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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
Caroline S Wooster Trust Portland, ME $255,494 4
Ruby Slaughter Trust Xxxxx2009 Chicago, IL $255,466 12
Amanda A Baum Tr Fbo Cocalico Xxx-xx-xxxx St Louis, MO $255,454 40
The Tebil Foundation Inc Boca Raton, FL $255,450 16
Harris Family Foundation Tucson, AZ $255,443 12
Valley Zoological Society Endowment Pittsburgh, PA $255,398 4
Robert And Jessie Whitmore Milwaukee, WI $255,389 30
Albert E Marks Charitable Trust Cambridge, MA $255,387 107
Lucy Foundation Madison, NJ $255,382 78
Fort Worth Childrens Hospital Trust Dallas, TX $255,378 6
Peytons Promise Inc Indianapolis, IN $255,340 9
Foroutan Foundation Orange, CA $255,331 11
Alan And Mary Schulman Family Foundation Rancho Santa Fe, CA $255,331 46
Niles Foundation Fenton, MI $255,284 76
Himoff Family Charitable Brant Lake, NY $255,273 103
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Category Foundations
Education 1,555
Human services 684
Health care 657
Religion-related 456
Arts, culture & humanities 354
Youth development 311
Community improvement 178
Philanthropy & grantmaking 122

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $210.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $144.1M
Las Vegas, NV $129.7M
New York, NY $112.3M
Chicago, IL $106.4M
Wilmington, DE $77.6M
Milwaukee, WI $68.6M
Saint Louis, MO $52.2M
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