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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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Foster Foundation San Diego, CA $1,559,821 36
Henry O Peabody School For Girls Concord, MA $1,559,500 8
The Mccaddin-mcquirk Foundation Inc Harrison, NY $1,559,500 218
The Allen Family Foundation Weldon Spring, MO $1,559,500 40
The Jawad Omair Yasin Foundation Inc Oklahoma City, OK $1,559,240 76
J L Camp Foundation Virginia Beach, VA $1,559,100 205
The Sean And Beth Lang Family Foundation Palm Beach, FL $1,558,882 99
The Herson-stirman Family Knoxville, TN $1,558,750 257
The Clark Family Private Foundation Garden City, NY $1,558,720 227
Realex Charitable Fund Inc New York, NY $1,558,460 47
Spencer M Partrich Charitable Foundation Farmington Hills, MI $1,558,436 97
Trust Uw Edward P Stiles For Lsu Medical Birmingham, AL $1,558,284 5
Edward Bangs Kelley And Elza Kelley South Yarmouth, MA $1,558,270 111
John K & Elizabeth W Knorr Char Fdn Philadelphia, PA $1,558,150 86
William Edwin Montan Charitable Trust New Orleans, LA $1,558,145 122
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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 1,798
Health care 989
Human services 984
Arts, culture & humanities 632
Youth development 570
Religion-related 551
Community improvement 352
Philanthropy & grantmaking 321

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $916.5M
Dallas, TX $858.4M
Chicago, IL $619.0M
Wilmington, DE $586.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $551.3M
Las Vegas, NV $376.2M
Brooklyn, NY $312.8M
Los Angeles, CA $287.1M
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