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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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Tankard Family Endownment Foundation Murfreesboro, TN $287,715 2
Ruth G Klauk Charitable Trust Chicago, IL $287,704 6
Im Sister & Johnny Foundation Dallas, TX $287,700 26
Birnbaum 2016 Family Foundation Brooklyn, NY $287,700 17
Ja Foundation Dallas, PA $287,685 121
Ame Family Foundation Meridian, ID $287,669 17
Tice & S Mccoy Cemetery Pittsburgh, PA $287,666 35
Tigger & Irving Jensen Foundation Sioux City, IA $287,661 8
The Saake Family Foundation Reno, NV $287,655 29
Zelazo Family Foundation Franklin Lakes, NJ $287,623 67
Hughes Walter M Tuw Xxxxx9009 Chicago, IL $287,605 101
Bernice Boone Fbo Lewis & Clark Library Saint Louis, MO $287,600 5
The Woolwine Family Foundation Seminary, MS $287,597 8
The Jack Diskin Foundation Inc Miami Beach, FL $287,590 40
Meyerhoff Charitable Trust Waterloo, IA $287,589 69
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Category Foundations
Education 1,599
Human services 724
Health care 661
Religion-related 488
Arts, culture & humanities 370
Youth development 336
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 152

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $241.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $160.2M
Las Vegas, NV $139.4M
New York, NY $131.1M
Chicago, IL $122.8M
Wilmington, DE $90.5M
Milwaukee, WI $78.1M
Saint Louis, MO $59.1M
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