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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
Mary Frances Robinson Charitable Sherman, TX $243,000 39
Jd Ruffolo Family Foundation Inc Evansville, IN $243,000 58
Makor Ha Lev Foundation Inc Co Patricia A Knight Milwaukee, WI $243,000 12
Patman Charitable Trust King Of Prussia, PA $243,000 6
Charles And Shirlene Clark Family Foundation Lodi, CA $243,000 38
Constance E Mccaughan Corpus Christi, TX $243,000 77
The Joel Frantzman Family Foundation Hancock, ME $242,978 217
The Thomas And Patricia Cornish Family Wilmington, DE $242,973 13
Darrow Endowment Fund Xxxxx9003 Chicago, IL $242,950 6
The D Jerome & Margery C Slack Traverse City, MI $242,940 29
The Margaret Liu Foundation Novato, CA $242,930 19
Flower U Of I Scholarship Trust Blandinsville, IL $242,927 13
Ora T & Dessie H Lower Memorial Scholarship Chicago, IL $242,900 163
Leo D Ring Charitable Trust Marysville, KS $242,900 149
The Darin And Lori Anderson Foundation Irvine, CA $242,900 49
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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 1,558
Human services 667
Health care 611
Religion-related 445
Arts, culture & humanities 341
Youth development 310
Community improvement 181
Philanthropy & grantmaking 114

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $196.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $137.4M
Las Vegas, NV $123.0M
New York, NY $102.6M
Chicago, IL $98.9M
Wilmington, DE $70.6M
Milwaukee, WI $63.2M
Saint Louis, MO $49.4M
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