Public & societal benefit charities: where the money goes
The 185 largest of 185 covered public & societal benefit charities by contributions and grants, from their latest IRS Form 990.
Medians across the 185 covered public & societal benefit charities (latest filings): programs 84.9%, management 10.7%, fundraising 0.0%, highest reported compensation $357,133.
| Charity | Contributions | Revenue | Programs | Fundraising | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA · FY2025 | $489M | $535M | 83.3% | 0.9% | $1.2M |
| Veteran Tickets Foundation Tempe, AZ · 2025 | $378M | $407M | 99.4% | 0.3% | $367K |
| National Endowment for Democracy Washington, DC · FY2025 | $297M | $298M | 90.2% | 0.0% | $512K |
| Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation Austin, TX · FY2025 | $176M | $197M | 57.7% | 0.0% | $466K |
| United Service Organizations Arlington, VA · 2024 | $167M | $168M | 67.9% | 22.2% | $918K |
| NEO Philanthropy New York, NY · 2024 | $164M | $169M | 93.9% | 0.5% | $412K |
| Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Atlanta, GA · 2025 | $114M | $121M | 73.4% | 0.0% | $6.0M |
| The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC · 2024 | $106M | $134M | 82.5% | 14.2% | $951K |
| Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening Washington, DC · FY2025 | $93M | $93M | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Inclusiv New York, NY · 2025 | $93M | $101M | 93.0% | 0.9% | $345K |
| Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy West Point, NY · 2024 | $84M | $125M | 91.9% | 5.2% | $357K |
| Judicial Watch Washington, DC · 2025 | $82M | $102M | 64.3% | 23.7% | $1.2M |
| Black Veterans for Social Justice Brooklyn, NY · 2023 | $68M | $68M | 90.5% | 0.1% | $232K |
| Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Round Rock, TX · FY2025 | $63M | $73M | 71.3% | 0.0% | $710K |
| Cato Institute Washington, DC · FY2026 | $55M | $69M | 80.6% | 11.3% | $816K |
| Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Washington, DC · FY2025 | $53M | $54M | 84.8% | 0.0% | $350K |
| St Louis Municipal Finance Corporation Saint Louis, MO · FY2025 | $51M | $76M | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Leadership Institute Arlington, VA · 2024 | $49M | $52M | 72.9% | 13.9% | $494K |
| State Democracy Project Brooklyn, NY · 2024 | $49M | $50M | 99.2% | 0.2% | $180K |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC · 2024 | $49M | $53M | 86.8% | 4.0% | $406K |
| AMERICA250ORG Washington, DC · FY2025 | $46M | $46M | 92.3% | 2.9% | $279K |
| Blue Star Families Encinitas, CA · 2024 | $41M | $42M | 85.1% | 5.0% | $485K |
| X Prize Foundation Culver City, CA · 2024 | $41M | $48M | 76.4% | 13.8% | $1.1M |
| Consumer Reports Yonkers, NY · FY2025 | $39M | $267M | 85.7% | 4.3% | $924K |
| Nation's Finest Santa Rosa, CA · 2024 | $39M | $39M | 89.9% | 1.1% | $281K |
| Center for Popular Democracy Brooklyn, NY · 2024 | $38M | $41M | 83.2% | 3.7% | $235K |
| Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Arlington, VA · 2025 | $37M | $49M | 77.8% | 7.5% | $352K |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Washington, DC · 2024 | $34M | $38M | 90.7% | 6.3% | $1.0M |
| New Charlotte Corporation Charlotte, NC · FY2025 | $33M | $38M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $305K |
| Glynwood Center Cold Spring, NY · FY2025 | $33M | $35M | 70.3% | 12.6% | $352K |
| Southern California Tribal Chairmens Association Valley Center, CA · FY2025 | $31M | $31M | 81.3% | 0.0% | $940K |
| Heroes CARE High Ridge, MO · 2024 | $30M | $30M | 99.0% | 0.4% | $121K |
| Breakthrough Energy Foundation Kirkland, WA · 2024 | $30M | $33M | 99.7% | 0.0% | — |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization San Francisco, CA · FY2025 | $30M | $39M | 86.1% | 1.5% | $217K |
