|
|
Editable
Letters and Documents for Nonprofit Fundraising
Professionals |
Ask
us any question. Or request a FREE
sample package. There's no obligation, and
we promise to get back to you quickly...

| Rank |
Name/(state) |
Money
& Assets |
| 1. |
Bill
& Melinda Gates-Foundation (WA) |
$26,810,517,770 |
| 2. |
The
Ford-Foundation (NY) |
10,685,961,044 |
| 3. |
J.
Paul Getty Trust (CA) |
9,100,188,385 |
| 4. |
The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (NJ) |
8,982,832,000 |
| 5. |
Lilly
Endowment Inc. (IN) |
8,585,049,346 |
| 6. |
W.
K. Kellogg Foundation (MI) |
6,801,844,315 |
| 7. |
The
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA) |
6,489,168,000 |
| 8. |
The
David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA) |
5,328,293,452 |
| 9. |
The
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY) |
5,301,066,000 |
| 10. |
Gordon
and Betty Moore Foundation (CA) |
4,846,115,373 |
| 11. |
John
D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
(IL) |
4,530,410,640 |
| 12. |
The
Pew Charitable Trusts (PA) |
4,118,768,408 |
| 13. |
The
Starr Foundation (NY) |
3,577,378,889 |
| 14. |
The
California Endowment (CA) |
3,572,425,281 |
| 15. |
The
Rockefeller Foundation (NY) |
3,210,090,000 |
| 16. |
The
Annie E. Casey Foundation (MD) |
3,106,521,250 |
| 17. |
The
Kresge Foundation (MI) |
2,752,257,750 |
| 18. |
The
Annenberg Foundation (PA) |
2,695,762,043 |
| 19. |
The
Duke Endowment (NC) |
2,542,619,779 |
| 20. |
Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation (MI) |
2,527,897,211 |
| 21. |
The
McKnight Foundation (MN) |
2,073,754,000 |
| 22. |
Robert
W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc. (GA) |
2,050,757,772 |
| 23. |
Casey
Family Programs (WA) |
2,049,706,757 |
| 24. |
The
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
(MD) |
1,986,757,564 |
| 25. |
Carnegie
Corporation of New York (NY) |
1,956,023,878 |
| 26. |
John
S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL) |
1,939,340,905 |
| 27. |
The
New York Community Trust (NY) |
1,810,817,540 |
| 28. |
Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO) |
1,770,834,000 |
| 29. |
Richard
King Mellon Foundation (PA) |
1,742,201,835 |
| 30. |
The
Cleveland Foundation (OH) |
1,632,621,913 |
| 31. |
Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation (NY) |
1,554,126,365 |
| 32. |
Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation (NY) |
1,505,602,994 |
| 33. |
Houston
Endowment Inc. (TX) |
1,463,889,181 |
| 34. |
The
James Irvine Foundation (CA) |
1,364,920,951 |
| 35. |
The
Wallace Foundation (NY) |
1,364,654,036 |
| 36. |
The
Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX) |
1,322,156,535 |
| 37. |
W.
M. Keck Foundation (CA) |
1,307,547,000 |
| 38. |
Donald
W. Reynolds Foundation (NV) |
1,248,736,254 |
| 39. |
The
William Penn Foundation (PA) |
1,204,697,577 |
| 40. |
The
Chicago Community Trust (IL) |
1,200,315,383 |
| 41. |
Lumina
Foundation for Education, Inc. (IN) |
1,196,062,690 |
| 42. |
The
Freeman Foundation (NY) |
1,177,239,481 |
| 43. |
The
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX) |
1,137,345,488 |
| 44. |
The
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.
