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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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Thomas W & Betty S Mitchell Bay Minette, AL $164,345 9
Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Ramsey, NJ $164,338 25
Alexis Bierman Hafken Family Foundation Providence, RI $164,303 9
Bertram D Blaisdell Tua Dallas, TX $164,302 35
Ada M Wolf Declaration Of Trust Plymouth, MA $164,274 3
The Pioneer Fund Denver, CO $164,250 22
Allen Beatrice And Marc Siegal Family Foundation Encino, CA $164,243 52
Belvedere Foundation Norwalk, CT $164,240 55
Copper Valley Electric Association Glennallen, AK $164,218 113
Foundation For Alcohol Education Inc South Hamilton, MA $164,200 57
The Harbor Oaks Foundation Marion, MA $164,196 131
Carbon Initiative For Community Impact Inc Co Kiwi Partners Inc New York, NY $164,190 1
Tuttrup Te & Kittie Charitable Xxxxx1007 Chicago, IL $164,153 16
David Family Charitable Foundation Eagleville, PA $164,151 215
Gillies Family Foundation Spanish Fork, UT $164,136 7
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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 1,529
Human services 584
Health care 537
Religion-related 399
Arts, culture & humanities 278
Youth development 254
Community improvement 160
Philanthropy & grantmaking 89

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $115.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $87.1M
Las Vegas, NV $75.7M
Chicago, IL $59.3M
New York, NY $58.8M
Milwaukee, WI $40.6M
Wilmington, DE $37.2M
Saint Louis, MO $29.7M
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