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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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William C Meier Foundation Ima Carmel, IN $1,037,113 163
Andrews Family Charitable Foundation Oklahoma City, OK $1,037,047 74
Sbe&s Clients' Consolidated Charitable Foundation Crofton, MD $1,037,000 56
Richard L Cohen Family Foundation Cold Spring Harbor, NY $1,036,972 2
Kistler Ritso Foundation Stuart, FL $1,036,769 23
Wiedmayer E And N Charitable Tr Detroit, MI $1,036,578 6
Richard G Jacobus Family Foundation Milwaukee, WI $1,036,516 625
Shared Vision Charitable Foundation Jamul, CA $1,036,500 302
Lichtenberg Family Foundation Falls Church, VA $1,036,447 63
Richard K Lane And Ruth S Lane Memorial Trust Tulsa, OK $1,036,417 21
The Heritage Fund Inc Princeton, NJ $1,036,400 103
Kadilhen Foundation Mt Pleasant, SC $1,036,391 35
Becker Family Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $1,036,300 104
Bobb Family Foundation Brentwood, TN $1,036,250 114
Arturo & Eunjae Peralta-ramos Atlanta, GA $1,036,100 54
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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 1,709
Human services 924
Health care 857
Arts, culture & humanities 556
Religion-related 523
Youth development 502
Community improvement 310
Philanthropy & grantmaking 242

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $720.2M
New York, NY $616.1M
Chicago, IL $475.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $435.8M
Wilmington, DE $372.3M
Las Vegas, NV $330.2M
Milwaukee, WI $223.8M
Brooklyn, NY $213.2M
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