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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
Rooney Fund Columbus, OH $261,605 2
Bruce Z And Phyllis J Raines Family Tulsa, OK $261,600 65
The Lana C Krebs Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $261,595 148
The Zoline Foundation Tustin, CA $261,577 68
Last Resort Foundation New York, NY $261,550 21
Ameris Bank Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $261,530 30
The Stoeckly Family Foundation La Canada, CA $261,525 34
Ttuw James L Davis Et Al 020936-004 Wilmington, DE $261,508 20
Carol A Buch Foundation Wilmington, DE $261,506 78
Golden Family Foundation Indianapolis, IN $261,500 28
The Virginia Burns Private Morrison, IL $261,500 100
Stanley D And Kay B Walker Foundation Hoschton, GA $261,500 20
Burningham Foundation Salt Lake City, UT $261,493 258
Clearwater Capital Foundation Hoffman Estates, IL $261,466 95
Claude&eliz Robinson Chrty(mgrs) 15-5018008 Knoxville, TN $261,450 65
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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 1,581
Human services 701
Health care 666
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 353
Youth development 327
Community improvement 191
Philanthropy & grantmaking 127

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $214.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $145.0M
Las Vegas, NV $131.2M
New York, NY $115.5M
Chicago, IL $109.5M
Wilmington, DE $79.0M
Milwaukee, WI $70.4M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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