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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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Norman Knight Charitable Foundation Boston, MA $1,315,000 10
The Hull Family Foundation Fort Lauderdale, FL $1,315,000 110
Hung Wo And Elizabeth Lau Honolulu, HI $1,314,740 217
Nancy Forsyth Noblin Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $1,314,700 174
L & J Goldrich Foundation Virginia Beach, VA $1,314,670 318
Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Chicopee, MA $1,314,660 148
The Spiering Family Foundation North Plains, OR $1,314,500 28
Dorothy Suzi Osher Fdn Portland, ME $1,314,500 156
Jeffrey & Debra Feinstein Foundation Springfield, NJ $1,314,500 101
Sullivan Family Foundation Atlanta, GA $1,314,245 255
Esther Boyer Music Fund Dallas, TX $1,314,061 6
Thomas E Harvey & Cathleen P Black New York, NY $1,314,050 182
George Sohrt Trust Co First State Bank And Trust Monticello, IL $1,314,000 28
William And Martha Moseley Boise, ID $1,314,000 118
John A & Gretchen Dinsdale Charitable Foundation Central City, NE $1,314,000 109
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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 1,745
Human services 921
Health care 918
Arts, culture & humanities 596
Religion-related 565
Youth development 519
Community improvement 366
Philanthropy & grantmaking 260

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $816.4M
New York, NY $784.9M
Chicago, IL $549.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $525.5M
Wilmington, DE $464.5M
Las Vegas, NV $366.0M
Brooklyn, NY $274.0M
Milwaukee, WI $248.5M
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