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From the Philanthropy 400: Who Got the Most Million-Dollar Gifts

By  Drew Lindsay and 
Peter Olsen-Phillips
November 1, 2017
The Smithsonian Institution received 72 gifts of $1 million or more in 2016.
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The Smithsonian Institution received 72 gifts of $1 million or more in 2016.

Among the more than 290 organizations that completed a survey for The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 ranking, these nonprofits received at least one gift of $1 million or more. Contributions came in the form of cash, stock, and donated goods and services.

Philanthropy 400 RankOrganization2016 Private SupportNo. of Gifts of $1 Million or More
8 National Christian Foundation $1,532,256,000 194
15 Food for the Poor $987,609,386 179
14 National Philanthropic Trust $1,006,225,727 164
30 Johns Hopkins University $657,292,634 163
11 Harvard University $1,187,530,292 137
29 University of Southern California $666,640,686 127
39 Patient Access Network Foundation $582,541,219 112
9 Silicon Valley Community Foundation $1,383,888,000 110
55 University of Chicago $443,304,691 102
53 Partners HealthCare System $461,048,062 91
18 Americares Foundation $914,386,527 87
119 Dartmouth College $227,037,580 85
33 University of California at San Francisco $595,940,070 83
45 University of Washington $541,444,150 79
125 University of Nebraska $214,458,958 74
111 University of Florida $243,666,490 73
72 University of Minnesota $345,640,311 72
101 Smithsonian Institution $269,878,400 72
50 Foundation for the Carolinas $498,065,318 70
56 Jewish Communal Fund $434,991,130 70
54 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation $454,902,282 69
21 American Endowment Foundation $824,956,056 67
57 University of Michigan $433,775,518 65
41 United States Fund for Unicef $566,169,095 60
103 Princeton University $267,875,832 55
183 Purdue University at West Lafayette $151,217,052 55
61 Ohio State University $386,111,783 52
100 Tides Foundation $270,080,343 51
102 Washington University in St. Louis $269,876,662 51
58 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $419,752,498 50
79 Renaissance Charitable Foundation $320,461,078 49
197 University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center $140,314,035 47
208 University of Oregon $136,295,416 46
200 Rutgers University $139,404,453 44
127 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston $212,497,879 42
65 Catholic Medical Mission Board $361,088,161 41
336 United Nations Foundation $85,719,236 40
113 Metropolitan Museum of Art $241,896,154 39
167 University of Kentucky $163,918,841 39
71 University of Texas at Austin $345,991,576 38
291 Southern Methodist University $98,112,842 38
17 Habitat for Humanity International $950,000,000 37
77 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $323,202,582 36
144 Emory University $192,699,880 36
64 CARE $364,936,079 35
201 HealthWell Foundation $139,091,107 35
106 Shriners Hospitals for Children $265,292,000 33
169 Greater Houston Community Foundation $161,495,240 32
343 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health $82,860,385 32
110 University of Virginia $245,391,966 31
151 California Institute of Technology $182,869,435 31
175 Boston University $156,940,557 31
126 Mount Sinai Health System $213,570,194 30
237 Omaha Community Foundation $120,575,054 30
216 North Carolina State University $129,948,405 29
107 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation $260,670,199 28
154 Scholarship America $180,332,512 28
368 Partners in Health $77,347,532 28
67 Indiana University $360,935,740 27
NA Tufts University $60,405,193 27
68 Doctors Without Borders USA $357,438,744 26
240 Energy Foundation $118,765,052 26
272 Boston Foundation $104,152,103 26
211 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles $133,819,000 25
NA Wayne State University $60,708,068 25
2 United Way Worldwide $3,539,672,346 24
