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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 Give A Smile Foundation Southfield, MI $140,070 35
The Shafrazian Foundation New York, NY $140,069 2
Holly Scholarship Ua H Hallenbeck Johnston, RI $140,065 6
Alice C & Warren M Dailey Private Foundation Houston, TX $140,065 24
James & Melissa O'shaughnessy Family Cos Cob, CT $140,061 2
Zinn Charitable Foundation Flora, IN $140,052 147
Westhaver Foundation Wilmington, DE $140,050 41
Tr Uw S A Beaty-residuary Dallas, TX $140,028 20
Betley Foundation Indianapolis, IN $140,025 64
Richard Shaklee Memorial Foundation Co Leonard R Perillo Oakland, CA $140,025 22
Gunn Tr Uw Catherine A Dallas, TX $140,012 16
Abbott Family Foundation Inc Branford, CT $140,000 22
K & M Demay Charitable Foundation Honeoye Falls, NY $140,000 19
Phyllis M Briel Education Trust Williamsport, PA $140,000 7
Howell Lockhart Seiple No 1 Idt Res Las Vegas, NV $140,000 48
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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 1,543
Human services 596
Health care 525
Religion-related 384
Arts, culture & humanities 268
Youth development 267
Community improvement 137
Philanthropy & grantmaking 93

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $89.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $72.4M
Las Vegas, NV $62.8M
Chicago, IL $47.1M
New York, NY $44.7M
Wilmington, DE $31.8M
Milwaukee, WI $30.5M
Saint Louis, MO $23.0M
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