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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
F B Hazard-gen Charity Fd Dallas, TX $2,063,000 150
The Gadomski Foundation Center Valley, PA $2,062,905 99
The William E Jackson Foundation Littleton, CO $2,062,750 36
Harry H Beren Foundation Ig Denver, CO $2,062,708 185
The James S Marcus Foundation New York, NY $2,062,616 6
Utopia Fund Plainview, NY $2,062,500 72
Marshall Family Foundation North Rose, NY $2,062,500 101
The Cliffline Foundation Denver, CO $2,062,500 57
Sulzer Family Foundation Chicago, IL $2,062,450 8
Sellen Community Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,062,424 196
Lawrence Friedland Foundation Inc New York, NY $2,062,100 27
Spring Forth Foundation Medina, WA $2,061,750 96
Beeks Family Legacy Foundation Seattle, WA $2,061,300 127
Edward Hall Gmelich Memorial Plainview, NY $2,061,200 60
The Albert E Harrison Foundation Ellijay, GA $2,061,050 133
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,872
Health care 1,018
Human services 1,005
Arts, culture & humanities 704
Youth development 607
Religion-related 580
Community improvement 377
Philanthropy & grantmaking 336

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.2B
Dallas, TX $1.0B
Chicago, IL $744.0M
Wilmington, DE $723.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $631.6M
Las Vegas, NV $401.0M
Brooklyn, NY $386.3M
Los Angeles, CA $347.2M
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