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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Melamed Foundation North Bethesda, MD $1,705,650 166
The Roy And Skeeter Davis Family Paris, TX $1,705,344 144
Richard Behrens Eaton Tuw 71270600 Redding, CA $1,705,277 8
The J Grace Foundation San Juan Capistrano, CA $1,705,272 193
The Liptak Family Foundation New York, NY $1,705,142 45
Pei Ling Charitable Trust Huntsville, AL $1,705,091 87
The Grimm Foundation Waymart, PA $1,705,003 751
Eva & Joseph Gyongyosi Private Manalapan, FL $1,705,000 28
Victor F Braun Foundation Inc Oconomowoc, WI $1,705,000 36
The Green Family Charitable Fnd Greenwood, IN $1,704,777 33
The Singer Family Foundation Lakewood, NJ $1,704,726 6
The Mary And Dr George L Demetros Charitable Columbus, OH $1,704,650 182
The Woodlands Foundation Inc Ashland, KY $1,704,480 27
Eileen & Peter Lehrer Family Foundation Iselin, NJ $1,704,446 89
Post Family Foundation Tr Shreveport, LA $1,704,390 26
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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 1,830
Health care 1,009
Human services 999
Arts, culture & humanities 650
Youth development 568
Religion-related 546
Community improvement 351
Philanthropy & grantmaking 307

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.0B
Dallas, TX $902.2M
Chicago, IL $675.4M
Wilmington, DE $635.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $583.2M
Las Vegas, NV $393.5M
Brooklyn, NY $333.6M
Los Angeles, CA $304.9M
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