7 Salvation Army $1,882,744,000 24
174 Oregon Health & Science University $156,960,646 24
223 Natural Resources Defense Council $127,288,608 23
255 Charities Aid Foundation America $112,581,139 23
258 Northwell Health Foundation $110,501,249 23
286 Tulane University $98,919,435 23
NA American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science $66,982,000 23
224 University of Pittsburgh $127,154,544 22
279 George Washington University $101,391,196 22
115 University of Miami $236,333,647 21
194 Vanderbilt University $143,605,153 21
271 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego $104,563,602 21
324 World Resources Institute $89,407,957 21
179 Carnegie Mellon University $155,301,691 20
253 University of Missouri at Columbia $113,079,422 20
299 Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan $95,414,399 20
321 Syracuse University $90,318,891 20
339 University of Louisville $85,186,036 20
27 Pew Charitable Trusts $694,860,174 19
82 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute $317,925,589 19
109 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee $248,823,471 19
264 DonorsChoose.org $107,473,914 19
311 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art $92,615,271 19
391 Sierra Club Foundation $71,884,506 19
257 Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta $110,532,305 18
267 Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties $105,723,622 18
277 Rice University $102,976,608 18
337 Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation and Guild Association $85,356,449 18
374 Orange County Community Foundation $76,495,203 18
NA Whitney Museum of American Art $62,413,000 18
NA Year Up $58,394,374 17
209 Arizona Community Foundation $135,020,819 16
261 Community Foundation of New Jersey $108,166,134 16
265 University of Rochester $107,296,610 16
91 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $285,638,088 15
130 University of California at San Diego $206,872,666 15
310 Communities Foundation of Texas $93,124,017 15
108 Oregon Community Foundation $255,172,559 14
155 World Wildlife Fund $179,472,620 14
326 Brookings Institution $88,980,308 14
338 United Jewish Foundation and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit $85,277,849 14
359 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation $78,665,749 14
NA Villanova University $61,468,303 14
NA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $57,433,551 14
NA Minneapolis Foundation $53,341,705 14
23 World Vision $786,014,143 13
94 Carter Center $281,438,007 13
97 Texas A&M University $276,474,802 13
275 American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology $103,294,031 13
280 Project Hope/People-to-People Health Foundation $101,377,931 13
327 Wake Forest University $88,787,470 13
NA Virginia Commonwealth University $69,180,321 13
NA George Mason University $67,940,425 13
98 Alzheimer’s Association $271,563,777 12
147 University of Kansas $187,214,140 12
199 City of Hope $139,718,944 12
262 Girl Scouts of the USA $107,894,760 12
399 Mississippi State University $69,763,343 12
NA Community Foundation for Northeast Florida $62,200,537 12
NA Human Rights Watch $57,620,234 12
5 Feeding America $2,375,635,807 11
28 American Heart Association $683,171,667 11
114 International Rescue Committee $237,239,596 11
160 Humane Society of the United States $174,583,075 11
203 California Community Foundation $138,352,000 11
234 North Texas Food Bank $121,737,163 11
315 Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America $91,781,322 11
NA Lehigh University $63,678,306 11
NA Temple University $62,253,662 11
112 Special Olympics $241,966,662 10
212 Mercy Corps $132,846,542 10
248 U.S. Charitable Gift Trust $115,992,451 10
304 Birthright Israel Foundation $94,141,871 10
341 National Academy of Sciences $83,281,291 10
NA International Aid $64,496,573 10
NA Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $59,770,587 10
