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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 27,997 foundations

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The New Hope Foundation Inc Fort Wayne, IN $262,202 4
Quail Hill Foundation Sewickley, PA $262,200 3
The Sb Jackson Family Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY $262,194 11
Dr Ferrell Dunn Memorial Fund Trust 002429 Bloomington, IN $262,193 42
Holdeen Ten Funds (54-120) Las Vegas, NV $262,179 5
John J Clopine Charitable Trust Dallas, TX $262,163 4
Appelbaum Family Foundation Highland Park, IL $262,150 87
Susan Adler Foundation C/o Joel Friedman Deerfield, IL $262,115 6
Boerner Rn-waynesboro Hosp Ta Amherst, NY $262,112 7
Second Abraham And Fannie Levey Foundation Brooklyn, OH $262,100 134
John And Elizabeth Turner Foundation Cincinnati, OH $262,100 49
Patterson Jefferson Pfdn Brooklyn, OH $262,099 4
Berman Family Foundation Chevy Chase, MD $262,094 15
Arkansas Farm Bureau - Romeo Ennis Short Fayetteville, AR $262,075 119
Arts Without End Fort Collins, CO $262,069 17
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Category Foundations
Education 1,583
Human services 707
Health care 668
Religion-related 453
Arts, culture & humanities 352
Youth development 329
Community improvement 192
Philanthropy & grantmaking 130

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $215.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $144.8M
Las Vegas, NV $131.6M
New York, NY $115.5M
Chicago, IL $109.4M
Wilmington, DE $79.2M
Milwaukee, WI $70.3M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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