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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Kahrs Chr Tr Las Vegas, NV $123,250 16
United Society Of Friends Women Trust Farming Hills, MI $123,250 32
Cowie Family Charitable Trust Chicago, IL $123,250 143
Central United Presbyterian Church Ta Amherst, NY $123,233 7
Coldwater Multiple Donations Coldwater, OH $123,225 36
For First Congl Ch Bristol Dallas, TX $123,208 9
Ginko Foundation Lancaster, PA $123,204 90
Red String Foundation Seal Beach, CA $123,192 56
Alan And Donna Schuler Family Foundation La Jolla, CA $123,190 31
Love & Belove Foundation Cupertino, CA $123,169 4
Elizabeth Boyer Irrev Trust Toledo, OH $123,164 20
Miller-caballero Foundation Inc Carmel, IN $123,143 43
Leah S Stevens Tw Fbo Wooster Pittsburgh, PA $123,141 7
The Darrell Griffith Foundation Inc Louisville, KY $123,138 54
The Micah Foundation Winston Salem, NC $123,121 33
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,507
Human services 576
Health care 507
Religion-related 397
Arts, culture & humanities 265
Youth development 265
Community improvement 129
Philanthropy & grantmaking 97

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $73.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $60.5M
Las Vegas, NV $53.1M
Chicago, IL $39.3M
New York, NY $36.7M
Wilmington, DE $25.6M
Milwaukee, WI $23.6M
Saint Louis, MO $18.4M
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