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Size of the US Grantmaking Foundations industry

NAICS 813211, Grantmaking Foundations. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$131 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
78,635
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
11,940
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
12,586
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$9.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 78,635 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 69,4192019-Q2: 69,9142019-Q3: 69,5022019-Q4: 71,5762020-Q1: 71,0122020-Q2: 65,8302020-Q3: 65,4642020-Q4: 66,6852021-Q1: 66,8222021-Q2: 68,0092021-Q3: 67,5022021-Q4: 70,2262022-Q1: 70,7042022-Q2: 72,6542022-Q3: 73,1992022-Q4: 75,3472023-Q1: 75,6622023-Q2: 77,5152023-Q3: 76,3622023-Q4: 77,8132024-Q1: 76,9652024-Q2: 79,0122024-Q3: 77,7012024-Q4: 78,9102025-Q1: 79,6492025-Q2: 80,3832025-Q3: 78,2432025-Q4: 79,0662026-Q1: 78,635NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q178,6352022
2025-Q479,0662022
2025-Q378,2432022
2025-Q280,3832022
2025-Q179,6492022
2024-Q478,9102022
2024-Q377,7012022
2024-Q279,0122022
2024-Q176,9652022
2023-Q477,8132022
2023-Q376,3622022
2023-Q277,5152022
2023-Q175,6622022
2022-Q475,3472022
2022-Q373,1992022
2022-Q272,6542022
2022-Q170,7042022
2021-Q470,2262017
2021-Q367,5022017
2021-Q268,0092017
2021-Q166,8222017
2020-Q466,6852017
2020-Q365,4642017
2020-Q265,8302017
2020-Q171,0122017
2019-Q471,5762017
2019-Q369,5022017
2019-Q269,9142017
2019-Q169,4192017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 110,793 · 2023
2017: 100,6702018: 101,2772019: 103,7372020: 106,7432021: 100,5982022: 107,5722023: 110,793
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PeriodValue
2023110,793
2022107,572
2021100,598
2020106,743
2019103,737
2018101,277
2017100,670

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 11,940 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9,4402019-Q2: 9,5262019-Q3: 9,6722019-Q4: 9,7562020-Q1: 9,7652020-Q2: 9,8562020-Q3: 9,9942020-Q4: 10,0942021-Q1: 10,2012021-Q2: 10,3362021-Q3: 10,4792021-Q4: 10,6572022-Q1: 10,8472022-Q2: 11,0042022-Q3: 11,2482022-Q4: 11,3722023-Q1: 11,4122023-Q2: 11,4752023-Q3: 11,5802023-Q4: 11,6642024-Q1: 11,7412024-Q2: 11,8182024-Q3: 11,9172024-Q4: 11,9322025-Q1: 11,8582025-Q2: 11,8712025-Q3: 11,9602025-Q4: 11,9792026-Q1: 11,940NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q111,9402022
2025-Q411,9792022
2025-Q311,9602022
2025-Q211,8712022
2025-Q111,8582022
2024-Q411,9322022
2024-Q311,9172022
2024-Q211,8182022
2024-Q111,7412022
2023-Q411,6642022
2023-Q311,5802022
2023-Q211,4752022
2023-Q111,4122022
2022-Q411,3722022
2022-Q311,2482022
2022-Q211,0042022
2022-Q110,8472022
2021-Q410,6572017
2021-Q310,4792017
2021-Q210,3362017
2021-Q110,2012017
2020-Q410,0942017
2020-Q39,9942017
2020-Q29,8562017
2020-Q19,7652017
2019-Q49,7562017
2019-Q39,6722017
2019-Q29,5262017
2019-Q19,4402017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 12,588 · 2023
2017: 12,2412018: 12,0632019: 12,1392020: 12,2602021: 12,5572022: 12,7262023: 12,588
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PeriodValue
202312,588
202212,726
202112,557
202012,260
201912,139
201812,063
201712,241

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.4 billion2019-Q4: $1.5 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $1.4 billion2020-Q3: $1.5 billion2020-Q4: $1.6 billion2021-Q1: $1.5 billion2021-Q2: $1.5 billion2021-Q3: $1.6 billion2021-Q4: $1.7 billion2022-Q1: $1.6 billion2022-Q2: $1.7 billion2022-Q3: $1.8 billion2022-Q4: $1.8 billion2023-Q1: $1.9 billion2023-Q2: $1.9 billion2023-Q3: $1.9 billion2023-Q4: $2.0 billion2024-Q1: $2.0 billion2024-Q2: $2.0 billion2024-Q3: $2.0 billion2024-Q4: $2.1 billion2025-Q1: $2.1 billion2025-Q2: $2.1 billion2025-Q3: $2.2 billion2025-Q4: $2.3 billion2026-Q1: $2.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $9.4 billion · 2023
2017: $6.3 billion2018: $6.6 billion2019: $7.1 billion2020: $7.5 billion2021: $8.0 billion2022: $8.9 billion2023: $9.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$9.4 billion
2022$8.9 billion
2021$8.0 billion
2020$7.5 billion
2019$7.1 billion
2018$6.6 billion
2017$6.3 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages78,6352026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages11,9402026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$9.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns110,79320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns12,58820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$8.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census106,75420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census12,86920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census12,58620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$131 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.