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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
Clare And Robert Gray Charitable Foundation Inc Rumson, NJ $248,385 225
Evelyn B Kaufman Foundation Greensburg, PA $248,338 8
Tate Foundation Tulsa, OK $248,334 155
H Cloudman For Goddard Hospital Dallas, TX $248,315 10
The Evalyn O Flory Foundation Wenatchee, WA $248,300 69
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust Columbia, MO $248,295 25
The Bettis Foundation The Woodlands, TX $248,285 37
Gary Gerlach And Karen A Conner Charitab Carson City, NV $248,283 32
The Doreen & Gilbert Bassin Jupiter, FL $248,281 124
Chattanooga Red Wolves Foundation Inc Tampa, FL $248,277 15
Spellissy Foundation Rockport, ME $248,250 54
Mcintyre Family Foundation Minneapolis, MN $248,230 74
C & M Foundation Long Beach, CA $248,228 79
Eliot And Cynthia Fried Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA $248,223 117
Aaf Charitable Foundation Westborough, MA $248,198 583
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,557
Human services 668
Health care 621
Religion-related 447
Arts, culture & humanities 346
Youth development 312
Community improvement 183
Philanthropy & grantmaking 116

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $203.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $141.9M
Las Vegas, NV $125.6M
New York, NY $106.8M
Chicago, IL $102.4M
Wilmington, DE $72.8M
Milwaukee, WI $64.9M
Saint Louis, MO $50.5M
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