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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Milton Robt & Clara Char Tr Fdn Las Vegas, NV $1,407,000 30
Fuller Trust Inc Boston, MA $1,406,954 22
The Arnold Foundation Inc Norcross, GA $1,406,893 171
Martin I Elkin And Pauline G Elkin New Castle, NH $1,406,782 130
George B Page Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $1,406,750 130
Byham Charitable Foundation Bridgeville, PA $1,406,674 229
Poortinga Family Foundation Pella, IA $1,406,660 68
A Chancefund Inc Bethesda, MD $1,406,578 117
Fosforo Foundation Inc Vernon Hills, IL $1,406,538 98
The Stephen E And Shelley S Jackson Tulsa, OK $1,406,520 43
Sylvester Hunt Charitable Trust Clayton, MO $1,406,500 24
Chern Family Foundation Northbrook, IL $1,406,295 28
Jonathon D Fischer Usa Foundation Westlake Village, CA $1,406,226 36
Baird Foundation Chicago, IL $1,406,209 2
Chaim Maleh Foundation Brooklyn, NY $1,406,204 319
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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 1,780
Human services 959
Health care 951
Arts, culture & humanities 607
Religion-related 561
Youth development 561
Community improvement 345
Philanthropy & grantmaking 274

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $832.9M
New York, NY $832.0M
Chicago, IL $576.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $534.9M
Wilmington, DE $512.2M
Las Vegas, NV $363.0M
Brooklyn, NY $290.1M
Milwaukee, WI $265.1M
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