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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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Edward L Anderson Jr Foundation Inc Davis, CA $2,446,448 90
The Blackhorse Foundation Wilkesbarre, PA $2,446,286 411
William Tobin King Educational Trust St Joseph, MO $2,445,792 6
Bernard K And Norma F Heuermann Foundation Omaha, NE $2,445,791 159
Preservation Of At-risk Wildlife Paw Boston, MA $2,445,750 24
Garmar Foundation Honolulu, HI $2,445,000 87
The Johnson Foundation New York, NY $2,444,900 88
Woodhouse Family Foundation Houston, TX $2,444,500 116
Moran Family Foundation Tulsa, OK $2,444,166 220
The Robert S & Helen Grey Trippet Tulsa, OK $2,443,400 164
The Tammy And Jay Levine Foundation Inc New Haven, CT $2,443,248 137
Bess J Hodges Foundation Long Beach, CA $2,443,079 616
The Ad Philanthropic Fund Inc New York, NY $2,443,000 148
The Saltsburg Fund Charitable Trust Xxxxx4005 Chicago, IL $2,442,633 294
Edward Dayton Family Fund Minneapolis, MN $2,442,420 8
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Foundations by category and city

Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,882
Health care 1,076
Human services 1,056
Arts, culture & humanities 733
Youth development 639
Religion-related 593
Community improvement 433
Philanthropy & grantmaking 378

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.4B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $836.2M
Chicago, IL $819.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $659.1M
Brooklyn, NY $423.8M
Las Vegas, NV $420.8M
Los Angeles, CA $389.6M
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