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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
American Foundation For The Arts Inc Miami, FL $264,382 74
Crent Foundation North Oaks, MN $264,359 34
Calf Island Foundation Greenwich, CT $264,351 70
Second Service Foundation Inc Reston, VA $264,334 56
Askman Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $264,330 55
The Albert And Renee Mizrahi Beverly Hills, CA $264,327 9
Wilmington Manor Lions Service New Castle, DE $264,310 62
Hughes & Sheila Potiker Family Fdn San Diego, CA $264,304 2
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
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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 1,574
Human services 714
Health care 668
Religion-related 445
Arts, culture & humanities 355
Youth development 329
Community improvement 194
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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