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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
The James And Margaret Carreras Midlothian, VA $239,500 31
The Mcr Foundation Canterbury, NH $239,500 75
June Ludwick Moore Educational Trust Glen Allen, VA $239,500 36
International Reform Federation Woodstown, NJ $239,500 43
The Leslie And Sheila Klein New Canaan, CT $239,500 5
Ernest R And Audrey M Turner Seattle, WA $239,500 152
The Bayberry Foundation Inc Lawrence, NY $239,483 193
Fairbanks-horix Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $239,481 58
Serving Caring Communities Foundation Wilmington, DE $239,480 27
Stern Foundation Monsey, NY $239,451 41
Shirar Family Foundation Marshalltown, IA $239,400 52
Kemper And Leila Williams Foundation In New Orleans, LA $239,386 22
The Gate Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $239,380 19
Sara H Cowgill Trust Xxxxx9006 Chicago, IL $239,352 7
Clive J Davis Foundation New York, NY $239,350 51
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Category Foundations
Education 1,569
Human services 655
Health care 608
Religion-related 447
Arts, culture & humanities 328
Youth development 299
Community improvement 173
Philanthropy & grantmaking 115

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $193.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $135.4M
Las Vegas, NV $120.0M
New York, NY $99.9M
Chicago, IL $97.3M
Wilmington, DE $69.1M
Milwaukee, WI $62.2M
Saint Louis, MO $48.4M
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