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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
Burroughs Fund V00728002 Bridgeport, CT $276,000 30
Ash Charitable Corporation Inc Methuen, MA $276,000 25
Orville E Rolfe Las Vegas, NV $276,000 5
Durham Sports Club Scholarship Foundatio Durham, NC $276,000 51
The Carol Critchfield Foundation Inc Scottsdale, AZ $276,000 10
Cohen & Company Community Foundation Cleveland, OH $276,000 53
Jeanette Joan Cross Charitable Tr Wc822 Fort Worth, TX $276,000 12
The Albert D Seeno Jr Family Fndtn Concord, CA $276,000 15
Teubner Foundation Stillwater, OK $275,988 46
Parsen Foundation Elkhorn, NE $275,974 49
Elsie Alder Bissing Trust Ua 3942 New York, NY $275,955 7
Trust Uw Of Herbert A Chase Dallas, TX $275,918 21
Everett George D Trust Dallas, TX $275,915 20
Thompson Family Foundation Warrenville, IL $275,907 35
Ramsey M Elizabeth Trust Orlando, FL $275,899 9
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Category Foundations
Education 1,595
Human services 734
Health care 692
Religion-related 461
Arts, culture & humanities 368
Youth development 322
Community improvement 204
Philanthropy & grantmaking 146

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $227.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $152.7M
Las Vegas, NV $135.3M
New York, NY $122.8M
Chicago, IL $115.4M
Wilmington, DE $85.3M
Milwaukee, WI $74.6M
Saint Louis, MO $56.7M
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