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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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Tw John H Nelden Pittsburgh, PA $117,535 14
Baker Charitable Trust Columbia, SC $117,528 16
Walter F Swanson B Pittsburgh, PA $117,517 56
Richard M And Christina Cocek Marshall, TX $117,511 47
Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship Medford, WI $117,501 60
Delligatti Charitable Foundation Wexford, PA $117,500 67
Chinese Cultural Foundation Inc Winchester, MA $117,500 15
Patrick Van Daele Charitable Foundation Riverside, CA $117,500 4
Edgar J Kenton Iii Md Foundation Inc Washingtonville, PA $117,500 12
Mp Foundation Corona Del Mar, CA $117,500 6
The Earle And Elsie Little Muncie, IN $117,500 88
Pdmh Board Foundation Florence, SC $117,500 4
Granville C Allen Bo Wc Uw Dallas, TX $117,470 5
Wash Fnd Ransom Animal Relief Ud Pittsburgh, PA $117,464 9
First Pres Church Hf 403004013 Manchester, NH $117,463 7
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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.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,495
Human services 555
Health care 492
Religion-related 376
Arts, culture & humanities 273
Youth development 255
Community improvement 124
Philanthropy & grantmaking 92

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $68.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $56.6M
Las Vegas, NV $50.5M
Chicago, IL $36.1M
New York, NY $35.3M
Wilmington, DE $23.8M
Milwaukee, WI $21.6M
Saint Louis, MO $16.8M
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