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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
Tinberg Foundation Winnetka, IL $2,601,900 156
The Schlanger Family Foundation Inc Boca Raton, FL $2,601,766 196
The Hales Family Foundation Inc Baltimore, MD $2,601,730 41
The Cravens Foundation Brooklyn, NY $2,601,620 81
The Brent And Kathryn Wood Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,601,400 46
The Virginia & Charles Brewer Atlanta, GA $2,601,173 345
West Family Foundation Memphis, TN $2,600,927 11
Sam I Am Foundation Highland Park, IL $2,600,540 147
St Agnes Catholic Education Foundation Eden Prairie, MN $2,600,468 102
The Greater Montana Foundation Helena, MT $2,600,295 151
The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dalton Gardens, ID $2,600,225 283
Cody Foundation Boca Raton, FL $2,600,150 140
The Helping Hand Foundation Riverside, CT $2,600,105 223
Salizzoni Family Foundation Inc Jupiter, FL $2,600,045 43
David J Beyda Memorial Foundation Inc Lakewood, NJ $2,600,017 242
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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 1,902
Health care 1,082
Human services 1,058
Arts, culture & humanities 736
Youth development 660
Religion-related 592
Community improvement 442
Philanthropy & grantmaking 382

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.5B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $886.4M
Chicago, IL $845.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $692.4M
Brooklyn, NY $429.1M
Las Vegas, NV $428.3M
Los Angeles, CA $402.7M
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