| Southern Vision Alliance Durham, NC · 2024 | $28M | $28M | 93.3% | 0.8% | $138K |
| ReliabilityFirst Corporation Cleveland, OH · 2024 | $28M | $28M | 65.3% | 0.0% | $1.0M |
| Code for America Labs Oakland, CA · 2024 | $28M | $30M | 77.6% | 3.2% | $386K |
| Durable Capital for Sustainable Outcomes Washington, DC · 2024 | $27M | $27M | 16.8% | 0.0% | $387K |
| Promedica Foundation Toledo, OH · 2024 | $27M | $32M | 69.2% | 13.2% | $3.1M |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life Chicago, IL · FY2025 | $27M | $29M | 81.0% | 0.2% | $219K |
| Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Ithaca, NY · 2024 | $26M | $32M | 83.3% | 0.0% | $180K |
| Common Cause Education Fund Washington, DC · FY2025 | $26M | $27M | 91.4% | 4.9% | $327K |
| Tampabay Workforce Alliance Tampa, FL · FY2025 | $26M | $26M | 92.1% | 0.0% | $234K |
| Opportunity Finance Network Washington, DC · 2025 | $25M | $140M | 67.6% | 2.7% | $433K |
| Give N Kind Buffalo Grove, IL · 2025 | $25M | $26M | 99.6% | 0.0% | $80,752 |
| Disabled Veterans National Foundation Lanham, MD · FY2025 | $25M | $29M | 31.0% | 58.5% | $179K |
| MERCED COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD aka MERCED COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY Merced, CA · FY2025 | $25M | $26M | 88.9% | 0.0% | $203K |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX · 2025 | $25M | $26M | 74.9% | 13.1% | $570K |
| Transportation Research Center East Liberty, OH · FY2025 | $25M | $107M | 91.3% | 0.0% | $1.2M |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research New York, NY · 2025 | $25M | $26M | 79.4% | 7.8% | $779K |
| Ark-Tex Council of Governments Texarkana, TX · FY2025 | $25M | $25M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $155K |
| New Hanover County Financing Corporation Wilmington, NC · FY2025 | $25M | $25M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $393K |
| Public Citizen Foundation Washington, DC · FY2025 | $23M | $27M | 82.9% | 8.3% | $353K |
| Healthix New York, NY · 2024 | $23M | $27M | 84.1% | 0.0% | $803K |
| Veterans Community Project Kansas City, MO · 2025 | $23M | $23M | 84.6% | 12.1% | $215K |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress San Francisco, CA · 2025 | $22M | $28M | 83.9% | 6.5% | $286K |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust Erlanger, KY · 2025 | $22M | $34M | 97.8% | 0.5% | — |
| Sagamore Indianapolis, IN · 2025 | $22M | $24M | 92.4% | 1.1% | $297K |
| Soldier on Pittsfield, MA · FY2025 | $21M | $23M | 96.3% | 0.6% | $310K |
| Nebraska Health Information Initiative LA Vista, NE · 2024 | $21M | $29M | 91.4% | 0.0% | $434K |
| Unite America Institute Denver, CO · 2024 | $21M | $21M | 84.9% | 8.9% | — |
| Vietnam Veterans of San Diego San Diego, CA · FY2025 | $20M | $22M | 86.0% | 1.8% | $212K |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center Philadelphia, PA · FY2025 | $20M | $20M | 89.4% | 4.1% | $276K |
| Texas Reliability Entity Austin, TX · 2024 | $19M | $19M | 53.0% | 0.0% | $662K |
| Institute for Responsive Government Chicago, IL · 2024 | $18M | $18M | 95.2% | 0.4% | $224K |
| Western Piedmont Council of Governments Hickory, NC · FY2023 | $18M | $20M | 96.8% | 0.0% | $178K |
| Operation Gratitude Encino, CA · FY2025 | $18M | $18M | 86.3% | 5.6% | $244K |
| Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence Kalamazoo, MI · 2025 | $18M | $60M | 95.0% | 0.3% | $185K |
| Capital Impact Partners Arlington, VA · 2025 | $18M | $76M | 81.0% | 3.6% | $1.2M |
| Petersburg Medical Center Petersburg, AK · FY2025 | $17M | $44M | 63.5% | 0.0% | $324K |
| Amvets National Service Foundation Rockville, MD · FY2025 | $17M | $20M | 84.8% | 0.5% | $225K |
| Center for Internet Security East Greenbush, NY · 2025 | $17M | $126M | 63.1% | 0.0% | $1.2M |
