US FOUNDATIONS RECORD OF INVESTING IN ADVERSARIAL COUNTRIES:
Below is the historical record of private investments in the listed countries.
Some of the most notable foundations, including the MacArthur Foundation (20th) with 41 investments, the Rockefeller Foundation (30th largest) with 38 investments, Carnegie Foundation (42nd) with 30 investments (the latest in the past few months), , Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (21st) with 26 investments, J. Getty Trust (23rd) with 24 investments, all have invested in China and Hong Kong, many recently. For example, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the eleventh largest nonprofit foundation in America and namesake and founder of Johnson & Johnson healthcare, made investments has continued to be a prolific investor in China, having made the latest investment in the past few months, amounting to more than 55 total investments in Chinese and Hong Kong-based funds, though recently announcing it intends to cease.
According to our public research sources, US Foundations and Donors have overall made more than 620 commitments to China and Hong Kong. Other prominent foundations include the Sherman Fairchild Foundation (301st) with 23 investments, the Richard King Mellon Foundation (57th) with 20 investments, the Mayo Clinic (14th) with 7 investments, the Heinz Endowment (83rd) with 6 investments, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (249th) with 6 investments, the Hall Family Foundation (258th) with 6 investments (the latest in the past few months), the Pritzker Foundation (453rd) with 5 investments, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (91st) with 3 investments, the Ford Family Foundation (222nd) with 3 investments (the latest being in the past few months), the Frist Foundation (380th) with 3 investments (the latest being in the past few months), and the Bush Foundation (101st) with 14 investments (the last one being in 2019), reportedly.
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA ON THE LARGEST PHILANTHROPIC DONORS / US FOUNDATIONS:
The following are ranked in order of their assets under management:
FOUNDATIONS WITH GREATER THAN $20.0B IN AUM:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (AUM: $52.0 billion / #1)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $15.0-20.0B IN AUM:
Ford Foundation (AUM: $19.3 billion / #7)
The Foundation has made a total of 7 investments, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $10.0-15.0B IN AUM:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (AUM: $14.8 billion / #11)
The Foundation has made a total of 55 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (AUM: $13.6 billion / #13)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
The Mayo Clinic (AUM: $12.7 billion / #14)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Alfred duPont Charitable Trust (AUM: $10.0 billion / #19)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $7.5-10.0B IN AUM:
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (AUM: $9.4 billion / #20)
The Foundation has made a total of 41 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (AUM: $9.4 billion / #21)
The Foundation has made a total of 26 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Gordan & Betty Moore Foundation (AUM: $9.4 billion / #22)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
J. Paul Getty Trust (AUM: $9.3 billion / #23)
The Foundation has made a total of 24 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (AUM: $8.7 billion / #24)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (AUM: $8.1 billion / #25)
The Foundation has made a total of 13 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (AUM: $7.9 billion / #27)
The Foundation has made a total of 13 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Rockefeller Foundation (AUM: $7.7 billion / #30)
The Foundation has made a total of 38 investments, the latest in 2020, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $5.0-7.5B IN AUM:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (AUM: $5.4 billion / #38)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2020, according to publicly available databases.
Crankstart Foundation (AUM: $5.0 billion / #39)
The Foundation has made a total of 12 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $2.5-5.0B IN AUM:
Carnegie Corporation of New York (AUM: $4.7 billion / #42)
The Foundation has made a total of 30 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
California Endowment (AUM: $4.6 billion / #45)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (AUM: $4.4 billion / #49)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
James Irvine Foundation (AUM: $4.0 billion / #50)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
Annie E. Casey Foundation (AUM: $4.0 billion / #51)
The Foundation has made a total of 11 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
George Kaiser Family Foundation (AUM: $3.8 billion / #53)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2009, according to publicly available databases.
Richard King Mellon Foundation (AUM: $3.3 billion / #57)
The Foundation has made a total of 20 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Colorado Health Foundation (AUM: $3.1 billion / #60)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2016, according to publicly available databases.
McKnight Foundation (AUM: $3.0 billion / #63)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
Casey Family Programs (AUM: $3.0 billion / #64)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation (AUM: $3.0 billion / #65)
The Foundation has made a total of 8 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (AUM: $2.7 billion / #74)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $1.0-2.5B IN AUM:
William Penn Foundation (AUM: $2.4 billion / #82)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Heinz Endowments (AUM: $2.4 billion / #83)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
MJ Murdock Charitable Trust (AUM: $2.4 billion / #84)
The Foundation has made a total of 9 investments, the latest in 2014, according to publicly available databases.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (AUM: $2.2 billion / #91)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Bush Foundation (AUM: $1.8 billion / #101)
The Foundation has made a total of 14 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Daniels Fund (AUM: $1.783 billion / #102)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2021, according to publicly available databases.
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (AUM: $1.5 billion / #186)
The Foundation has made a total of 5 investments, the latest in 2011, according to publicly available databases.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund (AUM: $1.4 billion / #192)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Surdna Foundation (AUM: $1.3 billion / #204)
The Foundation has made a total of 7 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Bat Hanadiv Foundation No. 3 (AUM: $1.2 billion / #219)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
Ford Family Foundation (AUM: $1.2 billion / #222)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation (AUM $1.2 billion/ #227)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2003, according to publicly available databases.
