Building on a lifetime of public service, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation on the simple belief that everyone deserves a chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, and we all do better when we work together. For more than two decades, those values have energized the Foundation’s efforts to address big challenges, create new opportunities, and make a difference in people’s lives across the United States and around the world.
As an operating foundation, our programs and the partnerships we build work to expand economic opportunity, improve public health, confront the climate crisis, and inspire citizen engagement and service. The Foundation also operates the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, which enhances these efforts by providing year-round educational and cultural programming and is home to the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.
As an operating foundation, our programs and the partnerships we build work to expand economic opportunity, improve public health, confront the climate crisis, and inspire citizen engagement and service. The Foundation also operates the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, which enhances these efforts by providing year-round educational and cultural programming and is home to the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.
We’re applying the lessons of President Clinton’s lifetime of public service to the challenges of today.
“Putting People First” was more than a unifying platform for President Clinton’s 1992 campaign. It remains the guiding principle in our work.
We believe that everyone deserves a chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, we all do better when we work together — and that our common humanity matters more than our interesting differences.
Before leaving office, President Clinton said, “I always kept score by a simple measure: Were ordinary people better off when I stopped than when I started?” We measure our work by the number of lives improved.
In line with President Clinton’s belief that diverse groups make better decisions than homogenous ones, we bring together a diverse community of partners — with different sets of skills, experiences, resources, and perspectives — to create a more inclusive and equitable world.
Since we first opened in Harlem and broke ground in Little Rock, we’ve formed partnerships that fill the gaps between what the public sector can provide and the private sector can produce — always striving to solve problems faster, better, and at lower cost.
From the day we began working in 2001, the Clinton Foundation’s story has been one of people coming together to take on urgent challenges and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
2021
Amid the economic fallout of the pandemic, President Clinton launches the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Inclusive Economic Recovery, calling on national and community leaders to generate new commitments that support small businesses, invest in digital technology, spur economic development, and improve access to capital in underserved communities.
2018
In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria and at the invitation of local leaders, President Clinton launches the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery — bringing together leaders from government, business, and civil society to discuss and develop solutions that address immediate and long-term hurricane recovery needs facing the region.
2016
Chelsea Clinton and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) launch the Women in Renewable Energy (WIRE) Network to promote women’s leadership in the energy sector.
2015
The Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI) announces new strategic partnerships to combat the opioid epidemic. This includes a partnership with Adapt Pharma to distribute free doses of NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray to community partners, in addition to selling their new naloxone treatment at a discounted price to public interest entities.
2014
The Clinton Presidential Center, in partnership with the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, launches the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program.
2013
Secretary Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton launch Too Small to Fail, a public awareness and action campaign to promote the importance of early brain and language development.
2012
Chelsea Clinton establishes the Clinton Foundation Day of Action program for volunteers to give back to communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
President Clinton launches the Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI) and holds its first Summit as part of the Humana Challenge PGA tour event.
CHMI worked to improve the health and well-being of all people by activating individuals, communities, and organizations to make meaningful contributions to the health of others, and by building strategic cross-sector partnerships and programs that increase community capacity, collaboration, and health infrastructure. The program led worked at the invitation of communities to lead community health transformation efforts in Northeast Florida, Central Arkansas, and Houston.
2010
In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, President Clinton forms the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund to support relief efforts as well as projects focused on restoring Haiti’s communities, sustainable development, education, and capacity building. The Fund would go on to raise over $30 million for emergency relief efforts in Haiti.
2009
President Clinton issues a call to action to Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) members to commit to helping Haiti rebuild following a series of devastating hurricanes which hit the country. To date, Haiti Action Network members have made more than 100 Commitments to Action focused on Haiti, valued at $500 million when fully funded and implemented.
2008
The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) holds its first meeting at Tulane University to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses.
The Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) opens its first Anchor Farm in Malawi to provide smallholder farmers with access to discounted pricing on seeds and other inputs, as well as access to improved markets.
2007
In an effort to increase incomes and improve health and education systems in Colombia and Peru, President Clinton and Frank Giustra launch the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI). The effort would later refine its strategy and expand into new regions, becoming what is now the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP). In 2020, CGEP became an independent entity known as Acceso.
