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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 28,020 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Shipps Foundation New York, NY $263,000 47
Jabez W Abell Tw 10 - 0098700 Brooklyn, OH $263,000 4
The Murphy Foundation Tabernacle, NJ $263,000 20
Beatrice K Mcdowell Fdak Art Museum Akron, OH $263,000 8
The Gabriel Billion Richardson New Orleans, LA $263,000 32
Universal Door Foundation Arcadia, CA $263,000 6
The Nevonen Family Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA $263,000 24
Deanfox Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $263,000 148
Kelly And Lily Perkins Family Foundation Inc Palm Beach Gardens, FL $262,955 63
The Lori K And Roland F Pease Jr Boston, MA $262,948 44
Martha Lovenheim Siegel Charitable Trust New York, NY $262,923 174
Billy And Rebecca Long Foundation Madison, MS $262,880 38
Meno Lissauer Foundation New York, NY $262,869 7
Laurel Dietrick Parks Foundation Saint Paul, MN $262,808 38
Robert A & Patricia K Hanson Charitable Evansville, IN $262,789 8
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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 1,573
Human services 708
Health care 666
Religion-related 448
Arts, culture & humanities 353
Youth development 332
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 134

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $216.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $144.9M
Las Vegas, NV $131.6M
New York, NY $116.5M
Chicago, IL $109.7M
Wilmington, DE $79.5M
Milwaukee, WI $70.5M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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