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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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Epstein-roth Foundation Berkeley, CA $2,459,600 77
Nila B Hulbert Foundation Oneonta, NY $2,459,502 8
V&s Foundation Inc Gaithersburg, MD $2,459,446 165
Leslie M Modell I Family Foundation New York, NY $2,459,207 47
Arthur F & Arnold M Frankel Foundation New York, NY $2,459,035 16
Morgan E For Visiting Nurse Pittsburgh, PA $2,459,007 4
The Paul J Williams Foundation Midland, TX $2,459,000 162
The Carole And Bill Baierl Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,458,806 17
Summit Foundation New York, NY $2,458,760 5
The Anonimo Foundation Damariscotta, ME $2,458,700 141
Tweddle Foundation Detroit, MI $2,458,585 90
The Vijay R Sanghvi Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,458,502 119
Dudley D & Delores R Malone Family Glen Ellyn, IL $2,458,150 58
The Frances W Burton Foundation Salt Lake City, UT $2,458,149 373
Nestle Scholarship Foundation Arlington, VA $2,457,658 234
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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 1,879
Health care 1,078
Human services 1,058
Arts, culture & humanities 737
Youth development 643
Religion-related 590
Community improvement 434
Philanthropy & grantmaking 376

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.4B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $839.9M
Chicago, IL $817.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $665.8M
Brooklyn, NY $423.2M
Las Vegas, NV $419.0M
Los Angeles, CA $392.1M
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