| Cenic California Middle Mile Broadband Initiative Llc LA Mirada, CA · FY2025 | $17M | $17M | 92.5% | 0.0% | $659K |
| Institute for Transportation and Development Policy New York, NY · 2024 | $17M | $20M | 86.7% | 1.2% | $319K |
| Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation Lead, SD · FY2025 | $17M | $17M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $457K |
| Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Washington, DC · 2024 | $16M | $18M | 70.8% | 7.5% | $259K |
| Coast Guard Foundation Stonington, CT · 2025 | $16M | $17M | 66.9% | 24.0% | $426K |
| Kansas City Streetcar Authority Kansas City, MO · FY2025 | $16M | $16M | 97.3% | 0.0% | $342K |
| Vyazreim Spring Valley, NY · 2024 | $15M | $15M | 83.5% | 15.4% | — |
| Educational Credit Management Corporation Minneapolis, MN · 2024 | $15M | $265M | 81.8% | 0.0% | $1.5M |
| Southwestern Pa Corporation Pittsburgh, PA · FY2025 | $15M | $18M | 82.3% | 0.0% | $257K |
| Education Northwest Portland, OR · 2024 | $15M | $15M | 68.2% | 0.0% | $387K |
| Alliance for Nonprofit Resources Butler, PA · FY2025 | $14M | $18M | 78.3% | 0.0% | $189K |
| Association of Food and Drug Officials York, PA · FY2025 | $14M | $16M | 85.2% | 0.0% | $240K |
| Foundation for Government Accountability Naples, FL · 2024 | $13M | $15M | 90.5% | 1.5% | $508K |
| Donatestock Charitable Houston, TX · 2024 | $13M | $13M | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| State Leadership Project Raleigh, NC · 2024 | $13M | $13M | 99.2% | 0.0% | — |
| Mdi Government Services Minneapolis, MN · 2024 | $13M | $13M | 69.3% | 0.0% | $383K |
| The Tor Project Winchester, NH · FY2025 | $12M | $12M | 80.8% | 5.6% | $206K |
| Earthworks Washington, DC · 2025 | $12M | $12M | 75.2% | 9.5% | $218K |
| Texas 2036 Austin, TX · 2025 | $12M | $12M | 70.0% | 14.5% | $720K |
| The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Harrisburg, PA · FY2025 | $12M | $12M | 72.0% | 9.3% | $261K |
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research Phoenix, AZ · 2024 | $11M | $13M | 82.5% | 12.0% | $299K |
| The Leadership Conference Education Fund Washington, DC · 2024 | $11M | $13M | 73.5% | 6.5% | $293K |
| Mackinac Center Midland, MI · 2024 | $11M | $11M | 83.8% | 10.8% | $496K |
| Reset Tech Washington, DC · 2024 | $11M | $11M | 83.7% | 0.6% | — |
| Invest Nebraska Corporation Lincoln, NE · 2025 | $11M | $15M | 92.9% | 0.0% | $398K |
| American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Arlington, VA · FY2025 | $11M | $61M | 76.5% | 0.0% | $446K |
| Hill Country Transit District Belton, TX · 2025 | $11M | $17M | 67.3% | 0.0% | $110K |
| Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us Washington, DC · 2024 | $11M | $11M | 80.1% | 3.8% | $196K |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Washington, DC · 2024 | $11M | $11M | 67.3% | 9.3% | $411K |
| Vermont Information Technology Leaders South Burlington, VT · FY2025 | $11M | $11M | 85.8% | 0.0% | $236K |
| Consumer Federation of America Washington, DC · 2025 | $11M | $11M | 77.1% | 0.6% | $304K |
| Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Washington, DC · FY2025 | $11M | $16M | 97.5% | 0.2% | $527K |
| Healtheconnections Syracuse, NY · 2025 | $11M | $14M | 89.8% | 0.0% | $371K |
| Healthy Learners Amesbury, MA · FY2025 | $11M | $11M | 91.1% | 5.7% | $204K |
| Army Emergency Relief Arlington, VA · 2024 | $10M | $33M | 85.7% | 4.5% | $261K |
| Amvets Department of California Service Foundation Garden Grove, CA · 2024 | $10M | $12M | 85.1% | 1.2% | $149K |
| Murmuration Research Institute New York, NY · 2024 | $10M | $12M | 84.0% | 1.3% | $334K |
| Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Washington, DC · 2025 | $10M | $10M | 87.1% | 4.7% | $672K |
| Corrie Ten Boom Fellowship Colleyville, TX · 2024 | $10M | $10M | 92.1% | 6.1% | $3,515 |
