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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
Jeffrey And Tracy Brown Foundation Camden, NJ $2,301,046 137
The Owen Foundation Omaha, NE $2,300,555 108
Job Research Foundation New York, NY $2,300,272 23
Benson Family Foundation La Jolla, CA $2,300,134 85
V H Mcnutt Memorial Foundation Inc San Antonio, TX $2,300,056 29
Joseph M Scaminace Foundation Naples, FL $2,300,016 106
Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997 Colorado Springs, CO $2,300,003 57
Bam Zoom Foundation Forsyth, MO $2,300,000 33
Caldwell Hospice Foundation Inc Lenoir, NC $2,300,000 2
The Tucker Gosnell Family Foundation Rochester, NY $2,300,000 11
Starry Night Charitable Foundation Milwaukee, WI $2,299,978 2
Edward L Williams And Mary B Williams Foundation Hampton, VA $2,299,597 11
Casten Family Foundation Inc Hinsdale, IL $2,299,548 159
Isadore Mednikow Educational Trust Green Bay, WI $2,299,500 166
George R Parker Trust Uw Xxxxx5008 Chicago, IL $2,299,232 7
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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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Foundations by category and city

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 1,871
Health care 1,051
Human services 1,026
Arts, culture & humanities 715
Youth development 627
Religion-related 583
Community improvement 413
Philanthropy & grantmaking 379

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.3B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Chicago, IL $799.4M
Wilmington, DE $792.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $661.6M
Brooklyn, NY $406.7M
Las Vegas, NV $406.4M
Los Angeles, CA $377.8M
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