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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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Robert W Mccormick Trust Fbo Charles Town, WV $1,063,611 6
Thomas & Maureen Oconnor Family Foundation Bourbonnais, IL $1,063,600 270
William V & Betty M Ellis Family Gloucester, MA $1,063,500 101
Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 Wilmington, DE $1,063,375 31
The Mo And Cher Willems Foundation Los Angeles, CA $1,063,350 35
Francis Edward Mcgillick Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $1,063,273 21
Briscoe Family Foundation Fresno, CA $1,063,154 306
Lipper Family Charitable Foundation Summit, NJ $1,063,049 147
The Hall Charitable Trust Wilton, CT $1,062,961 81
Motch Family Foundation Inc New Richmond, OH $1,062,690 440
Jane W Campbell Tw Amherst, NY $1,062,648 14
William Thomas Dawson Family Gadsden, AL $1,062,550 45
Stanton L Young Foundation Inc Oklahoma City, OK $1,062,542 46
Hyslop Shannon Foundation New Orleans, LA $1,062,525 176
Tw Myrtle Mae Mitchell Lexington, KY $1,062,506 48
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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 1,755
Human services 940
Health care 882
Arts, culture & humanities 588
Religion-related 546
Youth development 523
Community improvement 326
Philanthropy & grantmaking 253

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $735.4M
New York, NY $619.0M
Chicago, IL $488.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $445.6M
Wilmington, DE $378.1M
Las Vegas, NV $334.7M
Milwaukee, WI $229.8M
Brooklyn, NY $215.1M
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