About National Philanthropic Trust
Our mission is to increase philanthropy in society.
Focus Areas
EducationHealthHuman servicesEnvironmentArts & cultureInternational developmentAnimalsPublic & societal benefit
Who They Fund
general public / communitiesarts audiences and cultural organizationsrecipients of human services (e.g., low-income or vulnerable populations)wildlife, ecosystems, and animal welfare stakeholdersinternational communities / populations outside the funder's home country
About National Philanthropic Trust
National Philanthropic Trust’s largest recent grants show a platform built to move very large donor-advised fund assets into other philanthropic vehicles and charities. In 2025, it gave $366,362,375 to Silicon Valley Community Foundation for public, societal benefit work, and it also made a $250,000,000 grant in 2023 to Lucas Museum of Narrative Art for culture and arts. Those two awards capture the scale and breadth of its giving: massive transfers alongside support across education, health, human services, environment, animals, and public benefit. The foundation’s recent record also includes nine-figure grants to Johns Hopkins University for human services and to Blue Meridian Partners Inc for environment and animals, plus recurring support for several national intermediaries and universities. National Philanthropic Trust is a pure DAF provider, and its grant record reflects that structure: large grants, many public-benefit recipients, and frequent support for organizations that then direct resources onward. The overall pattern is national in scope, with U.S. recipients across many sectors and a strong emphasis on institutions that channel philanthropic capital at scale.
What National Philanthropic Trust Funds
Public, societal benefit is a core thread in the recent record. National Philanthropic Trust gave $366,362,375 to Silicon Valley Community Foundation in 2025, $242,538,360 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund in Durham in 2025, and $82,092,503 to New Venture Fund in Washington in 2025, all for public-benefit purposes. Education is another major area, with $232,159,325 to Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc in 2025 and $73,856,191 to Xq Institute in Palo Alto in 2024. The foundation also supported human services through a $188,179,282 grant to Johns Hopkins University in 2025, and environment and animals through a $150,000,000 grant to Blue Meridian Partners Inc in New York in 2025. Arts funding appears in the $250,000,000 grant to Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in San Francisco in 2023.
How National Philanthropic Trust Gives
Typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $22,000, and the 75th percentile is $60,000. The recent record also includes repeated grants to the same recipients across multiple years, including Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, Schwab Charitable Fund, Johns Hopkins University, New Venture Fund, and Xq Institute. National Philanthropic Trust is a pure DAF provider, so its giving pattern reflects a structure built around donor-advised fund activity rather than direct program creation. It does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6B
Total Assets
$56.1B
Total Revenue
$17.8B
Total Expenses
$6.6B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $60K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
National54 states funded
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
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