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Foundations Investing in Private Equity

119 foundations in PipelineRoad's directory allocate to private equity. The largest is Ensign Peak Advisors at $100B. Each profile links to its full asset-class mix and headquarters.

119Investors
$912BCombined reported AUM
$4BMedian reported AUM
$100BLargest (Ensign Peak Advisors)

112 of 119 report assets under management. Figures below reflect each investor's latest disclosure.

AUM figures reflect each investor's latest reported disclosure (2023 to 2024), shown per row. Updated as the directory is corrected and expanded.

E Ensign Peak Advisors Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah $100Bas of 2024-12-31 B Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Foundation Seattle, Washington $75Bas of 2024-06-30 W Wellcome Trust Foundation London, United Kingdom $48Bas of 2023-09-30 L Lilly Endowment Foundation Indianapolis, Indiana $46Bas of 2024-06-30 M Mastercard Foundation Foundation Toronto, Canada $40Bas of 2024-12-31 S Stichting INGKA Foundation Foundation Leiden, Netherlands $36Bas of 2024-06-30 H Howard Hughes Medical Institute Foundation Chevy Chase, Maryland $24Bas of 2024-06-30 A Ascension Health Foundation St. Louis, Missouri $20Bas of 2024-12-31 F Ford Foundation Foundation New York, New York $17Bas of 2023-09-30 G Garfield Weston Foundation Foundation London, United Kingdom $15Bas of 2024-06-30 M Mayo Clinic Foundation Rochester, Minnesota $15Bas of 2024-12-31 H The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Foundation Hong Kong, China $15Bas of 2024-12-31 R Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Foundation Princeton, New Jersey $14Bas of 2024-06-30 W William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Foundation Menlo Park, California $13Bas of 2024-06-30 A Aga Khan Development Network Foundation Geneva, Switzerland $12Bas of 2024-12-31 B Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation New York, New York $12Bas of 2024-06-30 C Church Commissioners for England Foundation London, United Kingdom $12Bas of 2024-12-31 C CommonSpirit Health Foundation Chicago, Illinois $12Bas of 2024-12-31 S Silicon Valley Community Foundation Foundation Mountain View, California $12Bas of 2024-12-31 T Trinity Health Foundation Livonia, Michigan $12Bas of 2024-12-31 A Azim Premji Foundation Foundation Bangalore, India $10Bas of 2024-12-31 B Bezos Earth Fund Foundation Washington, District of Columbia $10Bas of 2024-12-31 P Providence Health System Foundation Renton, Washington $10Bas of 2024-12-31 T Tata Trusts Foundation Mumbai, India $10Bas of 2024-12-31 N The Nippon Foundation Foundation Tokyo, Japan $10Bas of 2024-12-31 D David & Lucile Packard Foundation Foundation Los Altos, California $9Bas of 2024-06-30 G Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Foundation Palo Alto, California $9Bas of 2024-06-30 W W.K. Kellogg Foundation Foundation Battle Creek, Michigan $9Bas of 2024-06-30 A Advocate Health Foundation Charlotte, North Carolina $8Bas of 2024-12-31 C Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation Turin, Italy $8Bas of 2024-12-31 F Fundacion Carlos Slim Foundation Mexico City, Mexico $8Bas of 2024-12-31 I Intermountain Health Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah $8Bas of 2024-12-31 J J. Paul Getty Trust Foundation Los Angeles, California $8Bas of 2024-06-30 J John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Foundation Chicago, Illinois $8Bas of 2024-12-31 M Mass General Brigham Foundation Somerville, Massachusetts $8Bas of 2024-12-31 M Mellon Foundation Foundation New York, New York $8Bas of 2024-06-30 P Pew Charitable Trusts Foundation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $8Bas of 2024-06-30 M Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Foundation New York, New York $7Bas of 2024-12-31 C Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Foundation Los Angeles, California $6Bas of 2024-12-31 C Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio $6Bas of 2024-12-31 L LEGO Foundation Foundation Billund, Denmark $6Bas of 2024-12-31 L Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Foundation New York, New York $6Bas of 2024-12-31 T Trinity Church Wall Street Foundation New York, New York $6Bas of 2024-12-31 W Walton Family Foundation Foundation Bentonville, Arkansas $6Bas of 2024-06-30 K Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Foundation Oakland, California $5Bas of 2024-06-30 M Mount Sinai Health System Foundation New York, New York $5Bas of 2024-12-31 N Northwell Health Foundation New Hyde Park, New York $5Bas of 2024-12-31 R Realdania Foundation Copenhagen, Denmark $5Bas of 2024-06-30 R Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation Stuttgart, Germany $5Bas of 2024-12-31 R Rockefeller Foundation Foundation New York, New York $5Bas of 2024-06-30 S Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation Foundation Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates $5Bas of 2024-12-31 S Simons Foundation Foundation New York, New York $5Bas of 2024-06-30 D The Duke Endowment Foundation Charlotte, North Carolina $5Bas of 2024-06-30 C Carnegie Corporation of New York Foundation New York, New York $4Bas of 2023-09-30 C Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Foundation Lisbon, Portugal $4Bas of 2024-12-31 J Johns Hopkins Health System Foundation Baltimore, Maryland $4Bas of 2024-12-31 K Kresge Foundation Foundation Troy, Michigan $4Bas of 2024-06-30 R Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Foundation Atlanta, Georgia $4Bas of 2023-12-31 C The California Endowment Foundation Los Angeles, California $4Bas of 