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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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Tom C Smith Charitable Trust Huntington, WV $158,549 8
Al-nour Foundation Inc Ridgefield, NJ $158,533 18
Robert E Lake Foundation Jackson, MS $158,517 5
The Danny And Leigh Earl San Antonio, TX $158,502 3
Patrick E K Uw Salv Army Etal Dallas, TX $158,500 50
Mary Jane Berger Memorial Foundatio Pittsburgh, PA $158,500 20
Vjs Construction Services Community Pewaukee, WI $158,500 35
The Cazort Family Foundation Corona Del Mar, CA $158,500 26
The Brandon Family Foundation Cleveland Heights, OH $158,500 51
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation Fairfield, MT $158,500 78
Davis Levin Livingston Charitable Honolulu, HI $158,500 23
Andrew & Barbara Lee Family Foundation Camden, ME $158,500 29
The Jmm Foundation Inc Lawrence, NY $158,500 6
Kilfoyl Abby-max Tw Brooklyn, OH $158,488 5
The Abs Charitable Foundation Inc Piermont, NY $158,475 88
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,545
Human services 598
Health care 555
Religion-related 392
Arts, culture & humanities 289
Youth development 267
Community improvement 152
Philanthropy & grantmaking 97

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $109.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $84.0M
Las Vegas, NV $73.9M
Chicago, IL $56.9M
New York, NY $56.0M
Milwaukee, WI $38.2M
Wilmington, DE $36.4M
Saint Louis, MO $28.0M
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