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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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Vivian Osborne Irrv Trust Milwaukee, WI $264,297 46
Ttuwstephen Salsbury Fbo Harvard Univ Wilmington, DE $264,292 6
Thomas Sidlik & Rebecca Boylan Foundation Chicago, IL $264,280 39
The Sylvia & Jim Katzman Foundation Saratoga, CA $264,257 178
The Host Foundation Glencoe, IL $264,251 48
Cj Lomas Recovery Foundation Franklin, WI $264,246 53
Mc Rae Gl Scholarship Char Las Vegas, NV $264,246 23
Wildcat Booster Club Vacaville, CA $264,244 127
The Overleigh Foundation Inc Madison, NJ $264,200 49
Wellbeing Foundation Roseville, CA $264,198 5
Travis Memorial Foundation Inc Fayetteville, GA $264,169 6
The Barry & Silvana Halperin Foundation Palm Beach, FL $264,152 99
Norton Cable Access Inc Norton, MA $264,123 70
Hp Gives A Hoot A Nj Nonprofit Corporation Highland Park, NJ $264,115 4
Jett Travolta Foundation Inc Jacksonville, FL $264,107 94
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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 1,572
Human services 711
Health care 667
Religion-related 444
Arts, culture & humanities 353
Youth development 329
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 134

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $217.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $146.0M
Las Vegas, NV $131.9M
New York, NY $116.7M
Chicago, IL $110.7M
Wilmington, DE $80.5M
Milwaukee, WI $70.8M
Saint Louis, MO $52.9M
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