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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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Linda & Alan Kahn Foundation Inc Forest Hills, NY $1,385,749 318
The Louderback Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,385,650 76
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co Trustee Canandaigua, NY $1,385,637 45
New Millennia Community Center Inc Minonk, IL $1,385,625 8
Friedland Family Foundation Omaha, NE $1,385,575 143
Tzedakah Vchesed Charitable Foundation Brooklyn, NY $1,385,385 94
Clifford A & Lillian C Peeler Salisbury, NC $1,385,357 95
Vandy Charitable Foundation Georgetown, SC $1,385,325 197
George And Barbara Hanus Foundation Chicago, IL $1,385,045 4
The West Virginia Chamber Foundation Charleston, WV $1,384,891 26
The Teddy Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,384,797 35
Clark Charitable Trust Lincoln, MA $1,384,729 153
The Susan And Ford Schumann Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $1,384,663 963
Theresa & Belle Thompson Fbo Ucc First Norwich, NY $1,384,641 8
J R & D Warfel Foundation Mountville, PA $1,384,362 216
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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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Foundations by category and city

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 1,768
Human services 944
Health care 929
Arts, culture & humanities 587
Religion-related 562
Youth development 547
Community improvement 350
Philanthropy & grantmaking 267

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $824.9M
New York, NY $816.0M
Chicago, IL $568.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $532.2M
Wilmington, DE $504.2M
Las Vegas, NV $364.0M
Brooklyn, NY $284.5M
Milwaukee, WI $260.2M
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