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The federal government, state, county and city governments, as well as private and corporate foundations all award educational grants.  Currently, there are more than 14,253 foundations in the United States that award educational grants.  Some of the largest foundations that give educational grants include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Ford Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, John D. and Catherine T.  MacArthur Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Wal-Mart Foundation. The Gates Foundation, Lilly Endowment and Ford Foundation lead the pack in total giving at $2,076,806,842.  The largest percentage of educational grants are awarded to non-profit organizations, health care agencies, colleges and universities, local government agencies, tribal institutions, and schools. In general, for profit organizations are not eligible for private foundation grants.