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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
Nan Chul Shin Foundation Honolulu, HI $2,544,180 76
The Hill Family Foundation Inc Moorestown, NJ $2,543,736 21
Elbridge & Evelyn Stuart Foundation Jackson, WY $2,542,750 309
Cellarius Foundation Pickerington, OH $2,542,600 41
Kenneth Heinz Family Foundation Goleta, CA $2,542,500 54
Rdl Charitable Trust Laguna Niguel, CA $2,542,346 91
The Paul & Irene Bogoni Operating New York, NY $2,542,238 90
The Dla Piper Foundation Chicago, IL $2,542,074 147
The Hop & Mae Adams Foundation Boise, ID $2,541,891 40
Ud Mulvaney Family Fdn Dallas, TX $2,541,500 106
Sicherman Family Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY $2,541,300 21
William E Weiss Foundation Inc Jackson, WY $2,541,000 181
Sani Family Foundation Inc Long Island City, NY $2,540,942 271
The Foundation Of Hospice Of Central Harrisburg, PA $2,540,937 17
Center For State Enforcement Of Antitrust & Consumer Protection La Washington, DC $2,540,569 15
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Foundations by category and city

Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,894
Health care 1,083
Human services 1,060
Arts, culture & humanities 725
Youth development 658
Religion-related 584
Community improvement 442
Philanthropy & grantmaking 382

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.5B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $856.2M
Chicago, IL $833.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $680.8M
Las Vegas, NV $427.0M
Brooklyn, NY $423.9M
Los Angeles, CA $401.5M
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