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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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Kellogg Free Library Cincinnatus, NY $230,723 2
Father's Will Foundation Inc Ellicott City, MD $230,710 7
Daniel And Janet Hidding Foundation Santa Fe, NM $230,700 88
Sgng Foundation Corporation Atherton, CA $230,700 21
Khp Foundation Palo Alto, CA $230,657 51
Real Life Ministries Selma, TX $230,657 3
The Joseph Novakoff Charitable Weston, MA $230,607 86
Zahars Trans Tr 90 - Cfglc Columbus, OH $230,605 8
Eric Eliezer Levenson Foundation For Hope Inc West Orange, NJ $230,605 44
The Thomas E Hall Foundation Barrington, NH $230,605 70
Philip Lee & Elizabeth B Ellis Whittier, CA $230,600 83
Richard J And Ellen G Bodorff Easton, MD $230,595 64
The Carolina Trust Brentwood, TN $230,595 8
The Lampe Trust Kensett, IA $230,592 54
Holton Family Foundation Naples, FL $230,555 5
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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 1,534
Human services 616
Health care 562
Religion-related 452
Arts, culture & humanities 330
Youth development 307
Community improvement 166
Philanthropy & grantmaking 113

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $184.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $129.5M
Las Vegas, NV $114.8M
New York, NY $94.5M
Chicago, IL $93.1M
Wilmington, DE $64.2M
Milwaukee, WI $60.2M
Saint Louis, MO $46.8M
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