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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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Kathryn Donahue Foundation Inc Amhurst, MA $2,224,000 7
Bitton Family Foundation Inc Skokie, IL $2,223,692 772
The Hawkins Family Foundation Minneapolis, MN $2,223,675 249
Michael And Ina Korek Foundation Trust Wilmington, DE $2,223,543 651
Karen And Russell Goldsmith Family Charitable Beverly Hills, CA $2,223,525 69
Berry Drew Family Foundation Concord, MA $2,222,618 41
The Knowledge Freedom Foundation Wellesley, MA $2,222,365 184
The Jennison Charitable Foundation Boston, MA $2,222,312 84
Richard H Holzer Memorial Foundation Harrington Park, NJ $2,222,250 384
Lang Family Foundation Saegertown, PA $2,222,000 28
The Tyrrell Foundation Inc Teton Village, WY $2,221,949 76
Melchizedek Foundation West Lafayette, IN $2,221,632 81
The Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation Waltham, MA $2,221,593 129
Mangione Family Foundation Inc Lutherville Timonium, MD $2,221,338 350
Doovin Trust Brooklyn, NY $2,221,333 124
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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 1,886
Health care 1,054
Human services 1,021
Arts, culture & humanities 721
Youth development 616
Religion-related 599
Community improvement 401
Philanthropy & grantmaking 349

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.3B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Chicago, IL $782.0M
Wilmington, DE $761.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $643.6M
Las Vegas, NV $403.6M
Brooklyn, NY $400.5M
Los Angeles, CA $368.3M
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