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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
Hillman Charitable Foundation St Petersburg, FL $253,650 92
E Bowen & Frances H Quillin Foundat Berlin, MD $253,649 114
The Nemec Abbott Foundation Wilmington, DE $253,631 10
Sacred Family Causes Foundation Grosse Pointe, MI $253,615 570
L Linderholm Tr C Fbo Grcf Providence, RI $253,612 3
University Of Northern British Columbia Bellingham, WA $253,610 4
Alexander-bee Scholarship Fund Las Vegas, NV $253,600 26
Makiah's Hope Foundation St Louis, MO $253,600 26
Hall Family Foundation Tyler, TX $253,595 10
Sanctuary For Sacred Arts Portland, OR $253,568 15
Meier Bernstein Foundation Co Mcgrath Doyle And Phair New York, NY $253,552 17
Jon Denzer Bear Hug Foundation Naples, FL $253,543 206
Dora Cunningham Trust Dallas, TX $253,531 3
Valley Park Education Foundation Valley Park, MO $253,516 225
Steffen-antigo Memorial Fund Inc Antigo, WI $253,506 4
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Category Foundations
Education 1,550
Human services 681
Health care 650
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 354
Youth development 311
Community improvement 183
Philanthropy & grantmaking 118

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $209.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $143.4M
Las Vegas, NV $128.3M
New York, NY $111.7M
Chicago, IL $104.7M
Wilmington, DE $76.1M
Milwaukee, WI $67.9M
Saint Louis, MO $51.5M
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