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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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Showing 15 of 27,959 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Barbara And Phil Emmer Family Foundation Gainesville, FL $260,234 121
Beacon Of Bright Beginnings Foundation Scarsdale, NY $260,205 5
California Charitable Foundation Laguna Beach, CA $260,203 10
Kirchner Impact Foundation Inc Jacksonville, FL $260,200 42
The Friends Of Historic Staples Texas Staples, TX $260,189 4
Streamway Foundation Trust Saxtons River, VT $260,188 17
Katherine Lorraine Funston Memorial Fund Brooklyn, OH $260,179 7
Lawrence J & Marjorie Stoll Foundation West Palm Beach, FL $260,166 85
Yeatman Family Foundation Inc Glenbrook, NV $260,156 49
George E Shortle And Catherine H Carmel, IN $260,144 89
Folk Art International San Francisco, CA $260,142 11
M P Schulman Foundation C/o James Schulman Nashville, TN $260,137 18
The Conserve Forever Foundation Richmond, VA $260,059 72
Fred J And Nora H Sonderup Trust St Paul, NE $260,058 121
Thomas M Blanchard Jr And Lynda P Augusta, GA $260,050 23
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,568
Human services 700
Health care 675
Religion-related 457
Arts, culture & humanities 355
Youth development 324
Community improvement 186
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $214.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $145.0M
Las Vegas, NV $130.8M
New York, NY $115.1M
Chicago, IL $108.6M
Wilmington, DE $78.3M
Milwaukee, WI $70.4M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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