| Community News Foundation Harrisonville, MO · 2024 | $10M | $10M | 99.4% | 0.0% | $30,000 |
| Virtus Academy of South Carolina Florence, SC · FY2025 | $10M | $10M | 66.0% | 0.0% | $85,715 |
| America's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Smithtown, NY · FY2025 | $10M | $10M | 80.2% | 12.4% | $644K |
| Usvets Housing Corporation Los Angeles, CA · FY2025 | $9.7M | $10M | 96.5% | 1.1% | $400K |
| The Ohio Organizing Collaborative Youngstown, OH · 2024 | $9.7M | $10M | 92.2% | 0.0% | $157K |
| Filene Research Institute Madison, WI · FY2025 | $9.6M | $11M | 75.4% | 14.2% | — |
| Libertas Network Lehi, UT · 2025 | $9.6M | $23M | 86.6% | 6.9% | $257K |
| American Legislative Exchange Council Arlington, VA · 2024 | $9.5M | $11M | 77.4% | 7.0% | $528K |
| Community Transit of Delaware County Eddystone, PA · FY2025 | $8.9M | $10M | 77.3% | 0.0% | $160K |
| Underwriters Laboratories Evanston, IL · 2024 | $8.9M | $46M | 62.3% | 0.0% | $5.6M |
| NYC School Bus Umbrella Services Brooklyn, NY · FY2025 | $8.6M | $199M | 97.1% | 0.0% | $247K |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY · 2025 | $8.2M | $11M | 88.0% | 3.3% | $329K |
| Community Training and Assistance Center Boston, MA · FY2025 | $7.7M | $7.7M | 86.4% | 0.0% | $303K |
| Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Arlington, VA · 2025 | $7.6M | $11M | 75.0% | 12.2% | $218K |
| The National Center on Education and the Economy Washington, DC · FY2025 | $7.5M | $19M | 79.4% | 3.9% | $608K |
| Big Sky Bravery Foundation Belgrade, MT · 2024 | $7.3M | $10M | 77.2% | 4.1% | $242K |
| FUSE Corps San Francisco, CA · FY2025 | $6.7M | $11M | 83.2% | 5.4% | $345K |
| Northwest Minnesota Foundation Bemidji, MN · FY2025 | $5.4M | $11M | 73.7% | 11.0% | $205K |
| Southeast Missouri Transportation Services Fredericktown, MO · FY2025 | $5.2M | $9.4M | 86.4% | 0.0% | $183K |
| Association of the United States Army Arlington, VA · FY2025 | $4.7M | $51M | 86.0% | 0.2% | $857K |
| Center for Supportive Schools Princeton, NJ · FY2025 | $4.0M | $19M | 84.6% | 6.5% | $310K |
| Air & Space Forces Aid Society Arlington, VA · 2024 | $3.6M | $12M | 82.8% | 5.6% | $324K |
| Nreca Research Arlington, VA · 2024 | $3.6M | $11M | 99.4% | 0.0% | $3.6M |
| District Energy St Paul St Paul, MN · FY2025 | $3.4M | $58M | 87.3% | 0.0% | $1.0M |
| American Public Works Association Kansas City, MO · FY2025 | $3.3M | $34M | 76.6% | 0.0% | $542K |
| Government Finance Officers Association the United States & Canada Chicago, IL · FY2025 | $2.5M | $25M | 74.9% | 0.0% | $529K |
| Wreaths Across America Columbia Falls, ME · 2024 | $2.4M | $43M | 84.9% | 3.2% | $223K |
| American Water Works Association Denver, CO · 2024 | $2.2M | $38M | 61.1% | 10.5% | $500K |
| B Lab Company Philadelphia, PA · 2025 | $1.8M | $39M | 85.1% | 2.2% | $360K |
| Merit Network Ann Arbor, MI · FY2025 | $1.7M | $29M | 91.7% | 0.0% | $604K |
| Center for the Study of Services Washington, DC · 2024 | $1.0M | $28M | 83.7% | 0.5% | $565K |
| Patriot Services Group Jacksonville, FL · 2024 | $719K | $57M | 95.1% | 0.0% | — |
| Flying Crown Land Group Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024 | $360K | $24M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $240K |
| Institute for Building Technology and Safety Ashburn, VA · FY2025 | $283K | $43M | 70.9% | 0.0% | $581K |
| Kentucky Association of Counties Frankfort, KY · FY2025 | $144K | $10M | 57.9% | 0.0% | $387K |
| Association of Social Work Boards Culpeper, VA · 2025 | $102K | $28M | 78.4% | 0.0% | $429K |
| Vts Industries Spring Valley, CA · FY2025 | $12,261 | $12M | 64.3% | 0.0% | $500 |
| Rfs Charitable Foundation Toledo, OH · FY2025 | $103 | $12M | 86.5% | 0.0% | $250K |