Dietrich Foundation (AUM: $1.1 billion / #245)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2020, according to publicly available databases.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation (AUM: $1.1 billion / #249)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Skoll Foundation (AUM: $1.0 billion / #254)
The Foundation has made a total of 12 investments, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
Hall Family Foundation (AUM: $1.0 billion / #258)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
California Wellness Foundation (AUM: $1.0 billion / #259)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Harold Alford Foundation (AUM: $1.0 billion / #281)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2010, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH $0.5-1.0B IN AUM:
Commonwealth Fund (AUM: $0.9 billion / #296)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, with an unknown year of the investment commitment, according to publicly available databases.
Sherman Fairchild Foundation (AUM: $0.8 billion / #301)
The Foundation has made a total of 23 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Marguerite Casey Foundation (AUM: $0.8 billion / #306)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Bainum Family Foundation (AUM: $0.7 billion / #331)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (AUM: $0.7 billion / #333)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Dan L. Duncan Family Foundation (AUM: $0.7 billion / #334)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Meyer Memorial Trust (AUM: $0.7 billion / #342)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
Sobrato Family Foundation (AUM: $0.7 billion / #344)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2014, according to publicly available databases.
Tower Health (AUM: $0.7 billion / #349)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2009, according to publicly available databases.
Calvert Impact Capital (AUM: $0.7 billion / #357)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Wyncote Foundation (AUM: $0.7 billion / #363)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Frist Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #380)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
John A. Hartford Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #381)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2006, according to publicly available databases.
Rasmuson Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #384)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
Skillman Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / 386)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2009, according to publicly available databases.
Grantham Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #387)
The Foundation has made a total of 7 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Manton Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #407)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
Goldman Sachs Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #417)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2010, according to publicly available databases.
James S. McDonnell Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #419)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2015, according to publicly available databases.
Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #424)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
David Geffen Foundation (AUM: $0.6 billion / #441)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2003, according to publicly available databases.
Pritzker Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #453)
The Foundation has made a total of 5 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Circle of Service Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #478)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Ted Arison Family Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #485)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
FOUNDATIONS WITH LESS THAN $0.5B IN AUM:
The Kavli Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #500)
The Foundation has made a total of 5 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Virginia G. Piper Charitable (AUM: $0.5 billion / #504)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
Hess Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #506)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #515)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
Jane & Daniel Och Family Foundation (AUM: $0.5 / #523)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Pritzker Traubert Foundation (AUM: $0.5 billion / #537)
The Foundation has made a total of 6 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Buell Foundation (AUM: $0.4 billion / #539)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation (AUM: $0.4 billion / #622)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2016, according to publicly available databases.
Terra Foundation for American Art (AUM: $0.4 billion / #644)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2013, according to publicly available databases.
Steans Family Foundation (AUM: $0.4 billion / #664)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Dhanam Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #673)
The Foundation has made a total of 5 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #704)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Sidney E. Frank Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #724)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, with an unknown year of the investment commitment, according to publicly available databases.
Dan Murphy Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #734)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, with an unknown year of the investment commitment, according to publicly available databases.
Bobolink Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #738)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2009, according to publicly available databases.
Hess Philanthropic Fund (AUM: $0.3 billion / #764)
The Foundation has made a total of 9 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Grantham Environmental Trust (AUM: $0.3 billion / #790)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Stupski Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #816)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #831)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
The Flinn Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #861)
The Foundation has made a total of 7 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
Mathile Family Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #865)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
The Collins Foundation (AUM: $0.3 billion / #866)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
The McGregor Fund (AUM: $0.2 billion / #904)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
Maclellan Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #907)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
Robert & Ardis James Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #926)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Wenner-Gren Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #936)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 1999, according to publicly available databases.
Unbound Philanthropy (AUM: $0.2 billion / #953)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2022, according to publicly available databases.
Walsh Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #969)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2009, according to publicly available databases.
Hudson Webber Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #970)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
Dyson Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #983)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2006, according to publicly available databases.
David & Inez Myers Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #988)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
Greehey Family Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1023)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Johnny Carson Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1032)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2018, according to publicly available databases.
Big Win Philanthropy (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1038)
The Foundation has made a total of 3 investments, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Mimi & Peter Haas Fund (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1039)
The Foundation has made a total of 4 investments, the latest in 2016, according to publicly available databases.
Asante Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1051)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2019, according to publicly available databases.
Robert & Ruth Halperin Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1068)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2000, according to publicly available databases.
Mark & Anla Cheng Kingdon Fund (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1069)
The Foundation has made a total of 2 investments, the latest in 2005, according to publicly available databases.
Mark & Anla Cheng Kingdon Fund (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1069)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 1999, according to publicly available databases.
Colburn Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1098)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2016, according to publicly available databases.
Teagle Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1122)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2008, according to publicly available databases.
Highland Street Connection (AUM: $0.167 billion / #1139)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2010, according to publicly available databases.
Irene W. & C. B. Pennington Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1151)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2007, according to publicly available databases.
Roberts Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1174)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2009, according to publicly available databases.
The J.M. Kaplan Fund (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1178)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2010, according to publicly available databases.
Hyams Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1179)
The Foundation has made a total of 5 investments, the latest in 2017, according to publicly available databases.
Griffith R. Harsh, IV & Margaret C. Whitmore Charitable Foundation (AUM: $0.2 billion / #1182)
The Foundation has made a total of 1 investment, the latest in 2012, according to publicly available databases.
