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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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Donald Stip Charitable Remainder Sioux Falls, SD $2,231,293 18
The Tres Chicas Foundation Arcadia, CA $2,231,000 78
Spier Family Foundation Foxborough, MA $2,230,914 126
Lifestyle Homes Foundation Reno, NV $2,230,441 99
Amy And Chip Pearson Saint Paul, MN $2,230,333 166
The Sacchi Foundation Irvine, CA $2,230,100 148
Lai Family Foundation Atlanta, GA $2,229,716 10
Leo W Dunlap Testamentary Trust Newark, OH $2,229,127 5
David Kimmel Foundation New York, NY $2,229,000 398
The Sands Family Foundation Los Angeles, CA $2,228,971 112
The Mulhollem Cravens Foundation Carlisle, KY $2,228,800 100
Second Chance Foundation Naples, FL $2,228,785 53
Winfield And Frankie Payne Family Waikola, HI $2,228,731 33
John And Diane Sculley Charitable Palm Beach, FL $2,228,653 102
Ruby B Fleming Ua 2-27-74 New York, NY $2,228,320 34
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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 1,880
Health care 1,053
Human services 1,023
Arts, culture & humanities 720
Youth development 614
Religion-related 595
Community improvement 402
Philanthropy & grantmaking 351

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.3B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Chicago, IL $782.0M
Wilmington, DE $760.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $644.7M
Las Vegas, NV $404.7M
Brooklyn, NY $400.5M
Los Angeles, CA $370.5M
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