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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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The Von Gontard Family Foundation Saint Louis, MO $1,300,110 230
The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation Nashville, TN $1,300,101 82
Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation Chapel Hill, NC $1,300,085 12
Degenstein Charitable Foundation Orlando, FL $1,300,031 384
William C & Verna Alder Char Fdn F5034300 San Antonio, TX $1,300,026 12
The Allen And Ellen M Blessman New Holland, IL $1,300,000 64
Sadove Family Foundation Purchase, NY $1,300,000 28
Rea-o'keefe Family Foundation #0771334 Chestnut Hill, MA $1,300,000 25
The Clark Construction Group Mclean, VA $1,300,000 5
The Davis Family Foundation Portland, OR $1,300,000 39
The Cole Foundation Inc Fallston, MD $1,300,000 239
Reynolds Family Foundation Nashville, TN $1,300,000 121
Buford Foundation Dallas, TX $1,300,000 16
Center For Advanced China Research Washington, DC $1,300,000 3
Mike And Michelle Berlin Family Omaha, NE $1,299,898 113
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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 1,761
Health care 923
Human services 923
Arts, culture & humanities 601
Religion-related 569
Youth development 521
Community improvement 370
Philanthropy & grantmaking 261

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $810.5M
New York, NY $776.0M
Chicago, IL $546.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $518.9M
Wilmington, DE $460.3M
Las Vegas, NV $365.4M
Brooklyn, NY $271.7M
Milwaukee, WI $248.2M
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