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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 Onward And Upward Charitable Foundation Wilmington, DE $243,196 29
The Rink Family Foundation Inc Bloomington, IN $243,180 56
Bill And Noreen Johnson Charitable Tr Omaha, NE $243,167 2
Mission Oaks Foundation Zanesville, OH $243,152 12
Bg Foundation Vernon Hills, IL $243,108 7
Albert B Cuppage Charitable Albert Lea, MN $243,100 123
The Tarko Foundation Chicago, IL $243,100 132
James W Anderson Tua Dallas, TX $243,091 8
Farmersville Education Foundation Inc Farmersville, TX $243,082 105
Reeves H J Uw Fbo Girls Inc Et Dallas, TX $243,080 45
John F Sheldon Tr Uw Fbo Charities Glens Falls, NY $243,062 63
Jack Phinizy Educational & Saint Louis, MO $243,054 34
Sabina Dolan And Gladys Saulsbury Branford, CT $243,030 48
Ann Welch Pearson Scholarship Foundation Vancouver, WA $243,005 90
Mary Frances Robinson Charitable Sherman, TX $243,000 39
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Category Foundations
Education 1,559
Human services 665
Health care 609
Religion-related 446
Arts, culture & humanities 340
Youth development 309
Community improvement 180
Philanthropy & grantmaking 114

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $196.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $137.4M
Las Vegas, NV $123.0M
New York, NY $102.6M
Chicago, IL $99.1M
Wilmington, DE $70.8M
Milwaukee, WI $63.2M
Saint Louis, MO $49.6M
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