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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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Bergen Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA $2,834,500 5
Grande Foundation Fond Du Lac, WI $2,833,679 455
M And A Brown Family Foundation Dallas, TX $2,833,663 97
Randolph Foundation For Higher Lubbock, TX $2,832,304 18
Grube Family Foundation Inc Greenwood, IN $2,831,984 100
Joan And Mike Kahn Family Foundation Raleigh, NC $2,831,936 61
Arnold G & Martha M Langbo Foundation Battle Creek, MI $2,831,707 55
Aa Harvey Foundation Springfield, IL $2,831,161 263
The Earle Brown Music Foundation Atlanta, GA $2,831,106 51
Brumfield Genrev Foundation Chicago, IL $2,830,850 45
Lacy Foundation Indianapolis, IN $2,830,730 178
William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust Scituate, MA $2,830,550 566
Heritage Home Group Char Tr-main Saint Louis, MO $2,830,500 97
W J Brace Charitable Trust Dallas, TX $2,829,980 138
Keren Yud Mem Inc Cedarhurst, NY $2,828,810 538
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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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Foundations by category and city

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 1,899
Health care 1,098
Human services 1,075
Arts, culture & humanities 752
Youth development 668
Religion-related 602
Community improvement 423
Philanthropy & grantmaking 393

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.6B
Dallas, TX $1.2B
Wilmington, DE $944.8M
Chicago, IL $881.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $702.8M
Brooklyn, NY $453.2M
Las Vegas, NV $449.8M
Los Angeles, CA $412.7M
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