| Consortium Management Group Bedminster, NJ · FY2025 | $0 | $1.07B | 98.9% | 0.0% | $859K |
| Electric Power Research Institute Palo Alto, CA · 2024 | $0 | $503M | 70.1% | 0.0% | $2.9M |
| California Independent System Operator Corporation Folsom, CA · 2024 | $0 | $286M | 89.2% | 0.0% | $2.3M |
| New York Independent System Operator Rensselaer, NY · 2025 | $0 | $275M | 75.3% | 0.0% | $2.8M |
| Community Strategies Oklahoma City, OK · FY2025 | $0 | $257M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $314K |
| Island Peer Review Organization Jericho, NY · FY2025 | $0 | $171M | 78.6% | 0.0% | $958K |
| American National Standards Institute New York, NY · 2025 | $0 | $101M | 69.1% | 0.0% | $824K |
| Conference of State Bank Supervisors Washington, DC · 2024 | $0 | $98M | 92.5% | 0.0% | $939K |
| Financial Accounting Foundation Norwalk, CT · 2025 | $0 | $75M | 78.1% | 0.0% | $1.5M |
| Corporacion Para LA Promocion de Puerto Rico Como Destino San Juan, PR · FY2025 | $0 | $74M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $357K |
| Accesslex Institute West Chester, PA · FY2025 | $0 | $72M | 89.4% | 0.0% | $1.2M |
| Pheaa Student Loan Foundation Harrisburg, PA · FY2025 | $0 | $71M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $265K |
| Andeco Institute McLean, VA · 2024 | $0 | $69M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $425K |
| South Carolina Student Loan Corp Columbia, SC · FY2025 | $0 | $58M | 96.3% | 0.0% | $548K |
| Anabaptist Financial Lewisburg, PA · FY2025 | $0 | $56M | 95.8% | 0.1% | $156K |
| Helios Education Foundation Phoenix, AZ · FY2025 | $0 | $52M | 81.8% | 0.0% | $725K |
| National Association of Corporate Directors Arlington, VA · 2025 | $0 | $48M | 77.4% | 0.0% | $1.3M |
| The Medical Center Company Cleveland, OH · 2024 | $0 | $44M | 91.4% | 0.0% | $500K |
| Multi-State Lottery Association Johnston, IA · FY2025 | $0 | $41M | 0.0% | 0.0% | $469K |
| San Diego County Tobacco Securitization Corporation San Diego, CA · FY2025 | $0 | $29M | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Port of Miami Crane Management Miami, FL · FY2025 | $0 | $28M | 92.6% | 0.0% | $303K |
| Midwest Reliability Organization St Paul, MN · 2024 | $0 | $25M | 82.3% | 0.0% | $818K |
| Local Government Corporation Columbia, TN · FY2025 | $0 | $22M | 81.2% | 0.0% | $327K |
| Colorado Regional Health Information Organization Denver, CO · 2024 | $0 | $20M | 76.6% | 0.0% | $560K |
| School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny West Seneca, NY · FY2025 | $0 | $19M | 98.5% | 0.0% | — |
| Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Rockville, MD · 2025 | $0 | $16M | 78.6% | 5.5% | $428K |
| Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans Indianapolis, IN · FY2025 | $0 | $16M | 75.0% | 0.0% | $507K |
| Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Washington, DC · FY2025 | $0 | $16M | 56.4% | 0.0% | $452K |
| Utah Health Information Network Salt Lake City, UT · 2025 | $0 | $15M | 81.2% | 0.0% | $309K |
| Alameda County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation Oakland, CA · FY2025 | $0 | $15M | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Southern Oklahoma Regional Disposal Ardmore, OK · FY2025 | $0 | $14M | 90.2% | 0.0% | $151K |
| Sacramento County Tobacco Securitization Corporation Sacramento, CA · FY2025 | $0 | $13M | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Miss Dig System Gladstone, MI · FY2025 | $0 | $11M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $223K |
| Griffiss Utility Services Corporation Rome, NY · 2024 | $0 | $11M | 89.3% | 0.0% | $276K |
| Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Corporation Riverside, CA · FY2025 | $0 | $9.0M | 98.7% | 0.0% | — |
| The Civic Problem-Solving Endowment Denver, CO · 2024 | $0 | −$5.3M | 100.0% | 0.0% | $168K |