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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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Walter Payne Foundation Richmond, VA $1,414,550 206
The Talbert Family Foundation Wrightsville Beach, NC $1,414,524 245
The Shiloff Family Foundation El Paso, TX $1,414,500 250
Irene Mcmath Residue Tr A Fbo Tommy Nobis Ctr Orlando, FL $1,414,443 9
Webster Family Foundation Omaha, NE $1,414,300 233
The Cooper Housing Institute Irvine, CA $1,414,250 35
Saul Schottenstein Foundation B Cincinnati, OH $1,413,865 255
Messler Family Foundation Charleston, SC $1,413,750 236
Frampton Family Charitable Foundation Avon, CO $1,413,616 73
First Mid Bancshares Inc Mattoon, IL $1,413,611 32
The River Foundation Cambridge, MA $1,413,337 45
Kasupe Ministries Foundation Rsm, CA $1,413,240 38
The Gragg Foundation Palestine, TX $1,413,200 166
The Oscar C Rixson Foundation Inc Asheville, NC $1,413,200 782
James R Duncan Trust Uw Fifth Third Cincinnati, OH $1,413,121 86
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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 1,789
Human services 968
Health care 957
Arts, culture & humanities 615
Religion-related 559
Youth development 557
Community improvement 348
Philanthropy & grantmaking 279

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $837.6M
Dallas, TX $833.6M
Chicago, IL $581.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $533.5M
Wilmington, DE $513.6M
Las Vegas, NV $361.2M
Brooklyn, NY $292.5M
Milwaukee, WI $266.5M
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