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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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Michael Dunitz Crisis Foundation Boca Raton, FL $233,000 175
Lucky Heart Fund Wilmington, DE $233,000 104
Lady Suzanna P Tweed & Carleton Coral Gables, FL $233,000 57
Dorothy P And Howard D Hunter Foundation Whittier, CA $233,000 198
Rastegar Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $233,000 8
The Range Land Management Society Brisbane, CA $233,000 8
George And Louise Enos Trust Milwaukee, WI $232,984 18
Jollay Family Foundation Inc St Petersburg, FL $232,941 33
Florence Hirsch Educational Fund St Joseph, MO $232,925 4
Maser Family Foundation Okoboji, IA $232,898 76
The Kent And Jeannine Kalkwarf Clayton, MO $232,864 50
Bijjar Family Foundation Inc Baltimore, MD $232,862 104
Gray Family Foundation Du Bois, PA $232,860 112
Rjw Foundation Excelsior, MN $232,850 40
Max Alberts Schol Fd Overland Park, KS $232,828 28
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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 1,532
Human services 634
Health care 564
Religion-related 447
Arts, culture & humanities 326
Youth development 313
Community improvement 159
Philanthropy & grantmaking 115

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $185.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $131.3M
Las Vegas, NV $115.2M
New York, NY $95.4M
Chicago, IL $94.0M
Wilmington, DE $65.8M
Milwaukee, WI $61.1M
Saint Louis, MO $46.7M
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