Here’s our list of the 99 wealthiest nonprofits based on the book value of total assets they report to the IRS (United States Internal Revenue Service). The data comes from the latest Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) published by the IRS.
You’ll see some familiar foundation, health system and university names (Kaiser, Stanford, Yale, Gates, Harvard, Fidelity Charitable, etc.).
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans tops the list. Thrivent’s EIN (employer identification number) is 39-0123480. With Thrivent’s EIN we quickly found its latest Form 990 at Propublica.org’s Nonprofit Explorer.
That Form 990 (for 2021) quickly showed us a lot about Thrivent, like
- Total assets rose to $115 billion by the end of 2021.
- Thrivent had $13.7 billion in net assets (subtracting liabilities).
- It had $11.4 billion in revenue in 2021, and revenue less expense was $2.6 billion.
- It paid out $7.2 billion in insurance benefits to its members.
- Compensation for its highest paid executive exceeded $5.2 million.
- Five independent contractors each received more than $10 million in compensation (the greatest at $45 million).
It’s all public information. Feel free to examine any nonprofit’s Form 990.
About EINs and Form 990
Nonprofit EINs and Form 990 filings are part of the public disclosure system mandated by the Internal Revenue Code. EINs are available on the IRS website for anyone to find. CharityCheck101.org is an easy, free way to find a nonprofit EIN.
EINs are the pathway to finding nonprofit information filed with the IRS (like the latest Form 990). A nonprofit’s IRS Form 990 is the first place to look — it provides a wealth of information about finances, programs and operations.
| Name | City | State | Assets | EIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS | MINNEAPOLIS | MN | $109 Billion | 39-0123480 |
| UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TR | DETROIT | MI | $72 Billion | 90-0424876 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS | OAKLAND | CA | $71 Billion | 94-1105628 |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | REDWOOD CITY | CA | $60 Billion | 94-1156365 |
| THE WELLCOME TRUST | UNITED KINGDOM | $57 Billion | 98-6038021 | |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN | CT | $56 Billion | 06-0646973 |
| BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION | SEATTLE | WA | $55 Billion | 56-2618866 |
| BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | SEATTLE | WA | $54 Billion | 91-1663695 |
| HARVARD MANAGEMENT PRIVATE EQUITY CORPORATION | BOSTON | MA | $50 Billion | 04-3070522 |
| STATE CHARTERED CREDIT UNIONS INC | RALEIGH | NC | $50 Billion | 56-0475645 |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON | MA | $50 Billion | 11-0303001 |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON | NJ | $44 Billion | 21-0634501 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE | MA | $42 Billion | 04-2103594 |
| ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE | INDIANAPOLIS | IN | $34 Billion | 45-3358926 |
| LILLY ENDOWMENT INC | INDIANAPOLIS | IN | $33 Billion | 35-0868122 |
| NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORP | DULLES | VA | $31 Billion | 52-0891669 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA | PA | $31 Billion | 23-1352685 |
| THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION | CANADA | $31 Billion | 98-0543843 | |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | OAKLAND | CA | $29 Billion | 94-1340523 |
| MICHIGAN CATASTROPHIC CLAIMS ASSOCIATION U S | LIVONIA | MI | $27 Billion | 38-2227794 |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED AND AFFILIATES GROUP RTN | SOMERVILLE | MA | $27 Billion | 90-0656139 |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | $26 Billion | 31-1640316 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | NOTRE DAME | IN | $26 Billion | 35-0868188 |
| HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE | CHEVY CHASE | MD | $26 Billion | 59-0735717 |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK | NY | $25 Billion | 13-5598093 |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | INDEPENDENCE | OH | $24 Billion | 91-2153073 |
| MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL & SCHOOL TRUST | HERSHEY | PA | $21 Billion | 23-1353340 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM | NC | $21 Billion | 56-0532129 |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS | MO | $21 Billion | 43-0653611 |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER | MN | $21 Billion | 41-6011702 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK | NY | $20 Billion | 13-1684331 |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK | NY | $19 Billion | 13-5562308 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | $19 Billion | 94-1196203 |
| THE GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION | SACRAMENTO | CA | $18 Billion | 94-0362025 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE | MD | $18 Billion | 52-0595110 |
| MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA | ROCK ISLAND | IL | $17 Billion | 36-1493430 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA | NY | $17 Billion | 15-0532082 |
| THE NEW YORK AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK | NY | $17 Billion | 13-3957095 |
| ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION | DOWNERS GROVE | IL | $17 Billion | 36-2169147 |
| MGB POOLED HOLDINGS LLC | SOMERVILLE | MA | $17 Billion | 82-1715859 |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA | GA | $17 Billion | 58-0566256 |
