
Jimmy LaRose’s Major Gifts Secret Sayings will startle you. Read the article below to to see what Jimmy says to donors when raising big gifts!
I’m about to share with you a little known secret about foundations and grant writing. Here it is…I’VE NEVER FILLED OUT A GRANT PROPOSAL UNTIL I ALREADY HAD THE GIFT!
I’m serious! The last step I take when securing a gift from a foundation is tackling their grant application forms. Why? Because I always make sure I have enough of a relationship with one of their trustees to help me write it correctly. This occurs towards the end of the relationship building process once the trustee has agreed to present my proposal during their next distribution meeting.
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Here’s how it works. See the list below (TOP 100 FOUNDATIONS) and download each foundation’s 990s. This document will provide you the names of every person serving on their board of trustees. (By the way avoid the foundation’s executive director at all costs.) If you don’t have an existing linkage (someone you know who knows them) pick up the phone and cold call each member until you get an appointment. What do you say when you get them on the line? “Jack, I’d like to better understand why you serve on the board and what your personal goals are for the foundation. Is there a time that works best for you next week for a cup-of-coffee!”
Why does this work? First, BECAUSE I PICK UP THE PHONE! Second, NO ONE’S EVER ASKED JACK THAT QUESTION BEFORE!
Once I have the appointment, at some point in the conversation I ask, “Jack, could you mentor me through the appropriate way for our organization to invite your group to make a major gift?”
Jack may then ask, “How much are you thinking?” Because I’ve reviewed several years worth of 990s I know what investment amount they typically give the first time they remit. So I share, “Jack, it would be a privilege to receive a first gift from your foundation. Historically you give $25,000 when you invest for the very first time. I thought you’d like to share a $25,000 gift to underwrite…etc. etc.”
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This way Jack knows I’ve done my research and I’m a trusted professional.
Jimmy LaRose’s Major Gifts Secret Sayings PLUS Top 100 Charitable Foundations
Here we go! Here’s a list of the top 100 charitable foundations in the world. Download their 990s and compile the names of what should be nearly 1,100 different foundation trustees. Find their phone numbers and YOU”RE OFF TO THE RACES!
- Stichting INGKA Foundation, Netherlands, $ 58597476970, 31/08/2016
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, $ 47873188000, 31/12/2018
- Wellcome Trust, UK, $ 39749045814, 30/09/2019
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA, $ 22544412000, 31/08/2019
- Novo Nordisk S/A, Denmark,, $ 18294835107, 31/12/2019
- The MasterCard Foundation, Canada, $ 17401495000, 31/12/2018
- Lilly Endowment, USA,, $ 15093192720, 31/12/2018
- Ford Foundation, USA, $ 13053278000, 31/12/2018
- The Garfield Weston Foundation, UK, $ 12486081827, 05/04/2018
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, USA, $ 11137377000, 31/12/2018
- J. Paul Getty Trust, USA, $ 11002762000, 30/06/2018
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA, $ 9761951000, 31/12/2018
- The Church Commissioners for England, UK, $ 9642061000,88, 31/12/2018
- Kamehameha Schools, USA, $ 9460044773, 31/12/2017
- Bloomberg Philanthropies (NY), USA, $ 8931075194, 31/12/2017
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA), USA, $ 8886194000, 31/12/2018
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation, USA, $ 7806087755, 31/08/2019
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation, USA, $ 7423384000, 31/12/2018
- The Pew Charitable Trust, USA, $ 6763555133, 30/06/2018
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, USA, $ 6667014000, 31/12/2018
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, USA, $ 6555456000, 31/12/2018
- Gordon Betty Moore Foundation, USA, $ 6464453607, 31/08/2018
- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, USA, $ 6066894000, 31/03/2018
- Robert Bosch Stiftung, Deutschland, $ 5698023962, 31/12/2017
- Tulsa Community Foundation, USA, $ 4464778000, 31/12/2018
- Realdania, Denmark, $ 4100087556, 31/12/2019
- Rockefeller Foundation, USA, $ 4086668694, 31/12/2016
- Walton Family Foundation Inc (AR), USA, $ 3920338195, 31/12/2019
- The California Endowment, USA, $ 3828720000, 31/12/2018
- Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Inc. (GA), USA, $ 3804175668, 31/12/2019
- The Kresge Foundation, USA, $ 3727686257, 12/06/2019
- The Duke Endowmentt (NC), USA, $ 3612795810, 31/12/2017
- Carnegie Corporation of New York (NY), USA, $ 3444166743, 30/09/2019
- The JPB Foundation (NY), USA, $ 3317349492, 31/12/2016
- The Simons Foundation (NY), USA, $ 3297216340, 31/12/2017
