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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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The Rosenthal Foundation Inc Lexington, KY $1,616,615 49
Griffin White Foundation Inc Haverhill, MA $1,616,557 163
Schiller Family Foundation Inc Jacksonville Beach, FL $1,616,418 45
The State Auto Foundation Columbus, OH $1,616,325 70
Goldmann Family Foundation Temecula, CA $1,616,300 71
The Ac And Shaughne S Warnack Palm Desert, CA $1,616,281 189
The Jamie Maguire Foundation West Conshohochen, PA $1,616,150 81
Dellwood Foundation Inc Wayzata, MN $1,616,000 243
The Donna L Kendall Foundation Corona Del Mar, CA $1,615,983 66
William B Walker Tuw Dallas, TX $1,615,905 24
Pivot Points Foundation Catharpin, VA $1,615,700 29
Shannon Family Charitable Fdn Fifth Third Cincinnati, OH $1,615,500 222
Thompson Family Foundation Birmingham, AL $1,615,447 146
Erie Hall Meyer Charitable Fund Inc Mobile, AL $1,615,274 46
Harborone Foundation Rhode Island Brockton, MA $1,615,243 352
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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.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,810
Health care 990
Human services 978
Arts, culture & humanities 644
Youth development 576
Religion-related 555
Community improvement 348
Philanthropy & grantmaking 327

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City Total giving
New York, NY $959.0M
Dallas, TX $864.7M
Chicago, IL $641.2M
Wilmington, DE $612.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $565.3M
Las Vegas, NV $383.7M
Brooklyn, NY $327.9M
Los Angeles, CA $297.8M
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