2006
The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) forms to confront climate change and help communities adapt to its effects.
2005
President Clinton establishes the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), bringing together influential voices and leaders from business, philanthropy, and civil society to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
The Foundation partners with the American Heart Association to launch the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which aims to promote healthy environments so that young people can achieve lifelong good health. Since then, Healthier Generation has grown into an independent and associated initiative that works with schools, youth-serving organizations, businesses, and communities to empower kids to develop lifelong healthy habits by ensuring the environments that surround them provide and promote good health.
2004
Four American presidents and more than 30,000 attendees celebrate the grand opening of the Clinton Presidential Center. The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service becomes the first school in the nation to offer a Master of Public Service degree. The Clinton Library receives Silver LEED Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for being resource and energy efficient; in 2007, the Library is recertified as Platinum.
2002
The Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI), which later becomes the Clinton Health Access Initiative, forms to address the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Africa and the Caribbean. CHAI staff, volunteers, and partners, working with local and national governments, come together to create comprehensive HIV care and treatment plans.
2001
President Clinton presides over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock.
The William J. Clinton Foundation opens its doors in Harlem and Little Rock, with a staff of 18 between the two locations.
The Clinton Foundation is committed to transparency and accountability throughout its work. This page includes the Foundation’s annual reports, audited financials and annual tax filings, and tax-exempt status filings and certifications.
The annual reports highlight the Clinton Foundation’s work and achievements that are made possible by our supporters and partners. Learn about the Clinton Foundation programs operating around the world and the positive impact they have on millions of people.
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For more information regarding the amended returns for 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, please see the following:
BKD prepared the original and amended returns for 2010, 2011, and 2012. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) prepared the original and amended returns for 2013 and the 2014 Forms 990 and 990T. PwC also performed the independent audit of the Foundation’s consolidated financial statement for 2014 which includes the accounts and activities of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). CHAI’s tax return and amended returns for prior years were separately filed; these returns were prepared by a separate tax firm – not BKD or PwC – independently selected by CHAI.
Clinton Foundation:
The Clinton Foundation’s application for tax-exempt status (IRS Form 1023) and the IRS’s response granting tax-exempt status are available here:
Clinton Global Initiative:
From 2005 to 2009 the Clinton Global Initiative was an initiative of the Foundation. From 2010 to 2013, CGI operated as a separate but affiliated non-profit organization as part of an agreement between the Foundation and the Obama Administration. During this period, the Foundation continued to consolidate CGI’s finances into its annual financial reporting. CGI’s application for tax-exempt status (IRS Form 1023) and the IRS’s response granting tax-exempt status are available here:
In 2013, CGI ceased operating as a separate entity and resumed operating as an initiative of the Clinton Foundation.
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (formerly the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative) has been incorporated as a separate, but affiliated, non-profit organization since 2010. Because of this ongoing affiliation, the Clinton Foundation is required to consolidate CHAI’s finances into the Foundation’s audited financial reporting. Further information related to the Clinton Health Access Initiative can be found here.
Information related to state registrations and solicitations can be found here.
The Clinton Foundation’s impact would not be possible without the generous philanthropic support of thousands of individuals, corporations, foundations, and other funders. Their contributions continue to make a difference in the lives of tens of millions of people in the U.S. and around the world. We are grateful for their support and pleased to recognize them in the listing below, which is updated annually, consistent with the Foundation’s commitment to transparency. The list generally recognizes cumulative lifetime giving from those who have made contributions to advance any aspect of the Foundation’s mission, including through gifts, grants, memberships, sponsorships, and conference fees. This includes support for the Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Presidential Center. Current listings include giving through 2021. We thank them all for their generosity.
^ Indicates contributions exclusively for CGI activities such as memberships, sponsorships, and conference fees.
* Indicates a contribution was made by this donor in 2021.
** Indicates government grants.
In addition to contributions and grants, speeches by President, Secretary, and Chelsea Clinton have helped support the implementation of the Clinton Foundation’s work around the world. See footnotes for specific attribution of each speech.
1 Indicates a speaking engagement by President Clinton
2 Indicates a speaking engagement by Secretary Clinton
3 Indicates a speaking engagement by Chelsea Clinton