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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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Orland & Kathryn Armstrong Charitable Foundation Largo, FL $239,639 30
The Baudoin Family Foundation Inc Cambridge, MA $239,628 29
Elizabeth C King Trust Under Will Pittsburgh, PA $239,621 12
The Evelyn & David Snyder Family Bradenton, FL $239,605 33
Damien Foundation Healdsburg, CA $239,596 15
Judith & Paul Hochhauser Foundation Inc Merrick, NY $239,592 110
Dr & Mrs Lq Pang Foundation Honolulu, HI $239,580 90
The Christopher Isherwood Foundation Santa Monica, CA $239,575 15
Edith Fbondi Foundation Bellaire, TX $239,553 151
Beck Family Charitable Foundation Micanopy, FL $239,550 85
Leo Lois & Jeremy A Rosenau Huntingdon Valley, PA $239,532 40
S2 Foundation Dallas, TX $239,531 9
Norehad Charitable Foundation Bay Village, OH $239,529 84
Broeksmit Family Foundation New York, NY $239,517 46
The James And Margaret Carreras Midlothian, VA $239,500 31
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Category Foundations
Education 1,570
Human services 658
Health care 611
Religion-related 449
Arts, culture & humanities 329
Youth development 299
Community improvement 174
Philanthropy & grantmaking 114

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $193.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $135.6M
Las Vegas, NV $120.0M
New York, NY $100.1M
Chicago, IL $97.3M
Wilmington, DE $69.1M
Milwaukee, WI $62.2M
Saint Louis, MO $48.4M
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