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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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Showing 15 of 27,305 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Emma F Makinson Tuw Dallas, TX $237,000 67
Gordon And Nancy Mackechnie Foundation Granada Hills, CA $237,000 6
Foster Family Charitable Foundation Wilmington, DE $237,000 20
Barry Mccloskey Scholarship Foundation Limited Uxbridge, MA $237,000 104
Tuw Josephine Hull Smith Las Vegas, NV $237,000 5
Daniel S Berman Family Foundation Los Angeles, CA $237,000 32
Stevens Raymondjessierae Irr Tuw Saint Louis, MO $237,000 10
Dorothy And William Davila Foundation Placentia, CA $237,000 79
Mead Family Foundation Inc Winter Haven, FL $237,000 28
Dodson Family Charitable Foundation Inc Gallatin, TN $237,000 32
Rogan Family Foundation Inc Los Angeles, CA $237,000 4
Franklin I Brinegar Foundation Fort Worth, TX $236,982 5
Clyde L & Mary C Shaull Education Pittsburgh, PA $236,968 63
Berndine Macmullen Tuohy Univ Of Manistee, MI $236,965 12
Duhr Family Foundation Inc Mequon, WI $236,950 32
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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 1,543
Human services 650
Health care 594
Religion-related 434
Arts, culture & humanities 328
Youth development 301
Community improvement 169
Philanthropy & grantmaking 115

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $189.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $133.6M
Las Vegas, NV $119.1M
New York, NY $97.6M
Chicago, IL $95.8M
Wilmington, DE $68.0M
Milwaukee, WI $61.7M
Saint Louis, MO $47.0M
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