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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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J B Carter Jr Trust Sherman, TX $2,789,663 2
The Ml Shanor Foundation Wichita Falls, TX $2,789,411 22
Wildlife Experience Inc Sedalia, CO $2,789,231 7
Howard A Silverstein Foundation New York, NY $2,789,139 6
Hillier Ignite Foundation Virginia Beach, VA $2,788,906 27
Glendenning Family Foundation Inc La Crosse, WI $2,788,218 119
Albert M Zari Foundation Oak Brook, IL $2,788,000 4
Sts Foundation Chicago, IL $2,787,380 5
The Sasco Foundation Corporation Memphis, TN $2,787,282 29
Miriam A Edmonston Charitable Foundation Mexico, MO $2,787,114 266
The Dicecco Family Foundation Gilbert, AZ $2,787,000 71
Richard And Mica Hadar Foundation Inc West Palm Beach, FL $2,786,984 57
The Bockus Brown Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA $2,786,610 61
Jack R Anderson Foundation Annandale, VA $2,786,550 169
Green Family Charitable Foundation Harwich, MA $2,786,500 192
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,890
Health care 1,095
Human services 1,065
Arts, culture & humanities 741
Youth development 658
Religion-related 605
Community improvement 418
Philanthropy & grantmaking 382

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.6B
Dallas, TX $1.2B
Wilmington, DE $941.3M
Chicago, IL $861.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $699.3M
Brooklyn, NY $456.0M
Las Vegas, NV $437.9M
Los Angeles, CA $416.2M
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