NA Museum of Fine Arts, Houston $53,204,501 10
241 Ducks Unlimited $118,690,925 9
245 Local Initiatives Support Corporation $116,294,012 9
289 Rochester Area Community Foundation $98,668,622 9
302 Henry Ford Health System $94,404,607 9
325 Conservation Fund $89,368,230 9
344 Aspen Institute $82,854,468 9
373 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville $76,693,395 9
13 The Y $1,040,952,000 8
195 Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago $141,186,844 8
214 First Book $130,822,918 8
231 New York Community Trust $124,123,171 8
350 San Diego State University $79,780,852 8
362 Dayton Foundation $78,192,419 8
372 State University of New York at Stony Brook $76,704,325 8
NA Rhode Island Foundation $59,969,221 8
NA New York Public Library $56,603,843 8
NA Children’s Hospital Los Angeles $54,667,684 8
NA Ipas $29,967,830 8
NA National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention $29,169,979 8
149 Wycliffe Bible Translators $186,084,000 7
250 United Service Organizations $114,964,688 7
254 Dignity Health $112,807,000 7
309 Patient Services $93,351,315 7
NA San Diego Zoo $65,747,541 7
NA Jewish National Fund $62,700,627 7
NA Hospital for Special Surgery $46,901,978 7
69 Catholic Relief Services $354,786,789 6
143 Susan G. Komen $192,956,670 6
252 Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research $113,936,698 6
354 Heritage Foundation $79,079,189 6
356 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation $78,827,657 6
357 Oxfam America $78,818,402 6
376 Heart to Heart International $75,736,454 6
NA Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America $67,446,251 6
NA Denver Foundation $52,279,334 6
NA ClimateWorks Foundation $49,793,259 6
87 Wounded Warrior Project $302,707,725 5
136 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals $197,064,307 5
219 University of California at Davis $129,223,868 5
334 WNET $86,362,115 5
NA National Wildlife Federation $62,036,863 5
25 Direct Relief $776,101,561 4
47 Cru $509,955,216 4
74 Save the Children $343,702,250 4
95 Young Life $278,137,336 4
246 Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties $116,184,330 4
365 Mercy Ships $77,807,654 4
393 National Audubon Society $71,329,108 4
NA American Jewish World Service $68,587,770 4
NA Pittsburgh Foundation $37,047,970 4
152 Helen Keller International $181,625,115 3
230 American Diabetes Association $124,596,288 3
319 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association $91,137,190 3
363 Wikimedia Foundation $78,151,457 3
NA Breast Cancer Research Foundation $66,003,474 3
NA Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens $43,004,458 3
NA Cleveland Foundation $36,875,729 3
NA Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham $19,900,427 3
105 Rotary Foundation of Rotary International $265,667,546 2
134 University of Utah $201,854,380 2
193 Volunteers of America $144,544,117 2
204 St. Mary’s Food Bank $138,177,954 2
236 City Harvest $121,261,698 2
352 Harvesters-the Community Food Network $79,671,141 2
NA Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association $59,646,328 2
NA Children’s Hunger Fund $47,856,603 2
NA Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute $46,349,337 2
34 Compassion International $592,465,017 1
90 Population Services International $289,451,122 1
99 Marine Toys for Tots Foundation $271,099,584 1
124 Project Orbis International $214,631,000 1
140 Program for Appropriate Technology in Health $195,136,000 1
150 Houston Food Bank $185,653,785 1
202 Midwest Food Bank $139,084,112 1
217 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews $129,817,844 1
260 Medical Teams International $108,954,031 1
266 American Lung Association $107,244,649 1
292 Atlanta Community Food Bank $97,205,931 1
355 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship $78,950,374 1
NA Maryland Food Bank $57,728,641 1
NA Community Foundation for Greater New Haven $47,170,015 1
NA Plan International USA $37,562,749 1

