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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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Betty & James Muns Foundation Plano, TX $1,260,000 101
Abe And Esther Manaster - Dr Chales H Solom Wilmington, DE $1,260,000 16
The Freedom And Justice Foundation Inc Pleasantville, NY $1,259,945 79
Hofheimer Charitable Trust Saint Joseph, MO $1,259,669 238
Gem City Scholarship Foundation Quincy, IL $1,259,591 284
Raymond T & Ann T Mancini Family Mansfield, MA $1,259,500 47
Higher Path Foundation Thomas J Holmberg Jr Ttee Winnetka, IL $1,259,500 54
The Sparks Foundation Columbia, TN $1,259,429 102
Shmuel & Serena Fuchs Foundation Brooklyn, NY $1,259,414 4
Massachusetts Society Of The Cincinnati Boston, MA $1,259,261 177
The Palmer Family Foundation Carmel, IN $1,259,100 302
Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation Taylorville, IL $1,259,058 92
May And Bill Allison Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $1,259,005 65
The John Conley Foundation For Ethics & Philosophy New York, NY $1,259,000 30
The Martyn Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,259,000 53
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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 1,766
Human services 918
Health care 916
Arts, culture & humanities 596
Religion-related 562
Youth development 515
Community improvement 365
Philanthropy & grantmaking 255

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $785.3M
New York, NY $738.7M
Chicago, IL $531.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $502.6M
Wilmington, DE $446.9M
Las Vegas, NV $365.4M
Brooklyn, NY $264.0M
Milwaukee, WI $246.0M
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