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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
Paul Foundation Camp Douglas, WI $252,135 1
William H And Velma C Gerber Trust Goodland, KS $252,090 73
Mogen Avraham Foundation Rego Park, NY $252,079 75
The Bayer Family Foundation Inc Valley Village, CA $252,070 30
Andy Nunemaker Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $252,053 46
Flora T Little Dallas, TX $252,019 5
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation Boston, MA $252,000 59
The Dmmn Foundation Stamford, CT $252,000 14
Stroser Foundation Inc Atlantic City, NJ $252,000 82
Lorine J And Alan D Booth Foundation Denver, CO $252,000 42
The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Burlington, WI $252,000 76
Ann M Hart Foundation Kirkland, WA $252,000 34
Ta Patterson Memorial Fund Kbp Las Vegas, NV $252,000 4
The Knipe Family Foundation Orlando, FL $252,000 26
M Royal Trust Uw Fbo 1st United Methodist Birmingham, AL $252,000 6
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Category Foundations
Education 1,545
Human services 673
Health care 641
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 359
Youth development 311
Community improvement 184
Philanthropy & grantmaking 119

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $207.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $142.9M
Las Vegas, NV $127.6M
New York, NY $110.4M
Chicago, IL $104.0M
Wilmington, DE $74.9M
Milwaukee, WI $67.2M
Saint Louis, MO $51.3M
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