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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 South Coast Foundation Austin, TX $111,514 2
Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char Boston, MA $111,509 32
Sally Johnson Shy Foundation Memphis, TN $111,506 67
William And Bertha Goldfinger Foundation Waccabuc, NY $111,504 36
George And Dorothy Mcinnis Family Foundation Trust Minden, LA $111,500 21
Donald N Heath Scholarship Trust 18361240 Ithaca, NY $111,500 30
Sullivan Charitable Trust Tulsa, OK $111,500 12
Me And Dj Miller Foundation Inc Lakeside, MT $111,500 18
The Shaw-mandelbaum Family Foundation Franklin Lakes, NJ $111,500 12
Evelyn & Irving Kellogg Foundation Inc Vashon, WA $111,500 6
Robbie Curtis Charitable Foundation Jackson, MI $111,500 25
Elias H & Sophie Raymond Scholar Dallas, TX $111,500 20
Lloyd Miller And Lois Chrobak Toledo, OH $111,500 48
Howard County Experimental Association Cresco, IA $111,500 45
Firth-link Family Foundation Trust Sarasota, FL $111,500 25
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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 1,482
Human services 539
Health care 499
Religion-related 374
Arts, culture & humanities 265
Youth development 252
Community improvement 124
Philanthropy & grantmaking 86

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $62.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $53.7M
Las Vegas, NV $46.7M
New York, NY $33.4M
Chicago, IL $32.2M
Wilmington, DE $22.7M
Milwaukee, WI $20.8M
Saint Louis, MO $15.8M
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