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Look up any U.S. private foundation by name, EIN, city, or state. Pull total giving, grant counts, median grant size, trustees, and asset base from the most recent IRS Form 990 filings. No login. Updated daily.

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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Rural Alaska Community Action Program Anchorage, AK $1,033,474 75
Arkay Foundation Inc Dallas, TX $1,033,398 293
Judith Ann Labieniec Charitable Farmington, CT $1,033,280 48
Richard S & Ann B Barshinger Family Fdn Lancaster, PA $1,033,150 114
Christopher Johnson Mccandless Virginia Beach, VA $1,033,075 48
The Crane Charitable Trust Stonington, CT $1,033,038 49
Bayne Foundation Inc Whitefish, MT $1,033,029 86
Claire & John Radway Foundation Mesa, AZ $1,033,000 27
Dean Foundation Inc Colorado Springs, CO $1,032,974 409
The Mario & Theresa Spola Family Hohokus, NJ $1,032,850 43
Garfield Street Foundation Santa Fe, NM $1,032,680 100
Barbetta Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,032,500 114
Ri Infantile Paralysis Foundation Saunderstown, RI $1,032,464 8
Dills Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,032,450 20
Livney Foundation Chicago, IL $1,032,440 113
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Foundations file 990s in the state where they hold legal domicile. Explore where private foundations are most concentrated across the U.S.

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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Foundations by category and city

Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,706
Human services 920
Health care 855
Arts, culture & humanities 558
Religion-related 522
Youth development 506
Community improvement 309
Philanthropy & grantmaking 243

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $718.2M
New York, NY $616.1M
Chicago, IL $474.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $433.0M
Wilmington, DE $369.7M
Las Vegas, NV $331.0M
Milwaukee, WI $222.2M
Brooklyn, NY $214.3M
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