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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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Donald J Beck Trust Mason City, IA $272,644 2
Marsh L & K Char Fbo U W Main Las Vegas, NV $272,639 4
Kelly Charitable Trust Paola, KS $272,633 19
St Dominics Church Trust Cleveland, OH $272,632 3
Charles E & Ellen H Taylor Family Hilton Head, SC $272,615 4
The Shirk Family Foundation Mobile, AL $272,600 24
Aurora Women's Empowerment Aurora, IL $272,559 13
Birch Ridge Foundation Minneapolis, MN $272,555 3
Plaquemines Young Mens Christian Port Sulphur, LA $272,505 8
Carosella Family Foundation Boynton Beach, FL $272,503 151
Irving & Muriel Fischer Foundation Inc Bedford Hills, NY $272,500 23
Hutter Family Foundation Delano, MN $272,500 165
Homer & Mabel Derrick Foundation Columbia, SC $272,500 23
George A Avril Family Fund Cincinnati, OH $272,493 114
Jack & Patricia Dixon Irrevocable Marquette, MI $272,488 10
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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 1,580
Human services 730
Health care 677
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 358
Youth development 324
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 137

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $223.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $149.9M
Las Vegas, NV $134.6M
New York, NY $121.2M
Chicago, IL $113.9M
Wilmington, DE $84.4M
Milwaukee, WI $73.5M
Saint Louis, MO $54.7M
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