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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 Columbia Foundation Seattle, WA $270,450 61
Chapman Forestry Foundation Davis, CA $270,444 67
For 4 Paws Mammoth Lakes, CA $270,438 22
C Colaw And G Crane Charitable Trust St Petersburg, FL $270,428 4
The Portes Foundation Westmont, IL $270,400 9
Matrix Foundation Mendota Heights, MN $270,400 25
Pepe Auto Group Scholarship Fund Corp White Plains, NY $270,381 35
Matt & Judy Cullen Foundation Long Beach, CA $270,370 37
Queally Family Foundation Inc Wilmington, DE $270,350 97
Ao Dragge Foundation San Francisco, CA $270,334 21
Shapiro Family Foundation Inc Strasburg, VA $270,290 17
Freedom Forge Corp Foundation Kish Bank State College, PA $270,282 4
Jerry Vogel Foundation Inc Crownsville, MD $270,250 69
Don Hunziker Memorial Foundation Inc Greensboro, NC $270,250 5
Yetta & Abraham Lester Family Fdn Inc Bradley Beach, NJ $270,229 65
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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 1,586
Human services 725
Health care 673
Religion-related 450
Arts, culture & humanities 359
Youth development 320
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 137

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $220.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $148.6M
Las Vegas, NV $133.8M
New York, NY $121.2M
Chicago, IL $113.4M
Wilmington, DE $83.2M
Milwaukee, WI $72.2M
Saint Louis, MO $54.6M
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