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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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Showing 15 of 27,754 foundations

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The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation Hauppauge, NY $251,950 78
Em Forwrd Family Foundation Inc Ann Arbor, MI $251,945 99
The Jane Baldwin Holbritter Charitable Trust Slingerlands, NY $251,930 125
David D Dodge Foundation Wilmington, DE $251,920 66
Travel Leisure Charitable Foundation Orlando, FL $251,920 16
Dobbins M Fbo Med College 4947 Tuw Las Vegas, NV $251,892 5
The Adrian And Sally Covington, LA $251,860 111
Eugene & Mary-elizabeth Williams Charitable Birmingham, AL $251,859 24
The Faust Family Foundation Inc Towson, MD $251,853 19
Louie & Frank Kramer Educational Trust Mitchell, SD $251,850 76
The Elf Foundation Fort Collins, CO $251,850 19
Northcutt Jd Columbus, OH $251,809 12
Mary Hoban Costello Trust Ua Cincinnati, OH $251,800 5
Wink-loving Isd Education Foundation Wink, TX $251,798 66
Technology Education Research Tallahassee, FL $251,766 100
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Category Foundations
Education 1,542
Human services 669
Health care 640
Religion-related 454
Arts, culture & humanities 356
Youth development 313
Community improvement 183
Philanthropy & grantmaking 119

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $206.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $143.1M
Las Vegas, NV $127.5M
New York, NY $110.4M
Chicago, IL $104.1M
Wilmington, DE $74.7M
Milwaukee, WI $66.9M
Saint Louis, MO $51.4M
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