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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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Showing 15 of 28,457 foundations

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Shaw Family Foundation Inc Apopka, FL $278,940 3
Shasta Sunflower Foundation Redding, CA $278,930 6
Mary J Mingenback Charitable Trust Dallas, TX $278,923 9
Truesdell Family Foundation Inc Duluth, GA $278,922 12
Bleiwise Family Charitable Foundation Denville, NJ $278,900 72
Verda Pearl Spinks Irrevocable Trust Tulsa, OK $278,900 14
Powdermaker Family Foundation Dallas, TX $278,889 123
The I Levy Family Foundation Deal, NJ $278,882 23
Raffib Education Foundation Colorado Springs, CO $278,849 13
The Ferguson Family Charitable Shoal Creek, AL $278,814 50
Finerman Foundation Inc New York, NY $278,801 38
The Tsern Foundation San Francisco, CA $278,800 23
Robert H Kemper Jr And Norma E Kemper Charitable Foundation Canastota, NY $278,774 75
Sze And Chiuyee Ho Family Foundation Del Mar, CA $278,770 38
The J Posner Family Trust Brooklyn, NY $278,754 26
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Category Foundations
Education 1,606
Human services 730
Health care 692
Religion-related 478
Arts, culture & humanities 376
Youth development 329
Community improvement 209
Philanthropy & grantmaking 149

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $230.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $155.0M
Las Vegas, NV $136.0M
New York, NY $124.7M
Chicago, IL $117.2M
Wilmington, DE $86.0M
Milwaukee, WI $75.0M
Saint Louis, MO $58.0M
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