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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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Sterling Family Foundation Bellaire, TX $1,323,000 82
Jerome & Toby Rapport Foundation Los Angeles, CA $1,323,000 131
E Brooks Tr - Angell Mem Hosp Dallas, TX $1,322,869 9
Allen And Gretchen Mccombs Chino, CA $1,322,834 87
Dunietz Minsk Family Foundation Seattle, WA $1,322,696 63
Clark B & Sara L Brown Charitable Trust Northumberland, PA $1,322,553 28
Saw Foundation Brooklyn, NY $1,322,361 6
Spruance Foundation Ii Wilmington, DE $1,322,350 39
Dahlgren Family Foundation Inc Huntington Beach, CA $1,322,300 40
The William H And Patricia M Smith Louisville, KY $1,322,000 102
The Antonucci Family Foundation Glenwillow, OH $1,322,000 24
Schwartz Family Charitable Foundation Teaneck, NJ $1,321,894 163
The William H Spence And Denise A Spence Bethlehem, PA $1,321,825 18
The Rme Foundation Inc Buffalo, NY $1,321,783 94
Streblow Family Foundation Green Bay, WI $1,321,405 124
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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 1,741
Human services 921
Health care 917
Arts, culture & humanities 600
Religion-related 563
Youth development 526
Community improvement 361
Philanthropy & grantmaking 261

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $817.4M
New York, NY $787.8M
Chicago, IL $547.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $528.4M
Wilmington, DE $466.2M
Las Vegas, NV $364.7M
Brooklyn, NY $276.3M
Milwaukee, WI $250.5M
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