(OK) |
1,135,379,033 |
| 45. |
Marin
Community Foundation (CA) |
1,097,134,335 |
| 46. |
The
California Wellness Foundation (CA) |
1,055,318,368 |
| 47. |
Daniels
Fund (CO) |
1,040,647,751 |
| 48. |
Kimbell
Art Foundation (TX) |
1,019,561,229 |
| 49. |
The
Moody Foundation (TX) |
931,667,214 |
| 50. |
The
Freedom Forum, Inc. (VA) |
923,804,721 |
| 51. |
The
Ahmanson Foundation (CA) |
890,413,000 |
| 52. |
Howard
Heinz Endowment (PA) |
862,177,876 |
| 53. |
The
Joyce Foundation (IL) |
859,149,036 |
| 54. |
Greater
Kansas City Community Foundation (MO) |
858,147,000 |
| 55. |
The
Packard Humanities Institute (CA) |
813,251,902 |
| 56. |
Tulsa
Community Foundation (OK) |
807,261,195 |
| 57. |
Barr
Foundation (MA) |
803,007,084 |
| 58. |
The
Meadows Foundation, Inc. (TX) |
791,837,745 |
| 59. |
Horace
W. Goldsmith Foundation (NY) |
791,579,136 |
| 60. |
Hall
Family Foundation (MO) |
785,079,156 |
| 61. |
Conrad
N. Hilton Foundation (NV) |
764,031,944 |
| 62. |
The
Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. (NY) |
760,628,376 |
| 63. |
The
San Francisco Foundation (CA) |
757,717,972 |
| 64. |
Weingart
Foundation (CA) |
748,653,679 |
| 65. |
The
Oregon Community Foundation (OR) |
742,207,820 |
| 66. |
The
Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations
(OH) |
741,787,046 |
| 67. |
Walton
Family Foundation, Inc. (AR) |
733,875,298 |
| 68. |
Bush
Foundation (MN) |
732,455,635 |
| 69. |
The
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (NY) |
729,113,815 |
| 70. |
The
J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation, Inc.
(OK) |
728,819,060 |
| 71. |
Longwood
Foundation, Inc. (DE) |
719,885,017 |
| 72. |
Rockefeller
Brothers Fund, Inc. (NY) |
709,681,522 |
| 73. |
Surdna
Foundation, Inc. (NY) |
679,185,292 |
| 74. |
California
Community Foundation (CA) |
671,026,724 |
| 75. |
Community
Foundation Silicon Valley (CA) |
664,906,845 |
| 76. |
Andersen
Foundation (MN) |
662,906,121 |
| 77. |
Wayne
& Gladys Valley Foundation (CA) |
648,163,609 |
| 78. |
Boston
Foundation, Inc. (MA) |
647,685,483 |
| 79. |
Hartford
Foundation for Public Giving (CT) |
646,120,566 |
| 80. |
J.
Bulow Campbell Foundation (GA) |
643,669,441 |
| 81. |
M.
J. Murdock Charitable Trust (WA) |
641,523,057 |
| 82. |
Burroughs
Wellcome Fund (NC) |
640,786,060 |
| 83. |
Marguerite
Casey Foundation (WA) |
620,339,144 |
| 84. |
Communities
Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX) |
605,291,000 |
| 85. |
The
Commonwealth Fund (NY) |
598,042,666 |
| 86. |
The
John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. (NY) |
597,722,183 |
| 87. |
William
Randolph Hearst Foundation (NY) |
596,670,544 |
| 88. |
The
Saint Paul Foundation, Inc. (MN) |
594,648,660 |
| 89. |
McCune
Foundation (PA) |
591,052,174 |
| 90. |
The
Pittsburgh Foundation (PA) |
582,662,075 |
| 91. |
The
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
(WI) |
579,976,984 |
| 92. |
The
Robert A. Welch Foundation (TX) |
572,818,991 |
| 93. |
The
Minneapolis Foundation (MN) |
571,342,803 |
| 94. |
The
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (CA) |
545,364,206 |
| 95. |
Evelyn
and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund (CA) |
543,763,647 |
| 96. |
Jack
Kent Cooke Foundation (VA) |
541,221,533 |
| 97. |
The
AVI CHAI Foundation (NY) |
538,434,293 |
| 98. |
The
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
(UT) |
529,926,232 |
| 99. |
The
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (AZ) |
528,567,250 |
| 100. |
Peninsula
Community-Foundation (CA) |
525,268,676 |
Register for more information or Free Demo Account:
|
|
|
|
Visit
our other websites:
FundraisingSamples.org,
FundraisingResources.org,
FundraisingSamples.com,
DevelopmentDirector.com,
FundraisingSamples.net,
StartingaNonprofit.com,
Sample Appeals.com, FundraisingCareers.com,
Nonprofit-Events.com,
501C3Startup.com, FundraisingJobs.net,
FundraisingGolf.com,
Fundraising-Jobs.com, DevelopmentDirector.net,
FundraisingGala.com,
SampleGrants.com, PhilanthropyConsultants.com,
DevelopmentPro.biz,
DevelopmentPro.us, DevelopmentPro.info
Documents
& Sample Letters for the nonprofit industry - cal us at l
800-732-1969
501c3
application - Application for Recognition of Exemption Procedures
for applying for exemption under Internal Revenue Section 501(c)(3).
