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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 K Stone Foundation Wellford, SC $1,389,354 200
The Julius Stulman Foundation Inc New York, NY $1,389,345 80
George F Collins Jr Foundation Tulsa, OK $1,389,300 26
5p Foundation Richmond, VA $1,389,052 19
Jane & Leslie Katz Charitable Trust 990p New York, NY $1,389,000 4
Mark David & Anne Kupferberg Princeton Junction, NJ $1,388,885 73
Templin Foundation Seaview, WA $1,388,790 88
Tua Roaf Memorial Fund Dallas, TX $1,388,641 8
New Hope Charitable Foundation San Marcos, CA $1,388,633 48
Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation Boston, MA $1,388,527 10
The Hbe Foundation Co Beucler Kelly & Irwin Ltd Wayne, PA $1,388,269 59
The Arena Energy Foundation The Woodlands, TX $1,388,135 190
Arlene H Smith Charitable Foundation Erie, PA $1,387,830 65
Major Family Foundation Purcellville, VA $1,387,810 64
The Ottinger Foundation Inc New York, NY $1,387,685 37
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,768
Human services 940
Health care 926
Arts, culture & humanities 591
Religion-related 561
Youth development 548
Community improvement 346
Philanthropy & grantmaking 270

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $825.9M
New York, NY $820.8M
Chicago, IL $568.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $531.8M
Wilmington, DE $504.2M
Las Vegas, NV $363.0M
Brooklyn, NY $286.9M
Milwaukee, WI $260.2M
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