- The Chicago Community Trust (IL), USA, $ 3247965573, 30/09/2018
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (MO), USA, $ 3140522846, 31/12/2017
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (MI), USA, $ 3098258647, 31/12/2017
- Margaret A. Cargill Foundation (MN), USA, $ 2928976768, 31/12/2018
- The Moody Foundation (TX), USA, $ 2853938000, 31/12/2017
- Kimbell Art Foundation (TX), USA, $ 2781770619, 31/12/2017
- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CA), USA,, $ 2693654327, 31/12/2018
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal, $ 2681932073, 31/12/2018
- The Annie E. Casey Foundatio (MD), USA, $ 2658487897, 31/12/2018
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE), USA, $ 2585047110, 31/12/2016
- The New York Community Trust (NY), USA, $ 2567643255, 31/12/2018
- William Penn Foundation, USA, $ 2485838896, 31/12/2017
- Richard King Mellon Foundation (PA), USA, $ 2455076881, 31/12/2018
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (MO), USA, $ 2430928764, 31/12/2017
- The Wyss Foundation (DC), USA, $ 2410709102, 31/12/2018
- Foundation For The Carolinas (NC), USA, $ 2399480931, 31/12/2018
- Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (OK), USA, $ 2398698688, 31/12/2018
- The Oregon Community Foundation (OR), USA, $ 2342633000, 31/12/2018
- The James Irvine Foundation (CA), USA, $ 2336700185, 31/12/2018
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL), USA, $ 2271386220, 31/12/2018
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation (TX), USA, $ 2264315575, 31/12/2017
- The McKnight Foundation (MN), USA, $ 2250668000, 31/12/2018
- The Columbus Foundation and Affiliated Organizations (OH), USA, $ 2150028307, 31/12/2018
- The Nemours Foundation (FL), USA , $ 2074345798, 31/12/2018
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (NY), USA, $ 1891146330, 31/12/2018
- Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1844113826, 31/12/2017
- California Community Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1815263000, 30/06/2019
- Barr Foundation (MA), USA, $ 1786561234, 31/12/2017
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (NY), USA, $ 1754284643, 31/12/2018
- The Heinz Endowments (PA), USA, $ 1635427000, 31/12/2018
- The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (TX), USA, $ 1612382333, 31/12/2018
- Annenberg Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1609958544, 31/12/2017
- The San Francisco Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1517425000, 30/06/2019
- The Starr Foundation (NY), USA, $ 1508843424, 31/12/2017
- John Templeton Foundation (PA), USA, $ 1500000000, 31/12/2018
- The Wallace Foundation (NY), USA, $ 1461681384, 31/12/2018
- The Brown Foundation Inc. (TX), USA, $ 1459793537, 30/06/2019
- Houston Endowment Inc. (TX), USA, $ 1364073349, 31/12/2017
- Boston Foundation Inc. (MA), USA, $ 1293315000, 30/06/2019
- Shimon ben Joseph Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1266046967, 31/12/2017
- Druckenmiller Foundation (NY), USA, $ 1257327131, 30/10/2017
- The Ahmanson Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1232304000, 31/12/2019
- M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (WA), USA, $ 1229095000, 31/12/2019
- Bat Hanadiv Foundation No. 3 (NY), USA, $ 1208346163, 31/12/2017
- Lumina Foundation (IN), USA, $ 1202918000, 31/12/2018
- The J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation Inc. (OK), USA, $ 1180750998, 31/08/2019
- W. M. Keck Foundation (CA), USA, $ 1168650000, 31/12/2018
- The Pittsburgh Foundation (PA), USA, $ 1151107423, 31/12/2018
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc. (NY), USA, $ 1146793281, 31/12/2018
- Communities Foundation of Texas Inc. (TX), USA, $ 1142383000, 30/06/2019
- Foundation to Promote Open Society (NY), USA, $ 1083700000, 31/12/2019
- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Inc. (OK), USA, $ 1038897165, 31/12/2018
- Otto Bremer Foundation (MN), USA, $ 1031098556, 31/12/2018
- Surdna Foundation Inc. (NY), USA, $ 1004624942, 31/12/2017
- George Lucas Family Foundation (CA), USA, $ 995379525, 31/12/2018
- The Joyce Foundation (IL), USA, $ 971646983, 31/12/2018
- The Wolfson Foundation, UK, $ 953262162,45, 31/03/2019
- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (CT), USA, $ 933276490, 31/12/2018
- The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (NY), USA, $ 889060221, 30/09/2019
- Hall Family Foundation (MO), USA, $ 881677516, 31/12/2017
- The California Wellness Foundation (CA), USA, $ 880609267, 31/12/2018
- The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. (NY),USA, $ 831236270, 31/12/2018
- The Anschutz Foundationn (CO), USA, $ 823444167, 31/12/2018
- Marin Community Foundation (CA), USA, $ 571672594, 30/06/2018
- Cummings Foundation Inc.(MA), USA, $ 425804222, 31/12/2018
Remember, if you don’t ask the answer is ALWAYS NO!
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