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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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Wh & Althea F Remmel Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $2,618,193 214
The Ida And Robert Gordon Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,618,173 169
Buckingham Smith Benevolent Association St Augustine, FL $2,617,935 84
The Langerman Family Foundation Inc Short Hills, NJ $2,617,900 60
Goodlett Foundation Memphis, TN $2,617,900 183
Cinnaire Corporation Lansing, MI $2,617,428 127
Edwin Phillips Trust Hanover, MA $2,616,989 59
Ebs Foundation Nashville, TN $2,616,735 850
Allan And Ann Mactier Charitable Omaha, NE $2,616,570 202
The Vredenburg Foundation Chariton, IA $2,616,445 170
Koons M R Char Las Vegas, NV $2,616,128 48
The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,615,900 30
Box Street Charitable Foundation Trust See Note, NY $2,615,887 7
Julia & Isadore Klein Family Louisville, KY $2,615,704 451
Calvin A King And Jean C King Homosassa, FL $2,615,685 33
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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 1,895
Health care 1,079
Human services 1,061
Arts, culture & humanities 741
Youth development 661
Religion-related 592
Community improvement 443
Philanthropy & grantmaking 384

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.5B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $894.9M
Chicago, IL $847.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $695.0M
Brooklyn, NY $431.0M
Las Vegas, NV $429.0M
Los Angeles, CA $405.4M
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