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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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Manuel D And Rhoda Mayerson Foundation Cincinnati, OH $2,290,743 2
Friedman Family Foundation New York, NY $2,290,600 8
Leo V Berger Fund Miami, FL $2,290,400 100
Amdani Family Foundation Inc Davie, FL $2,290,314 7
Dwb Family Foundation Denver, CO $2,290,100 213
The Eshelman Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,290,015 142
The Sears Swetland Family Foundation Bratenahl, OH $2,290,003 316
The Senator Foundation New York, NY $2,290,000 36
The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation Essex, CT $2,289,955 70
Mara Burros-sandler Foundation New York, NY $2,289,625 70
Harold Family Foundation Inc Cutchogue, NY $2,289,400 30
Velma Moore Tw Charities Pittsburgh, PA $2,289,350 40
National School Choice Awareness Aventura, FL $2,289,072 226
Maxwell V Blum Family Foundation Boston, MA $2,289,030 68
Reset Ventures Inc Muskegon, MI $2,288,933 48
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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 1,872
Health care 1,051
Human services 1,035
Arts, culture & humanities 717
Youth development 626
Religion-related 588
Community improvement 410
Philanthropy & grantmaking 371

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.3B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Chicago, IL $798.2M
Wilmington, DE $794.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $658.2M
Las Vegas, NV $406.4M
Brooklyn, NY $405.6M
Los Angeles, CA $377.8M
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