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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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The Sr Ehrlich Family Foundation Palm Beach, FL $1,068,443 16
Downing Family Foundation San Diego, CA $1,068,350 59
The Mary Lincoln Johnson Charitable Hilton Head, SC $1,068,000 141
Matthew T Mellon Foundation-ima Pittsburgh, PA $1,068,000 52
The Hanson Family Foundation Bethesda, MD $1,067,994 37
Zichron Chaim Charity Fund Brooklyn, NY $1,067,964 1,108
Jackson Family Foundation Seattle, WA $1,067,957 53
J Bowman Proper Charitable Trust Pittsburgh, PA $1,067,895 111
Aziz Jamaluddin Charitable Foundation The Woodlands, TX $1,067,831 151
The Woodman Family Foundation New York, NY $1,067,800 23
Ellen S Jaffe Foundation Wellesley, MA $1,067,697 94
Secrist Family Charitable Foundation Co Pnc Pittsburgh, PA $1,067,683 47
The Helen R Buck Foundation 0739-26-12 Philadelphia, PA $1,067,500 99
Frances Brody Foundation 5366-47-41 Philadelphia, PA $1,067,300 61
Sexton Family Charitable Foundation Decatur, AL $1,067,200 231
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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 1,752
Human services 936
Health care 887
Arts, culture & humanities 587
Religion-related 550
Youth development 517
Community improvement 328
Philanthropy & grantmaking 254

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $733.8M
New York, NY $621.7M
Chicago, IL $488.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $448.5M
Wilmington, DE $378.9M
Las Vegas, NV $334.4M
Milwaukee, WI $229.8M
Brooklyn, NY $217.2M
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