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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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Offer Family Foundaton Santa Monica, CA $236,268 20
Palisades-midatlantic Section Society Of Plastics Engineers Lansdale, PA $236,262 112
Larkins 2019 Charitable Trust Xxxxx5000 Chicago, IL $236,255 54
Michael And Judy Orkin Foundation Marietta, GA $236,250 65
Tw C W Mathers Midway College Xxxxx3003 Chicago, IL $236,228 1
The Burkholder Family Foundation Hartville, OH $236,218 30
Hasan Charity Foundation Tustin, CA $236,209 60
Et Ellen Connie Bichsel Memorial Trust Amarillo, TX $236,208 5
Cooper Family Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $236,206 109
The Hylton Chaffee County Home For The Terminally Ill Inc Montrose, CO $236,200 13
Daniel B Wesson Tuw-wesson Dallas, TX $236,198 6
Bishop-noel-reinecker Gettysburg, PA $236,186 12
The Reel Family Foundation Inc New York, NY $236,176 10
Catherine M Van Donsel Charitable Escanaba, MI $236,163 15
Chris And Connie Burnett Foundation Oklahoma City, OK $236,151 42
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Category Foundations
Education 1,535
Human services 649
Health care 592
Religion-related 436
Arts, culture & humanities 326
Youth development 303
Community improvement 172
Philanthropy & grantmaking 117

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $188.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $132.3M
Las Vegas, NV $118.4M
New York, NY $97.2M
Chicago, IL $95.8M
Wilmington, DE $67.6M
Milwaukee, WI $61.3M
Saint Louis, MO $46.8M
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