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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
The Jeanie Wyatt Family Foundation San Antonio, TX $2,013,050 52
Robert C And Susan M Savage Toledo, OH $2,013,044 313
Amy R And Philip S Goldman Foundation Minnetonka, MN $2,013,031 39
The Astra Foundation Inc Acton, MA $2,013,000 35
Gordon Croft Foundation Inc Towson, MD $2,012,836 280
Hakka Foundation Arcadia, CA $2,012,603 32
Kodiak Cares Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,012,551 121
Brady Foundation Billings, MT $2,012,300 102
The Makesense Foundation Sapulpa, OK $2,012,075 305
Matthews Family Foundation Marietta, GA $2,012,000 106
The Boeschen Family Foundation St Helena, CA $2,012,000 75
Turkish Cultural Foundation Concord, MA $2,011,900 7
Navarro County Educational Corsicana, TX $2,011,860 7
Mason Brown Family Foundation Inc Dallas, TX $2,011,542 329
The Sievert Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,011,400 355
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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.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,850
Health care 1,007
Human services 991
Arts, culture & humanities 695
Youth development 593
Religion-related 578
Community improvement 360
Philanthropy & grantmaking 331

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.2B
Dallas, TX $1.0B
Chicago, IL $735.9M
Wilmington, DE $702.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $636.1M
Las Vegas, NV $396.9M
Brooklyn, NY $377.6M
Los Angeles, CA $340.7M
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