top 10 wealthiest charity foundation

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 10

Established in 2000 Assets worth US$5.6 billion

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America’s Oldest private Foundations

Endowed by John D. Rockefeller and chartered in 1913

The Rockefeller Foundation 9 total assets of $3.5 billion

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation 8

established in 1944.

current assets are in excess of $2.2 billion

has awarded more than $1 billion in grants

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation 7

Since 1978, the Foundation has made grants totaling more than $5 billion in the United States and more than 60 countries around the world.

Assets worth US$5.7 billion

The United Nations Foundation 6SOME CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation 5

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4The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Making grant since 1967

Total assets: $7.74 billion

$380,900,000 worth of Grant Disbursed in 2012

William R. Hewlett and wife Flora Lamson Hewlett

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3The Ford Foundation

Established in 1936 by with initial gift from Edsel Ford

Based in 11 Countries serving 50 countries

More than $16.3 billion in grants distributed worldwide

Assets around US$11 Billion

2Open Society Foundations

Founded in 1979 by Billionaire George Soros

Spend Over US$10 Billion over last 30 years

hold assets valued at more than US$34.6 billion.

have an annual healthcare budget BIGGER than the World Health Organization.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 1