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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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Reidler-barton Memorial Ywca Combined Trust Orlando, FL $250,793 7
Ymra Inc Brooklyn, NY $250,791 22
Kelly Family Charitable Foundation Troy, MO $250,781 6
Goodwin James L 1964 Trust Ua Dallas, TX $250,768 7
Needles Family Foundation Gladwyne, PA $250,761 64
Ostlin Education Foundation Trust Milwaukee, WI $250,750 39
Anwarul Quadir Foundation Inc Lexington, MA $250,721 16
Stephen D And Cynthia R Kenagy Foundation Eagle, ID $250,709 16
Kaleel D Jones And Josephine I Jones Columbus, OH $250,699 5
Feeney Family Foundation Dublin, OH $250,668 4
The Duncan Great Cause Foundation Vernon, CA $250,659 56
Homer Ip B Watts Memorial Trust Milwaukee, WI $250,640 97
Zicherman Family Foundation New York, NY $250,534 54
Mishra Charitable Foundation Newburgh, NY $250,528 191
Bernard & Estelle Siegel Foundation Williamsville, NY $250,500 24
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Category Foundations
Education 1,547
Human services 670
Health care 640
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 352
Youth development 313
Community improvement 177
Philanthropy & grantmaking 118

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $205.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $142.6M
Las Vegas, NV $126.5M
New York, NY $110.1M
Chicago, IL $103.5M
Wilmington, DE $74.2M
Milwaukee, WI $66.5M
Saint Louis, MO $50.9M
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