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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Florence Savings Charitable Florence, MA $1,437,536 289
The Stanley & Arna Smith Foundation Boca Raton, FL $1,437,500 45
Riverside Medical Clinic Foundation Riverside, CA $1,437,500 12
Phantom Foundation Jackson, MI $1,437,500 38
Pierce Runnells Foundation Houston, TX $1,437,500 66
Israelson Family Foundation Inc Towson, MD $1,437,436 80
Steven And Kelly Mcleod Family Long Beach, CA $1,437,269 77
Norman M Morris Foundation Inc Rye Brook, NY $1,437,154 89
Milton R Brown Family Foundation Lake Geneva, WI $1,436,929 127
The Cruz Family Foundation Inc Rumson, NJ $1,436,929 189
Vista Dios Foundation Bonham, TX $1,436,820 26
Doran Family Foundation Boston, MA $1,436,505 90
The Buchanan Family Foundation Inc Potomac, MD $1,436,500 196
Mosser Memorial Tr Las Vegas, NV $1,436,450 26
Richards Helen R Tr Uwill Pittsburgh, PA $1,436,356 29
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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 1,791
Human services 976
Health care 959
Arts, culture & humanities 619
Youth development 559
Religion-related 550
Community improvement 359
Philanthropy & grantmaking 285

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $851.9M
Dallas, TX $838.9M
Chicago, IL $584.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $538.2M
Wilmington, DE $522.9M
Las Vegas, NV $364.8M
Brooklyn, NY $296.1M
Los Angeles, CA $270.6M
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