations
Are you and your NGO aiming to raise funds from European Foundations? Understand everything you need to know about how to access the billions of dollars of grants released by Foundations in Europe every year with our online training webinar. Learn more and register today by clicking here. Following … [Read more...] about Top Ten Wealthiest European Foundations
The Asia Foundation: Improving Lives, Expanding Opportunities
FundsforNGOs.org introduces the latest in its “Get to know a Funder” series with a guide to one of the biggest Foundation’s in Asia, The Asia Foundation. The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization professing a commitment to the "development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, … [Read more...] about The Asia Foundation: Improving Lives, Expanding Opportunities
The Top Ten US Charitable Foundations
Private Foundations have been long term supporters of funding to charitable organisations around the world. In 2013, their strength is being felt more than ever as for the first time private foundations have overtaken many of the world's governments and aid bodies as the biggest donors to the non … [Read more...] about The Top Ten US Charitable Foundations
