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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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The Carter And Kay Craigie Malvern, PA $238,000 61
New Community Fund Inc Boston, MA $238,000 2
Carl Forstmann Memorial Foundation Greenwich, CT $238,000 94
Mc Scholarship Foundation Newport, RI $238,000 41
Sc Morrow Fbo The Salvation Army Saint Louis, MO $238,000 6
Ffbw Community Foundation Brookfield, WI $238,000 69
T Grace Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $238,000 5
The Light Of Hope Foundation Southfield, MI $238,000 3
Wolpert Family Foundation Sioux City, IA $238,000 12
Beck Masonic Home Of Va Las Vegas, NV $238,000 5
Tw Josephine Denhardt Greenville, SC $238,000 7
Lou & Lillian Padolf Foundation Birmingham, AL $238,000 41
Arthur And Irene Cash Charitable Tuw Saint Louis, MO $238,000 28
Mr & Mrs James R Blake Fort Worth, TX $238,000 11
The Brodsky Charitable Foundation Trust Fort Lauderdale, FL $238,000 107
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Category Foundations
Education 1,545
Human services 646
Health care 597
Religion-related 435
Arts, culture & humanities 328
Youth development 301
Community improvement 169
Philanthropy & grantmaking 112

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $190.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $134.4M
Las Vegas, NV $119.8M
New York, NY $99.0M
Chicago, IL $96.7M
Wilmington, DE $68.7M
Milwaukee, WI $61.7M
Saint Louis, MO $47.7M
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