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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
The Albert Trust Philadelphia, PA $1,062,133 7
Lbrb Fund Inc Fairfield, NJ $1,062,113 55
Sp Jermain Historical Golf Foundation Toledo, OH $1,062,088 11
Cotsen Foundation For Academic Research Los Angeles, CA $1,062,054 20
Gibson E Holden Foundation Philadelphia, PA $1,062,000 23
Franklin Fdn Chillicothe, OH $1,061,946 24
Harbin Family Foundation Inc Lavonia, GA $1,061,904 252
Daniel And Gloria Kearney Foundation Chicago, IL $1,061,831 253
Silber Family Foundation Dallas, TX $1,061,800 16
The Mary C Royal Foundation St Louis, MO $1,061,684 49
Vergel Foundation New York, NY $1,061,622 75
Michelle And Craig Taylor Family Foundation Vail, CO $1,061,491 4
Burns Family Charitable Foundation Chicago, IL $1,061,390 16
Edwin And Linda Siegel Family Foundation Clifton, NJ $1,061,265 15
The Evergreen Foundation Georgetown, ME $1,061,250 69
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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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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 1,750
Human services 938
Health care 883
Arts, culture & humanities 585
Religion-related 544
Youth development 523
Community improvement 327
Philanthropy & grantmaking 254

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $735.7M
New York, NY $619.0M
Chicago, IL $488.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $444.8M
Wilmington, DE $376.2M
Las Vegas, NV $334.7M
Milwaukee, WI $230.0M
Brooklyn, NY $215.1M
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