2024-06-30 V VolkswagenStiftung Foundation Hanover, Germany $4Bas of 2024-12-31 A Annie E. Casey Foundation Foundation Baltimore, Maryland $4Bas of 2024-06-30 C Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Foundation Flint, Michigan $4Bas of 2023-12-31 M Metropolitan Museum of Art Foundation New York, New York $4Bas of 2024-12-31 A Arnold Ventures Foundation Houston, Texas $3Bas of 2024-12-31 B Ballmer Group Foundation Bellevue, Washington $3Bas of 2024-12-31 B Barr Foundation Foundation Boston, Massachusetts $3Bas of 2024-06-30 C Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation Redwood City, California $3Bas of 2024-12-31 J James Irvine Foundation Foundation San Francisco, California $3Bas of 2024-06-30 K Knight Foundation Foundation Miami, Florida $3Bas of 2024-06-30 L Leverhulme Trust Foundation London, United Kingdom $3Bas of 2024-06-30 M Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies Foundation Eden Prairie, Minnesota $3Bas of 2023-12-31 W William Penn Foundation Foundation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $3Bas of 2023-12-31 C Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $3Bas of 2024-06-30 H Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Foundation Owings Mills, Maryland $3Bas of 2024-06-30 I Invest International Foundation The Hague, Netherlands $3Bas of 2024-12-31 L Li Ka Shing Foundation Foundation Hong Kong, Hong Kong $3Bas of 2023-12-31 E The Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation Foundation Los Angeles, California $3Bas of 2024-12-31 E Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Foundation Kansas City, Missouri $2Bas of 2023-12-31 A Annenberg Foundation Foundation Los Angeles, California $2Bas of 2023-12-31 B Brown Foundation Foundation Houston, Texas $2Bas of 2024-12-31 D Doris Duke Foundation Foundation New York, New York $2Bas of 2023-12-31 H Heising-Simons Foundation Foundation Los Altos, California $2Bas of 2024-12-31 H Houston Endowment Foundation Houston, Texas $2Bas of 2024-12-31 O OeEB (Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank) Foundation Vienna, Austria $2Bas of 2024-12-31 S Skoll Foundation Foundation Palo Alto, California $2Bas of 2024-12-31 S Smithsonian Institution Foundation Washington, District of Columbia $2Bas of 2024-12-31 A Arcadia Fund Foundation London, United Kingdom $2Bas of 2023-12-31 D Daniels Fund Foundation Denver, Colorado $2Bas of 2023-12-31 M Meadows Foundation Foundation Dallas, Texas $2Bas of 2023-12-31 M Moody Foundation Foundation Galveston, Texas $2Bas of 2023-12-31 O Omidyar Network Foundation Redwood City, California $2Bas of 2024-12-31 S Starr Foundation Foundation New York, New York $2Bas of 2024-12-31 S Surdna Foundation Foundation New York, New York $2Bas of 2024-06-30 W W.M. Keck Foundation Foundation Los Angeles, California $2Bas of 2024-12-31 B BIO (Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries) Foundation Brussels, Belgium $1Bas of 2024-12-31 F Fondation de France Foundation Paris, France $1Bas of 2023-12-31 R Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation Foundation Detroit, Michigan $1Bas of 2023-12-31 B Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation Gutersloh, Germany $1Bas of 2024-12-31 B Bush Foundation Foundation Saint Paul, Minnesota $1Bas of 2023-12-31 C Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Foundation Detroit, Michigan $1Bas of 2024-12-31 H Henry Luce Foundation Foundation New York, New York $1Bas of 2023-12-31 K Kaiser Family Foundation Foundation San Francisco, California $1Bas of 2024-12-31 M M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Foundation Vancouver, Washington $1Bas of 2023-12-31 M Marcus Foundation Foundation Atlanta, Georgia $1Bas of 2023-12-31 N Nuffield Foundation Foundation London, United Kingdom $1Bas of 2024-06-30 S SIFEM (Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets) Foundation Bern, Switzerland $1Bas of 2024-12-31 S Sobrato Philanthropies Foundation Milpitas, California $1Bas of 2023-12-31 B Blue Shield of California Foundation Foundation San Francisco, California $800Mas of 2023-12-31 K Kavli Foundation Foundation Los Angeles, California $800Mas of 2023-12-31 E Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Foundation New York, New York $700Mas of 2023-12-31 S Smith Richardson Foundation Foundation Westport, Connecticut $700Mas of 2023-12-31 S Spencer Foundation Foundation Chicago, Illinois $600Mas of 2023-12-31 C Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Foundation Los Angeles, California Undisclosed N Nathan Cummings Foundation Foundation New York, New York Undisclosed C The Colorado Health Foundation Foundation Denver, Colorado Undisclosed G The George Kaiser Family Foundation Foundation Tulsa, Oklahoma Undisclosed L The Leonard and Beryl Buck Foundation Foundation San Francisco, California Undisclosed S The S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Foundation San Francisco, California Undisclosed W The Weingart Foundation Foundation Los Angeles, California Undisclosed

Beyond the public profile

This list shows reported AUM, strategy, and headquarters. PipelineRoad members get the part that wins mandates: verified decision-maker contacts, current allocation mandates, and live activity signals for these allocators, matched to a fund's thesis.

Frequently asked questions

How many foundations invest in private equity?

PipelineRoad tracks 119 foundations that allocate to private equity.

Which foundation is the largest private equity investor?

Ensign Peak Advisors, with $100B in reported AUM, is the largest foundation allocating to private equity.

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