Filing Requirements
501c3 bylaws - Prepare your 501c3
Nonprofit Corporation Corporate Bylaws
501c3 form -
IRS form 1023 must be filed within 15 months of the date your
articles of incorporation were filed.
501c3 - a nonprofit
corporate who has gone thru the process
501c3 nonprofit organization
- If you have ever dreamed about starting a nonprofit, here is
your guide
Annual Fundraiser - there
are a variety of sponsorship opportunites, levels, letters grant
sample proposals for the annual fund for nonprofits.
board of member and nonprofit
- Nonprofit organization board members have duties and obligations
to nonprofits - What are job descriptions for nonprofit board
members? Suggestions for duties and responsibilities for board
members and officers
capital campaign - This overview
of capital campaign fundraising will help your nonprofit organization
to better understand a capital campaign process and raise more
money.
campaign capital checklist
- YES, Email my FREE Campaign Budget Checklist
capital fund
raising campaign plan - see the above and then create a nonprofit
plan to raise more money and funds through donors
charitable giving -More than
80% of the money raised by charities in this country comes from
individuals. To help these generous donors make wise giving decisions,
the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) offers the following
tips on charitable giving
charitable giving vehicles
- you can give your car to a charity through many organizations
chronicle of philanthropy
- industry's leading nonprofit publication and resource
corporate community
giving programs - corporate community investment programs
corporate giving directory
-Directory of International Corporate Giving in America and Abroad
corporate philanthropy
- This section provides information on Corporate Philanthropy
to include Corporate Foundations.
development director -
If I were hiring a person to run a development operation and had
to pick someone with no previous professional fund-raising experience,
I would look for someone such as the head of a department within
a retail operation like a department store
development
director job description - Development Director will be responsible
for initially raising $2 million annually via individual giving,
corporate and foundation support and other fundraising efforts
develpmentdirector.com-provides
the industry's most used nonprofit fundraising software and web-based
application for downloads
education sample grant proposal
- find the right sample grant proposal for your educational program
example of fund
raising letter - search the database of sample capital campaign,
grant, appeal, and other letters resources for your nonprofit
organization
executive director - roles
and responsibilities
executive director jobs
- search industry websites such as www.nonprofit-jobs.org, www.opportunitynocs.org
free appeal letter sample
- just go to our contact us form and sign up to receive your free
appeal letter.
free sample grant proposal
- FREE Book on writing a grant proposal includes samples, tips
and workshop
fund raising idea for nonprofit organization - This web site
is intended as a starting point for those who are interested in
learning more about foundations, fundraising, proposal writing,
philanthropy and philanthropists, corporate philanthropy, international
philanthropy, government funding, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit
organization administration, planned giving, prospect research,
and voluntarism, but only want to look at resources available
on the web
fundraising jobs - development
director, executive director roles and responsibilities include
fundraising, special events, nonprofit leadersthip.
fund raising letter - find
sample letters, documents, grants and other fundraising resources
- ideas here.
fund raising thank you
letter - The following sample thank you letter and receipt
can be used for a gift.
fundraising web site -
Charity fundraising ideas and ways to help raise funds by hiring
a web design team (www.501Media.com)
golf fundraisers - how to put
on a golf fundraising activity and ideas for sponship levels.
history of philanthropy
- History records that the United States was about philanthropy
before it was a nation.