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Among the more than 290 organizations that completed a survey for The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 ranking, these nonprofits received at least one gift of $1 million or more. Contributions came in the form of cash, stock, and donated goods and services.

Philanthropy 400 RankOrganization2016 Private SupportNo. of Gifts of $1 Million or More
8 National Christian Foundation $1,532,256,000 194
15 Food for the Poor $987,609,386 179
14 National Philanthropic Trust $1,006,225,727 164
30 Johns Hopkins University $657,292,634 163
11 Harvard University $1,187,530,292 137
29 University of Southern California $666,640,686 127
39 Patient Access Network Foundation $582,541,219 112
9 Silicon Valley Community Foundation $1,383,888,000 110
55 University of Chicago $443,304,691 102
53 Partners HealthCare System $461,048,062 91
18 Americares Foundation $914,386,527 87
119 Dartmouth College $227,037,580 85
33 University of California at San Francisco $595,940,070 83
45 University of Washington $541,444,150 79
125 University of Nebraska $214,458,958 74
111 University of Florida $243,666,490 73
72 University of Minnesota $345,640,311 72
101 Smithsonian Institution $269,878,400 72
50 Foundation for the Carolinas $498,065,318 70
56 Jewish Communal Fund $434,991,130 70
54 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation $454,902,282 69
21 American Endowment Foundation $824,956,056 67
57 University of Michigan $433,775,518 65
41 United States Fund for Unicef $566,169,095 60
103 Princeton University $267,875,832 55
183 Purdue University at West Lafayette $151,217,052 55
61 Ohio State University $386,111,783 52
100 Tides Foundation $270,080,343 51
102 Washington University in St. Louis $269,876,662 51
58 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $419,752,498 50
79 Renaissance Charitable Foundation $320,461,078 49
197 University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center $140,314,035 47
208 University of Oregon $136,295,416 46
200 Rutgers University $139,404,453 44
127 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston $212,497,879 42
65 Catholic Medical Mission Board $361,088,161 41
336 United Nations Foundation $85,719,236 40
113 Metropolitan Museum of Art $241,896,154 39
167 University of Kentucky $163,918,841 39
71 University of Texas at Austin $345,991,576 38
291 Southern Methodist University $98,112,842 38
17 Habitat for Humanity International $950,000,000 37
77 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $323,202,582 36
144 Emory University $192,699,880 36
64 CARE $364,936,079 35
201 HealthWell Foundation $139,091,107 35
106 Shriners Hospitals for Children $265,292,000 33
169 Greater Houston Community Foundation $161,495,240 32
343 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health $82,860,385 32
110 University of Virginia $245,391,966 31
151 California Institute of Technology $182,869,435 31
175 Boston University $156,940,557 31
126 Mount Sinai Health System $213,570,194 30
237 Omaha Community Foundation $120,575,054 30
216 North Carolina State University $129,948,405 29
107 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation $260,670,199 28
154 Scholarship America $180,332,512 28
368 Partners in Health $77,347,532 28
67 Indiana University $360,935,740 27
NA Tufts University $60,405,193 27
68 Doctors Without Borders USA $357,438,744 26
240 Energy Foundation $118,765,052 26
272 Boston Foundation $104,152,103 26
211 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles $133,819,000 25
NA Wayne State University $60,708,068 25
2 United Way Worldwide $3,539,672,346 24
7 Salvation Army $1,882,744,000 24
174 Oregon Health & Science University $156,960,646 24
223 Natural Resources Defense Council $127,288,608 23
255 Charities Aid Foundation America $112,581,139 23
258 Northwell Health Foundation $110,501,249 23
286 Tulane University $98,919,435 23
NA American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science $66,982,000 23
224 University of Pittsburgh $127,154,544 22
279 George Washington University $101,391,196 22
115 University of Miami $236,333,647 21
194 Vanderbilt University $143,605,153 21
271 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego $104,563,602 21
324 World Resources Institute $89,407,957 21
179 Carnegie Mellon University $155,301,691 20
253 University of Missouri at Columbia $113,079,422 20
299 Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan $95,414,399 20
321 Syracuse University $90,318,891 20
339 University of Louisville $85,186,036 20
27 Pew Charitable Trusts $694,860,174 19
82 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute $317,925,589 19
109 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee $248,823,471 19
264 DonorsChoose.org $107,473,914 19
311 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art $92,615,271 19
391 Sierra Club Foundation $71,884,506 19
257 Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta $110,532,305 18
267 Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties $105,723,622 18
277 Rice University $102,976,608 18
337 Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation and Guild Association $85,356,449 18
374 Orange County Community Foundation $76,495,203 18
NA Whitney Museum of American Art $62,413,000 18
NA Year Up $58,394,374 17
209 Arizona Community Foundation $135,020,819 16
261 Community Foundation of New Jersey $108,166,134 16
265 University of Rochester $107,296,610 16
91 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $285,638,088 15
130 University of California at San Diego $206,872,666 15
310 Communities Foundation of Texas $93,124,017 15
108 Oregon Community Foundation $255,172,559 14
155 World Wildlife Fund $179,472,620 14
326 Brookings Institution $88,980,308 14
338 United Jewish Foundation and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit $85,277,849 14
359 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation $78,665,749 14
