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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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Brinker Family Foundation Inc 1045003001 La Crosse, WI $269,742 218
Oza Family Foundation Austin, TX $269,717 83
Elias & Sultana Foundation Frisco, TX $269,709 41
Taylor Foundation Of Newberry Inc Newberry, SC $269,706 89
Hedberg Family Charitable Fdn Milwaukee, WI $269,700 23
Scott And Kim Negri Family Found Monterey, CA $269,693 50
Alfred H And Lois Kelch Charitable Trust Rockton, IL $269,689 5
Scherger Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $269,680 30
Tr Uw Vivian F Almand Dallas, TX $269,664 32
Evamarg-macruss-glo Community Support Trust Hayden, ID $269,662 68
Mary Jane Hillard Jones Foundation Inc Tampa, FL $269,660 121
Shafter High School Athletic Boosters Club Shafter, CA $269,659 5
Philip & Roslyn Cohen Foundation Inc Verona, NJ $269,657 39
Louise Catherine Schlichenmaier And Antioch, IL $269,650 79
Patricia A Smiy Foundation Inc Irwin, PA $269,600 105
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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 1,579
Human services 723
Health care 673
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 361
Youth development 321
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 133

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $221.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $148.4M
Las Vegas, NV $133.4M
New York, NY $120.4M
Chicago, IL $113.6M
Wilmington, DE $82.4M
Milwaukee, WI $72.0M
Saint Louis, MO $54.7M
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