| IHC HEALTH SERVICES INC | SALT LAKE CTY | UT | $17 Billion | 94-2854057 |
| GAVI ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON | DC | $16 Billion | 98-0593375 |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | MALVERN | PA | $16 Billion | 23-2888152 |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | JENKINTOWN | PA | $16 Billion | 23-7825575 |
| COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH OPERATING INVESTMENT POOL LLC | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | $16 Billion | 85-0919176 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO | IL | $16 Billion | 36-2177139 |
| THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | INDEPENDENCE | OH | $15 Billion | 34-0714585 |
| ALLIANT CREDIT UNION | CHICAGO | IL | $15 Billion | 36-6066772 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK | NY | $15 Billion | 91-2154267 |
| SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION | TAMPA | FL | $15 Billion | 59-0291451 |
| BANNER HEALTH | PHOENIX | AZ | $15 Billion | 45-0233470 |
| WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION | MENLO PARK | CA | $15 Billion | 94-1655673 |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | PRINCETON | NJ | $15 Billion | 22-6029397 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | $15 Billion | 95-1642394 |
| MAYO CLINIC GROUP RETURN | ROCHESTER | MN | $15 Billion | 38-3952644 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | CHARLOTTESVLE | VA | $15 Billion | 56-2462804 |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MOUNTAIN VIEW | CA | $15 Billion | 20-5205488 |
| ARAB FUND FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | KUWAIT | $13 Billion | 98-0211642 | |
| BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH INC | CINCINNATI | OH | $13 Billion | 52-1301088 |
| CHI NEBRASKA | OMAHA | NE | $13 Billion | 36-3233121 |
| J PAUL GETTY TRUST | LOS ANGELES | CA | $13 Billion | 95-1790021 |
| BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK | NY | $13 Billion | 20-5602483 |
| CENTRAL STATES SOUTHEAST & SOUTHWEST AREAS HEALTH & WELFARE F | CHICAGO | IL | $13 Billion | 36-2154936 |
| CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | NEW YORK | NY | $13 Billion | 13-1599108 |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE | CHICAGO | IL | $12 Billion | 36-4724966 |
| TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER | NH | $12 Billion | 02-0222111 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP | HONOLULU | HI | $12 Billion | 99-0073480 |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA | FL | $12 Billion | 36-2193608 |
| PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES WASHINGTON | RENTON | WA | $12 Billion | 51-0216586 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY | NEW YORK | NY | $12 Billion | 26-3753801 |
| CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN | GRAND RAPIDS | MI | $12 Billion | 38-1215360 |
| STATE CHARTERED CREDIT UNIONS IN FLORIDA | JACKSONVILLE | FL | $12 Billion | 59-0690965 |
| UPMC | PITTSBURGH | PA | $12 Billion | 20-8295721 |
| MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM | HOUSTON | TX | $11 Billion | 74-1152597 |
| TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION | LIVONIA | MI | $11 Billion | 35-1443425 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT INC | ALTAMONTE SPG | FL | $11 Billion | 59-1479658 |
| WOODMEN OF THE WORLD LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY | OMAHA | NE | $11 Billion | 47-0339250 |
| CREDIT UNIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA | SUNNYVALE | CA | $11 Billion | 94-6069237 |
| UPMC | PITTSBURGH | PA | $11 Billion | 25-1423657 |
| CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | CARY | NC | $11 Billion | 98-6001062 |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH INC | INDIANAPOLIS | IN | $11 Billion | 35-1955872 |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS | NEW YORK | NY | $11 Billion | 13-3971298 |
| SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION | SAN DIEGO | CA | $11 Billion | 95-1184903 |
| HUDSON EAST RIVER SYSTEMS LLC | NEW YORK | NY | $11 Billion | 82-2253311 |
| GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO | CANADA | $10 Billion | 98-6001141 | |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE | CHICAGO | IL | $10 Billion | 36-3152959 |
| THE METHODIST HOSPITAL | HOUSTON | TX | $10 Billion | 74-1180155 |
| SDG IMPACT FUND INC | CARTERSVILLE | GA | $10 Billion | 46-2368538 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | ALTAMONTE SPG | FL | $10 Billion | 59-2170012 |
| DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION | LOS ALTOS | CA | $10 Billion | 94-2278431 |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE 227 | STANFORD | CA | $10 Billion | 94-6174066 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY OF PROVIDENCE | PROVIDENCE | RI | $10 Billion | 05-0258809 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH | PA | $10 Billion | 25-0965591 |
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO | CA | $10 Billion | 94-3397785 |
| ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION | NEW YORK | NY | $10 Billion | 13-1879954 |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO | IL | $9 Billion | 23-7093598 |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES | ARLINGTON | TX | $9 Billion | 75-2702388 |
| POUDRE VALLEY HEALTH CARE INC | FORT COLLINS | CO | $9 Billion | 84-1262971 |
