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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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Kaul Family Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA $234,225 11
Tess White Foundation Inc Hideaway, TX $234,200 43
Kadri Charitable Foundation Berkeley, CA $234,200 24
The Ki Foundation Hillsborough, NC $234,187 8
Eibach Foundation Corona, CA $234,172 15
The John P And Jean M Sweeney Tequesta, FL $234,159 48
Paxton Family Trust Storm Lake, IA $234,147 24
Mike & Carolyn Jones Foundation Tabor City, NC $234,129 181
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA $234,127 10
The Robert & Joan Masterson Palm Desert, CA $234,100 16
Juliana Lee Foundation Palo Alto, CA $234,026 77
Ben And Zelma Dorson Family Charitable Wilmington, DE $234,000 45
Sawyer John M Mem Tr 92888 Boston, MA $234,000 24
The Woodcock #3 Foundation Reno, NV $234,000 25
Weingarten Family Foundation New York, NY $234,000 88
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Category Foundations
Education 1,534
Human services 641
Health care 577
Religion-related 441
Arts, culture & humanities 326
Youth development 310
Community improvement 164
Philanthropy & grantmaking 113

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $186.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $131.4M
Las Vegas, NV $116.4M
New York, NY $96.3M
Chicago, IL $94.5M
Wilmington, DE $66.1M
Milwaukee, WI $61.2M
Saint Louis, MO $46.8M
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