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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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Mccommons Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,102,305 34
The Band Foundation Buckystown, MD $1,102,300 99
Baldwin Foundation Trust Lakeville, CT $1,102,289 142
Leaw Family Foundation Inc Scottsville, VA $1,102,175 260
Theresa Deskie Charitable Trust Orlando, FL $1,102,172 36
Pilgrim Bank Foundation South Weymouth, MA $1,102,000 92
Kittsie & Charlie Thomas Family Houston, TX $1,101,941 134
Archer Family Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $1,101,845 26
Rcs Family Foundation West Hills, CA $1,101,500 61
Barbara And Albert Horton Foundation Inc Louisville, KY $1,101,296 258
The Joanna Foundation Sullivans Island, SC $1,101,280 298
Ta Gambrill Foundation Ct-main Las Vegas, NV $1,101,024 101
Kourtis-simmons Foundation Owasso, OK $1,100,923 13
Bbr Foundation Phoenix, AZ $1,100,868 180
The Bipis Foundation Richmond, VA $1,100,864 6
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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 1,734
Human services 924
Health care 881
Arts, culture & humanities 582
Religion-related 552
Youth development 504
Community improvement 336
Philanthropy & grantmaking 268

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $747.6M
New York, NY $645.8M
Chicago, IL $494.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $451.2M
Wilmington, DE $397.0M
Las Vegas, NV $342.6M
Milwaukee, WI $233.0M
Brooklyn, NY $231.9M
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