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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
Justine B Fenton Foundation San Diego, CA $228,774 9
Roland King Dallas, TX $228,753 8
Hyman J & Florence Hammerman Family Boca Raton, FL $228,745 76
The Frances Louise Wolfson Family Marathon, FL $228,741 61
Trust Under Will Of B J Wade Memphis, TN $228,731 3
Lakota Community Foundation Lakota, ND $228,728 50
Michigan Agri-business Association East Lansing, MI $228,725 8
The Xun And Chang Liu Family Foundation Foster City, CA $228,722 10
The R Marshall & Irene S Jones West Palm Beach, FL $228,667 15
Andrew Burgin Charitable Trust Las Vegas, NV $228,660 25
Rutherford Foundation Springfield, CO $228,652 152
Bart And Cherry Starr Rawhide Endow Green Bay, WI $228,635 4
The Norris Family Foundation Inc Fishers, IN $228,609 26
Walter J & Ada Kraeger Memorial Scholarship New Orleans, LA $228,607 18
Michael S James Memorial La Vernia, TX $228,601 42
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,533
Human services 619
Health care 570
Religion-related 449
Arts, culture & humanities 336
Youth development 304
Community improvement 167
Philanthropy & grantmaking 118

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $183.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $128.5M
Las Vegas, NV $113.6M
New York, NY $93.8M
Chicago, IL $92.7M
Wilmington, DE $63.7M
Milwaukee, WI $60.4M
Saint Louis, MO $45.9M
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