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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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Mccready Family Foundation Akron, OH $1,255,273 22
Gibbel Foundation Inc Lititz, PA $1,255,178 55
Westminster Barrington Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,255,050 612
The Jennie And Matthew Hantzmon Charlottesville, VA $1,255,018 152
The Skowronski Family Foundation Encinitas, CA $1,255,000 68
Sarah Margaret Hegarty Foundation Hartland, WI $1,255,000 72
The Watche And Tamar Manoukian Los Angeles, CA $1,255,000 5
Bbj Foundation Brooklyn, NY $1,255,000 8
Kythryn & Vishnoo Shahani Charitable Trust Cincinnati, OH $1,254,950 237
Long Family Foundation Trust C/o Hermans & Associates Cpa's Sc Green Bay, WI $1,254,922 39
Carolyn And Michael M Minchin Jr Los Angeles, CA $1,254,871 92
Lawrence Lewis Foundation Memphis, TN $1,254,861 131
The Lampert Family Foundation New York, NY $1,254,690 24
Case Family Foundation Mccook, NE $1,254,680 49
The O'neil Foundation Jackson, WY $1,254,505 85
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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 1,756
Human services 912
Health care 911
Arts, culture & humanities 595
Religion-related 558
Youth development 513
Community improvement 364
Philanthropy & grantmaking 259

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $786.5M
New York, NY $734.3M
Chicago, IL $532.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $502.6M
Wilmington, DE $445.0M
Las Vegas, NV $364.5M
Brooklyn, NY $258.9M
Milwaukee, WI $242.8M
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