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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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Al Held Foundation Inc Boiceville, NY $1,476,750 58
Meritor Inc Trust Troy, MI $1,476,735 4
Virginia Pettengill Charitable Trust Omaha, NE $1,476,680 4
Tw Paul R And Alma M Waters Fnd Las Vegas, NV $1,476,600 36
Rodman Foundation St Paul, MN $1,476,500 390
Faye And Lee Alport Foundation Chicago, IL $1,476,500 92
Darren Star Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,476,000 65
The Bastian Family Private Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,476,000 16
The Joseph And Lucille Madri Family Wilmington, DE $1,475,964 43
The Marvin Naiman And Margery Goldman Family Wilmington, DE $1,475,913 189
After God's Heart Inc Knoxville, TN $1,475,905 41
Johnny Morgan Foundation Oxford, MS $1,475,867 14
Mj Marderosian Family Foundation Fowler, CA $1,475,600 32
Cloud Forest Fund Manhasset Hills, NY $1,475,560 14
Joseph And Martha Melohn Tzedaka Fund New York, NY $1,475,544 75
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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 1,783
Human services 974
Health care 968
Arts, culture & humanities 629
Youth development 567
Religion-related 534
Community improvement 352
Philanthropy & grantmaking 300

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $886.5M
Dallas, TX $843.7M
Chicago, IL $590.6M
Wilmington, DE $553.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $537.8M
Las Vegas, NV $367.7M
Brooklyn, NY $301.2M
Los Angeles, CA $275.0M
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