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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
The Handel Family Foundation Inc Rochester, NY $263,360 5
The Stan & Gerry Sigman Foundation Hondo, TX $263,350 12
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust Kansas City, MO $263,350 57
Brumit Charitable Foundation Elizabethton, TN $263,347 107
Hentz Charitable Tr Eagan, MN $263,285 16
Salem Library Trust Salem, NJ $263,266 8
Michael And Catherine Lewis Foundation San Diego, CA $263,260 13
Mayme W Sampson - Tes Tr Orlando, FL $263,258 16
Lombardi Family Foundation Chantilly, VA $263,250 19
The Cotswold Foundation Cincinnati, OH $263,246 7
The Dorothea Royer Endicott Charitable Boston, MA $263,150 105
Cal & Joyce Arnold Foundation Trust Parker, TX $263,121 16
Dream For Destiny Dundee, NY $263,115 5
Jackson Family Foundation Fort Worth, TX $263,100 186
Robert & Joan Hill Family Foundation Fountain Hills, AZ $263,050 28
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Category Foundations
Education 1,573
Human services 709
Health care 667
Religion-related 448
Arts, culture & humanities 352
Youth development 331
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 133

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $216.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $144.8M
Las Vegas, NV $131.6M
New York, NY $116.4M
Chicago, IL $109.9M
Wilmington, DE $79.5M
Milwaukee, WI $70.5M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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