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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
The Double E-foundation Snowmass Village, CO $269,080 121
The Castle Foundation Palm Desert, CA $269,045 35
Tuw Foster S Mathewson Dallas, TX $269,030 14
The Diane And Harry Levin Foundation Wilmington, DE $269,030 98
Frisbie Legacy Foundation Boston, MA $269,000 26
Borgwarner Foundation Auburn Hills, MI $269,000 3
Jenner Family Foundation Fort Collins, CO $269,000 10
Ann Sherman Tuw Las Vegas, NV $269,000 15
Scholarship Foundation Inc Sheffield, AL $269,000 45
Kenneth Werlein Wills Testamentary Jackson, MS $269,000 15
Burgess F & R Tua Saint Louis, MO $269,000 24
Sogg Foundation Inc Moreland Hills, OH $268,983 67
Skelton Family Foundation Indianapolis, IN $268,961 30
Gavin Scholarship Tuw Bernard Gavin 003054 Olean, NY $268,960 124
Zichron Shimon Charity Foundation Brooklyn, NY $268,941 65
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Category Foundations
Education 1,581
Human services 720
Health care 668
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 355
Youth development 322
Community improvement 195
Philanthropy & grantmaking 135

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $220.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $148.2M
Las Vegas, NV $133.5M
New York, NY $119.9M
Chicago, IL $112.9M
Wilmington, DE $82.5M
Milwaukee, WI $71.5M
Saint Louis, MO $54.4M
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