Major Gifts - The underlying premise
of major gifts fundraising is that the most effective way to raise
funds
nonprofit fund raising
- How to Start a Nonprofit Organization and then sustain it thru
donor relations and other activities such as special events, galas,
grants
nonprofit fundraising
plan - There are many different ways to maintain a viable,
financially stable nonprofit organization.
nonprofit resource - Nonprofit
Resource Center has been the Internet's premier information source
for nonprofit organizations.
websites for nonprofits -
Professional web hosting and website design for Non-Profit &
affordable Web
philanthropy - of are a fundraising
or philanthropic professional and lookinf for sample letters,
documents and other fundraising resources
Philanthropy consultant
- use our site that is called philanthropyconsultant.com and search
for a consltant
planned giving - Evaluate your
current estate plan and rate yourself on the plans you have made
for protecting your heirs. Add up your points. How does your estate
plan score?
sample grant proposal
- Where can I find examples of grant proposals? The Foundation
Center's Guide to Winning Proposals,(http://npguides.org),http://www.k12grants.org/samples)
event fund idea raising special- Fund Raising Event Suggestions.
Need a fresh idea on how to fund raise, also Special event fund
raising & special event planning for non profits
501c3 and hud housing - to qualify for 501c3 nonprofit status,
and how to structure an ... HUD is the nation's housing agency
committed to increasing homeownership
501c3 example - following web sites list the steps involved in
forming a 501c3 organization
animal nonprofit fundraising sample documents, letterrs and ideas
for Non-Profit Fundraising for Animal Protection Organizations
campaign fund online raising - with the proper support sample
letters, the annual fundraising campaign for capital can be done
online
charitable giving to museums - Corporate Charitable Giving: A
Way to Finance Individual Gifts
corporate gift giving - see our director and templates for corporate
giving programs and directories
corporate giving - Where can I find information on corporate giving?
director of development jobs - Find Jobs - Executive Director,
Strategic Development Jobs, base pay ranges from 50-150k
executive director for non profit usually oversees teh development
director and answers to the board of directors.
free fundraising form letter for school clubs - volunteer to write
for money and give to your favorite program or school download
sample letters now
golf tournament fundraisers - Properly handled, a golf marathon
can be added to a charity's regular fundraising program without
disruption.
how to start a nonprofit business- Before starting a nonprofit
business, there is some preliminary thinking that you really should
do. When and what steps.
how to write a letter of appeal - What are the most important
things to include in a grant proposal, appeal letter, capital
campaign
how to write fund raising letter - Get the reader's attention,
state the cause, Solicit a contribution, An incentive offer,Example
nonprofit fundraising events - The goal of the website www.developmentdirector.com
is to help organizations expand their share of public support
and funds, through special events
nonprofit fundraising -Our web site is intended as a starting
point for those who are interested in learning more about foundations,
fundraising, proposal writing, philanthropy and philanthropists,
corporate philanthropy, international philanthropy, government
funding, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit organization administration,
planned giving, prospect research, and voluntarism, but only want
to look at resources available on the web.
philanthropy and nonprofit fundraising program development
philanthropy organizations - there are various directories, you
can search Nonprofit Times and FDNCENTER
planned giving to nonprofits - What are planned gifts… Planned
gifts include gifts through a will, charitable gift annuities,
gifts of life insurance, charitable trusts and more. Below you’ll
find a brief overview of some of the most common types of assets
that you can donate to charity, and some of the tax implications.
Consult a professional
sample fund raising letter - easy to use letter and templates
that are proven
special event fund raising - More than Money - What Can You Gain
from Special Events? what Makes Special Events Winners or Losers?
What are the Different Types of Events?
starting 501c3 - How to Start a 501c3 Nonprofit http://www.mnaonline.org/starting.asp
starting nonprofit - This topic in the Library provides comprehensive
advice and materials for anyone who is considering starting a
nonprofit organization
target community giving program - Take Charge of Education, launched
in April 1997, brings the Target tradition of giving to the heart
of our communities
walmart community giving - The American public appreciates Wal-Mart's
community-involvement efforts
|