Education nonprofits

75,311 organizations, from IRS Form 990 filings and other public records.

Combined revenue $534.0B. Median revenue $143k — half of these organizations are smaller than that. Combined assets $1861.1B.

Largest by revenue

Ranked on reported total revenue, not on any Helpfund score.

1. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — New York, NY — $11.6B (FY2023)

2. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — Baltimore, MD — $10.2B (FY2022)

3. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — Philadelphia, PA — $9.9B (FY2022)

4. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND — Redwood City, CA — $9.5B (FY2023)

5. Emory University — Atlanta, GA — $7.3B (FY2023)

6. Yale University — New Haven, CT — $6.8B (FY2023)

7. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — New York, NY — $6.7B (FY2022)

8. Cornell University — Ithaca, NY — $6.6B (FY2023)

9. University of Miami — Coral Gables, FL — $6.5B (FY2023)

10. President and Fellows of Harvard College — Cambridge, MA — $6.1B (FY2022)

11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, MA — $5.9B (FY2023)

12. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — Rochester, NY — $5.4B (FY2022)

13. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Los Angeles, CA — $5.1B (FY2022)

14. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — St. Louis, MO — $5.1B (FY2022)

15. University of Chicago — Chicago, IL — $4.7B (FY2022)

16. ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI — New York, NY — $4.5B (FY2024)

17. DUKE UNIVERSITY — Durham, NC — $4.5B (FY2023)

18. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — Pasadena, CA — $4.2B (FY2023)

19. EMORY GROUP RETURN — Atlanta, GA — $4.1B (FY2023)

20. University of Notre Dame du Lac — Notre Dame, IN — $3.3B (FY2023)

21. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh, PA — $3.1B (FY2022)

22. The Trustees of Princeton University — Princeton, NJ — $3.1B (FY2023)

23. The University of British Columbia — Vancouver — $2.7B (FY2023)

24. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY — Boston, MA — $2.6B (FY2022)

25. Vanderbilt University — Nashville, TN — $2.6B (FY2023)

26. Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, TX — $2.6B (FY2022)

27. Harvard Management Private Equity Corp — Boston, MA — $2.0B (FY2022)

28. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — Washington, DC — $1.9B (FY2022)

29. Grand Canyon University — Phoenix, AZ — $1.9B (FY2023)

30. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY — Syracuse, NY — $1.9B (FY2023)

31. The Research Foundation for The State University of New York — Albany, NY — $1.9B (FY2024)

32. The George Washington University — Ashburn, VA — $1.8B (FY2022)

33. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC — Lynchburg, VA — $1.8B (FY2023)

34. GOTHIC CORPORATION — Durham, NC — $1.7B (FY2022)

35. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES — Winston-Salem, NC — $1.7B (FY2024)

36. Trustees of Dartmouth College — Hanover, NH — $1.7B (FY2023)

37. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND — New Orleans, LA — $1.7B (FY2022)

38. Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Inc — Ridgefield, CT — $1.7B (FY2024)

39. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE — Chestnut Hill, MA — $1.6B (FY2023)

40. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY — Philadelphia, PA — $1.6B (FY2023)

41. THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC — Milwaukee, WI — $1.6B (FY2023)

42. Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education — Philadelphia, PA — $1.5B (FY2022)

43. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — Cleveland, OH — $1.5B (FY2022)

44. Southern New Hampshire University — Manchester, NH — $1.5B (FY2023)

45. UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL — Montreal — $1.5B (FY2024)

46. Albert Einstein College of Medicine — Bronx, NY — $1.5B (FY2024)

47. Baylor University — Waco, TX — $1.5B (FY2023)

48. William Marsh Rice University — Houston, TX — $1.4B (FY2023)

49. DREXEL UNIVERSITY — Philadelphia, PA — $1.4B (FY2023)

50. Trustees of Tufts College — Somerville, MA — $1.3B (FY2022)

51. CITY UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION FUND — New York, NY — $1.3B (FY2022)

52. THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY — Washington, DC — $1.3B (FY2022)

53. TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY — Fort Worth, TX — $1.2B (FY2023)

54. College Board — New York, NY — $1.2B (FY2024)

55. Southern Methodist University — Dallas, TX — $1.1B (FY2023)

56. University of Ottawa — Ottawa — $1.1B (FY2024)

57. ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY — St. Louis, MO — $1.1B (FY2022)

58. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco, CA — $1.1B (FY2022)

59. EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE — Princeton, NJ — $1.1B (FY2023)

60. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — Chicago, IL — $1.1B (FY2023)

61. THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION — New York, NY — $1.1B (FY2024)

62. Rochester Institute of Technology — Rochester, NY — $1.0B (FY2022)

63. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INC — Columbus, OH — $1.0B (FY2022)

64. Nova Southeastern University Inc — Fort Lauderdale, FL — $1.0B (FY2023)

65. YORK UNIVERSITY — Toronto — $1.0B (FY2024)

66. FORDHAM UNIVERSITY — Bronx, NY — $1.0B (FY2022)

67. IDEA Public Schools — Weslaco, TX — $1.0B (FY2022)

68. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN — Saskatoon — $962.2M (FY2024)

69. University of Dayton — Dayton, OH — $958.1M (FY2023)

70. Hebrew University of Jerusalem — Jerusalem — $937.7M (FY2023)

71. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — Washington, DC — $937.1M (FY2023)

72. THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND — Auckland — $927.5M (FY2023)

73. STEP UP FOR STUDENTS - FLORIDA INC — Jacksonville, FL — $904.6M (FY2023)

74. UCLA FOUNDATION — Los Angeles, CA — $902.8M (FY2022)

75. TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY — Tel Aviv — $900.8M (FY2023)

76. VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — Villanova, PA — $876.6M (FY2023)

77. DEPAUL UNIVERSITY — Chicago, IL — $848.4M (FY2022)

78. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER — Denver, CO — $834.9M (FY2023)

79. MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL AND SCHOOL TRUST — Hershey, PA — $814.0M (FY2023)

80. Curtin University — Perth — $807.4M (FY2024)

81. ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK — Jamaica, NY — $799.6M (FY2023)

82. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN — Savannah, GA — $776.8M (FY2022)

83. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION — Madison, WI — $776.8M (FY2023)

84. CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY — Orange, CA — $776.2M (FY2023)

85. NYC SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES INC — New York, NY — $767.4M (FY2023)

86. Toronto Metropolitan University — Toronto — $755.9M (FY2023)

87. Creighton University — Omaha, NE — $750.2M (FY2023)

88. LEHIGH UNIVERSITY — Bethlehem, PA — $748.5M (FY2023)

89. SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY — Burnaby — $721.5M (FY2023)

90. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc — Piscataway, NJ — $714.1M (FY2024)

91. Marquette University — Milwaukee, WI — $710.0M (FY2022)

92. PACE UNIVERSITY — New York, NY — $707.7M (FY2023)

93. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY — Hempstead, NY — $705.8M (FY2023)

94. PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Malibu, CA — $705.5M (FY2023)

95. EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC — Daytona Beach, FL — $703.0M (FY2022)

96. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY — Los Angeles, CA — $697.6M (FY2023)

97. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY — Winston-Salem, NC — $686.9M (FY2022)

98. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Troy, NY — $666.6M (FY2022)

99. EVERGLADES COLLEGE INC — Fort Lauderdale, FL — $663.3M (FY2024)

100. UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE — Sherbrooke — $661.6M (FY2024)

Who funds this sector

Drawn from each funder's own IRS filing, not reported by the organizations they fund.

TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — 381 organizations funded, most recently 2024

National Collegiate Athletic Association — 299 organizations funded, most recently 2023

FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — 276 organizations funded, most recently 2024

50CAN INC — 221 organizations funded, most recently 2024

For Inspiration and Recognition of — 206 organizations funded, most recently 2024

CHARTER FUND INC — 193 organizations funded, most recently 2024

NEW SCHOOLS FUND — 163 organizations funded, most recently 2024

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLARSHIP FUND — 158 organizations funded, most recently 2024

Where individual donors give

Donor-advised funds and giving platforms that pass on gifts from individual donors. They fund across every sector and do not take proposals.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC

THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

Trends

We hold one year of filings per organization today, so we cannot yet show how this sector has changed over time. We would rather leave this out than chart something that only looks like a trend.

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.