Who funds Candid?
93 private foundations reported grants to Candid in New York, New York totaling $3.4 million across 97 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Gates Foundation, with $500,000.
From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.
- Foundation funders93
- Grants reported97
- Total received$3.4 million
- Funders taking applications60
Foundations that fund Candid
| Foundation | Purpose given | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Public awareness and analysis | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | To support demographics via candid, to advance racial equity in philanthropy by enabling non-profits to share data with the public | 2 | $385,000 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80504 understanding racial demographics and representation in the social sector to advance racial equity in the sector | 2 | $307,500 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Special Initiatives | 1 | $230,000 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | For general operating support | 1 | $200,000 |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | General operating support | 2 | $161,968 |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | In support of general operations | 1 | $150,000 |
| The California Endowment | Strengthening health nonprofit demographic data collection | 1 | $150,000 |
| Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc | Support of Candid's Atlanta office. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | To support work on behalf of the nonprofit and charitable community | 1 | $90,000 |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | to support Demographics. | 1 | $75,000 |
| The Duke Endowment | To support demographics via candid, a campaign to improve the collection and availability of demographic data in the nonprofit sector. | 1 | $75,000 |
| Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation | General operating and programming - Southern region | 1 | $60,000 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | General Operating Support | 1 | $60,000 |
| The Kresge Foundation | Annual member support | 1 | $60,000 |
| The Wallace Foundation | For general operating support. | 1 | $42,500 |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | For general support | 1 | $40,000 |
| The James Irvine Foundation | For support of California activities | 1 | $40,000 |
| The Bush Foundation | Bush foundation membership dues for candid for 2024, 2025 and 2026 | 1 | $35,000 |
| The Heinz Endowments | For operating support in 2025 that will enable candid to strengthen the work connecting changemakers in west pennsylvania and beyond with the resources they need to serve their communities | 2 | $34,550 |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Philanthropic sector support 2024 and guidestar partnership renewal | 1 | $33,500 |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Public service programs | 1 | $30,000 |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Toward program support, 2024 | 1 | $30,000 |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | General operating support | 1 | $28,749 |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | In support of 501c3 purpose | 1 | $26,000 |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | General support | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Starr Foundation | General operating support | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | 1 | $25,000 |
| Meyer Memorial Trust | For general operating support | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | General operating support for arts service activities | 1 | $20,000 |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | One year of general operating support to continue connecting nonprofits and funders to the information infrastructure they need to deepen their impact and work towards their missions | 1 | $20,000 |
| The Commonwealth Fund | Candid Membership 2024-25 | 1 | $19,949 |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | To support the 2024 program of services to the nonprofit community, and the annual membership for guidestar pro | 1 | $15,000 |
| The Joyce Foundation | Membership grants | 1 | $15,000 |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | General operating support | 1 | $12,500 |
| Retirement Research Foundation DBA RRF Foundation for Aging | A one-year grant for 2024 membership support. | 1 | $12,000 |
| The McKnight Foundation | for 2024 Guidestar membership | 1 | $12,000 |
| Otto Bremer Trust | Membership | 1 | $12,000 |
| Houston Endowment Inc | General Operating Support | 1 | $12,000 |
| The California Wellness Foundation | 2024 association membership | 1 | $12,000 |
| The Skoll Foundation | 2024 membership support | 1 | $11,761 |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | General support | 1 | $10,000 |
| Assurant Foundation | Financial Assistance | 1 | $10,000 |
| Pinkerton Foundation | Membership | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | General support of programs. | 1 | $10,000 |
| The George Gund Foundation | Operating support. | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | General operating support | 1 | $9,000 |
| Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc | To support the exempt purpose of the organization | 1 | $7,500 |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | General program support | 1 | $6,500 |
| John W Anderson Foundation | Operating | 1 | $6,000 |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | General operating support | 1 | $6,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Partnership dues - in support of the guidestar nonprofit profiles | 1 | $5,621 |
| Hudson-Webber Foundation | 2024 organization membership | 1 | $5,500 |
| Leon Levy Foundation | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Operations | 1 | $5,000 |
| Delaplaine Foundation Inc | Unrestricted grant | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | General operating support | 1 | $5,000 |
| The William G Irwin Charity Foundation | Annual grant | 1 | $5,000 |
| Wm Keck Foundation | For general support of charitable purposes. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | General operating support | 1 | $4,500 |
| The Tinker Foundation Inc | General support | 1 | $4,472 |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | General operating support for 2025 | 1 | $4,000 |
| A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation Inc | Annual grant | 1 | $4,000 |
| Kettering Family Foundation | 2025 operating support | 1 | $4,000 |
| The Negaunee Foundation | Unrestricted | 1 | $4,000 |
| The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang Foundation | General support | 1 | $3,500 |
| The Crawford Taylor Foundation | Annual fund - support | 1 | $3,500 |
| Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDN | General operating | 1 | $3,000 |
| Bella Vista Foundation | For general support | 1 | $3,000 |
| Atkinson Foundation | Annual support | 1 | $3,000 |
| M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation | Funds support the initiatives of Candid in their support of the philanthropic community. | 1 | $2,801 |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | Charitable | 1 | $2,801 |
| The Cowles Charitable Trust | Education | 1 | $2,500 |
| Op & We Edwards Foundation Inc | Philanthropic purpose | 1 | $2,500 |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | Other | 1 | $2,000 |
| Posner-Wallace Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $2,000 |
| Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc | Connecting nonprofits to the resources they need to thrive | 1 | $2,000 |
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation | For general support | 1 | $2,000 |
| The William G Gilmore Foundation | Connecting nonprofits in the bay area and oregon to the resources they need to thrive | 1 | $2,000 |
| Janesville Foundation Inc | General support | 1 | $1,750 |
| Levitt Foundation Inc | General support | 1 | $1,600 |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | General operating support | 1 | $1,600 |
| Mary Owen Borden Memorial Fund | For operations | 1 | $1,500 |
| The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation | General purposes of the organization | 1 | $1,500 |
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation | General Operating Support | 1 | $1,500 |
| Fay J Lindner Foundation | General donation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Engineering Information Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $1,000 |
| Andrew Delaney Foundation | Provides information on non-profit organizations - operations | 1 | $1,000 |
| FJ Brotherton Charitable Trust | General support | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation | Operating expenses for guidestar | 1 | $701 |
| The Karakin Foundation | Operations | 1 | $500 |
| The Kinsman Foundation | General operating support | 1 | $500 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | General support | 1 | $37 |
Using this list
A foundation that already gives to Candid gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in New York. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.
Questions people ask
Who funds Candid?
Gates Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and 88 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.
How much does Candid get from foundations?
$3.4 million in 97 reported grants from 93 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.
Which of these funders accept applications?
Gates Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.