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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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Jacobsen Family Foundation Saint Paul, MN $234,897 46
The Spano Family Charitable Foundation Inc Wilmington, DE $234,875 60
Henry Foundation Dallas, TX $234,859 88
Jkd Foundation North Wales, PA $234,855 69
Cierniewski Charitable Foundation Birmingham, AL $234,842 40
May Treat Morrison Chamber Music Foundation - Dallas, TX $234,821 10
Anne L Slusser Memorial Scholarship Fund Concord, NH $234,820 26
Judith Filler Foundation Austin, TX $234,811 34
Thrive Global Holdings Foundation Inc New York, NY $234,802 39
Suc Tr Connally Fd Hentz Bq Uw Orlando, FL $234,790 35
Afghan Learning Academy Alexandria, VA $234,762 2
Sawyer Scholarship Foundation Jeffersonville, NY $234,750 48
Overbey Tw - Washington & Lee Dallas, TX $234,748 8
Lozowick Family Foundation Jerusalem, Foreign $234,730 22
Uncle Bean Foundation Inc Gaviota, CA $234,723 22
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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 1,533
Human services 642
Health care 580
Religion-related 441
Arts, culture & humanities 327
Youth development 308
Community improvement 166
Philanthropy & grantmaking 114

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $187.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $131.3M
Las Vegas, NV $116.5M
New York, NY $96.8M
Chicago, IL $94.7M
Wilmington, DE $66.8M
Milwaukee, WI $61.1M
Saint Louis, MO $46.8M
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