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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Arvetta M Lewis Trust Terre Haute, IN $181,520 15
Grace And Peace Foundation San Jose, CA $181,501 25
Edward A Stiller And Molly G Stiller Fam Charitable Foundation Sedona, AZ $181,500 26
The Wayne Family Foundation Excelsior, MN $181,500 39
Hm Willson Trust Uw Sharon, PA $181,500 12
The E Rhoda Shaten Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA $181,500 4
The Landry Family Foundation Lake Charles, LA $181,500 26
The Dimarco Foundation Solon, OH $181,500 7
Eitzinger Family Foundation Marco Island, FL $181,500 49
John J Dugan Charitable Foundation Itasca, IL $181,500 34
The Baxa Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $181,500 32
Foundation For Middle Eastern Nt St Mercer, PA $181,500 3
Earl M Wilson Tuw Fbo Nc Soc Saint Louis, MO $181,500 25
The Smith-mcdermott Charitable Foundation Lake City, FL $181,500 16
Bacon Legacy Foundation Yakima, WA $181,496 36
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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 1,533
Human services 623
Health care 585
Religion-related 430
Arts, culture & humanities 291
Youth development 278
Community improvement 166
Philanthropy & grantmaking 95

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $131.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $99.3M
Las Vegas, NV $86.7M
New York, NY $67.8M
Chicago, IL $67.4M
Milwaukee, WI $46.0M
Wilmington, DE $44.0M
Saint Louis, MO $34.2M
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