NA Villanova University $61,468,303 14
NA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $57,433,551 14
NA Minneapolis Foundation $53,341,705 14
23 World Vision $786,014,143 13
94 Carter Center $281,438,007 13
97 Texas A&M University $276,474,802 13
275 American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology $103,294,031 13
280 Project Hope/People-to-People Health Foundation $101,377,931 13
327 Wake Forest University $88,787,470 13
NA Virginia Commonwealth University $69,180,321 13
NA George Mason University $67,940,425 13
98 Alzheimer’s Association $271,563,777 12
147 University of Kansas $187,214,140 12
199 City of Hope $139,718,944 12
262 Girl Scouts of the USA $107,894,760 12
399 Mississippi State University $69,763,343 12
NA Community Foundation for Northeast Florida $62,200,537 12
NA Human Rights Watch $57,620,234 12
5 Feeding America $2,375,635,807 11
28 American Heart Association $683,171,667 11
114 International Rescue Committee $237,239,596 11
160 Humane Society of the United States $174,583,075 11
203 California Community Foundation $138,352,000 11
234 North Texas Food Bank $121,737,163 11
315 Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America $91,781,322 11
NA Lehigh University $63,678,306 11
NA Temple University $62,253,662 11
112 Special Olympics $241,966,662 10
212 Mercy Corps $132,846,542 10
248 U.S. Charitable Gift Trust $115,992,451 10
304 Birthright Israel Foundation $94,141,871 10
341 National Academy of Sciences $83,281,291 10
NA International Aid $64,496,573 10
NA Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $59,770,587 10
NA Museum of Fine Arts, Houston $53,204,501 10
241 Ducks Unlimited $118,690,925 9
245 Local Initiatives Support Corporation $116,294,012 9
289 Rochester Area Community Foundation $98,668,622 9
302 Henry Ford Health System $94,404,607 9
325 Conservation Fund $89,368,230 9
344 Aspen Institute $82,854,468 9
373 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville $76,693,395 9
13 The Y $1,040,952,000 8
195 Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago $141,186,844 8
214 First Book $130,822,918 8
231 New York Community Trust $124,123,171 8
350 San Diego State University $79,780,852 8
362 Dayton Foundation $78,192,419 8
372 State University of New York at Stony Brook $76,704,325 8
NA Rhode Island Foundation $59,969,221 8
NA New York Public Library $56,603,843 8
NA Children’s Hospital Los Angeles $54,667,684 8
NA Ipas $29,967,830 8
NA National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention $29,169,979 8
149 Wycliffe Bible Translators $186,084,000 7
250 United Service Organizations $114,964,688 7
254 Dignity Health $112,807,000 7
309 Patient Services $93,351,315 7
NA San Diego Zoo $65,747,541 7
NA Jewish National Fund $62,700,627 7
NA Hospital for Special Surgery $46,901,978 7
69 Catholic Relief Services $354,786,789 6
143 Susan G. Komen $192,956,670 6
252 Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research $113,936,698 6
354 Heritage Foundation $79,079,189 6
356 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation $78,827,657 6
357 Oxfam America $78,818,402 6
376 Heart to Heart International $75,736,454 6
NA Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America $67,446,251 6
NA Denver Foundation $52,279,334 6
NA ClimateWorks Foundation $49,793,259 6
87 Wounded Warrior Project $302,707,725 5
136 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals $197,064,307 5
219 University of California at Davis $129,223,868 5
334 WNET $86,362,115 5
NA National Wildlife Federation $62,036,863 5
25 Direct Relief $776,101,561 4
47 Cru $509,955,216 4
74 Save the Children $343,702,250 4
95 Young Life $278,137,336 4
246 Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties $116,184,330 4
365 Mercy Ships $77,807,654 4
393 National Audubon Society $71,329,108 4
NA American Jewish World Service $68,587,770 4
NA Pittsburgh Foundation $37,047,970 4
152 Helen Keller International $181,625,115 3
230 American Diabetes Association $124,596,288 3
319 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association $91,137,190 3
363 Wikimedia Foundation $78,151,457 3
NA Breast Cancer Research Foundation $66,003,474 3
NA Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens $43,004,458 3
NA Cleveland Foundation $36,875,729 3
NA Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham $19,900,427 3
105 Rotary Foundation of Rotary International $265,667,546 2
134 University of Utah $201,854,380 2
193 Volunteers of America $144,544,117 2
204 St. Mary’s Food Bank $138,177,954 2
236 City Harvest $121,261,698 2
352 Harvesters-the Community Food Network $79,671,141 2
NA Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association $59,646,328 2
NA Children’s Hunger Fund $47,856,603 2
NA Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute $46,349,337 2
34 Compassion International $592,465,017 1
90 Population Services International $289,451,122 1
99 Marine Toys for Tots Foundation $271,099,584 1
124 Project Orbis International $214,631,000 1
140 Program for Appropriate Technology in Health $195,136,000 1
150 Houston Food Bank $185,653,785 1
202 Midwest Food Bank $139,084,112 1
217 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews $129,817,844 1
260 Medical Teams International $108,954,031 1
266 American Lung Association $107,244,649 1
292 Atlanta Community Food Bank $97,205,931 1
355 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship $78,950,374 1
NA Maryland Food Bank $57,728,641 1
NA Community Foundation for Greater New Haven $47,170,015 1
NA Plan International USA $37,562,749 1

Notes:

NA: These groups are not ranked on the Philanthropy 400.

United Way Worldwide’s figure for gifts of $1 million or more includes only donations from individuals. No corporate contributions are included.

The Y’s major-gifts figure includes only gifts to the YMCA of the USA; donations of $1 million or more to local affiliates are not included.

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