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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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Masonic Grand Lodge Charities Of East Providence, RI $2,671,483 24
Helen Stambaugh Charitable Fund Columbus, OH $2,671,295 8
B & G Silberstein Foundation Brooklyn, NY $2,671,230 14
J Addison Bartush And Marion M Bartush Southport, CT $2,671,081 74
Ruby R Vale Foundation I Ima Houston, TX $2,671,051 16
The Porges Family Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $2,671,000 41
The Ken And Jean Campbell Family Irvine, CA $2,670,974 71
The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 Philadelphia, PA $2,670,934 53
The Depot Foundation Duluth, MN $2,670,666 145
C Spire Wireless Foundation Ridgeland, MS $2,670,655 137
The Acierno Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $2,670,000 94
A D Williams & Sue W Massie Fund Dallas, TX $2,669,491 5
Arthur D Collins Jr Foundation Naples, FL $2,669,284 122
Thomas F And Susan P Moran Chicago, IL $2,669,192 12
C And M Nelson Family Foundation San Diego, CA $2,669,100 112
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Foundations by category and city

Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,890
Health care 1,083
Human services 1,053
Arts, culture & humanities 740
Youth development 657
Religion-related 595
Community improvement 441
Philanthropy & grantmaking 378

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.5B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $908.8M
Chicago, IL $853.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $693.8M
Brooklyn, NY $443.0M
Las Vegas, NV $427.0M
Los Angeles, CA $409.3M
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