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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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The Witthoey Foundation Inc Westport, CT $2,075,934 55
Helgeson Family Foundation Boston, MA $2,075,700 27
Alchemy Charitable Foundation Denver, CO $2,075,500 46
The John Brademas Foundation Saint Michaels, MD $2,075,223 8
Gardner Family Charitable Foundation No Andover, MA $2,075,138 228
Lrg Impact Spring Arbor, MI $2,075,100 9
The Three Sisters Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,075,000 176
The Portman Foundation Atlanta, GA $2,075,000 15
The Estelle S And Robert A Long Ellis Kansas City, MO $2,074,500 106
Justus Seaman Irrev Tua Decatur, IL $2,074,262 36
Codding Foundation Cotati, CA $2,074,247 104
Roosevelt Warm Springs Foundation Boston, MA $2,074,113 52
For His Lambs Inc Mountain Home, AR $2,074,000 47
Hcg Jr Family Foundation St Louis, MO $2,073,840 116
James Frances Mccandless Trust Pittsburgh, PA $2,073,809 135
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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 1,879
Health care 1,021
Human services 998
Arts, culture & humanities 700
Youth development 609
Religion-related 582
Community improvement 374
Philanthropy & grantmaking 333

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.2B
Dallas, TX $1.0B
Chicago, IL $747.1M
Wilmington, DE $723.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $632.1M
Las Vegas, NV $400.5M
Brooklyn, NY $385.3M
Los Angeles, CA $351.4M
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