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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 28,032 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Nutter Family Foundation Vancouver, WA $263,794 137
The Robert & Colleen Grady Foundation Wilson, WY $263,750 14
Lee E Griscom Pittsburgh, PA $263,746 22
Lb Harneypj Harney Scholar Tr Dallas, TX $263,738 2
Wings Up Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $263,725 82
Robert W And Gail M Mead Family Foundation Lincoln, NE $263,690 4
Fara Foundation Austin, TX $263,690 33
The Belsky Foundation Inc East Hills, NY $263,679 5
The Harry Cobey Foundation Galion, OH $263,678 24
Residuary Trust Uw Mildred P Wark Old Forge, NY $263,660 12
Melvin And Romona Morris Family El Segundo, CA $263,647 37
Alice Bucklin Charitable Fund Trust Xxx-xx-xxxx Manchester, NH $263,642 7
The Penny Smith Novick Foundation Inc Palm Beach, FL $263,621 51
Hazel L Wilbur Charitable Trust Norwich, NY $263,611 95
Ronald K & Lella E Migita Foundation Aiea, HI $263,600 110
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,568
Human services 706
Health care 665
Religion-related 445
Arts, culture & humanities 350
Youth development 328
Community improvement 192
Philanthropy & grantmaking 132

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $217.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $145.5M
Las Vegas, NV $131.8M
New York, NY $116.4M
Chicago, IL $109.9M
Wilmington, DE $80.3M
Milwaukee, WI $70.5M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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