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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
Barbara F Wheeler Foundation Aledo, TX $2,885,000 114
The West Endowment Houston, TX $2,884,600 87
Rodger And Kate Graef Family Foundation Milwaukee, WI $2,883,986 158
Philip And Bernice Krupp Foundation For Boston, MA $2,883,792 109
David P Sheetz Foundation Indianapolis, IN $2,883,500 98
Sally Foss & James Scott Hill Foundation Boston, MA $2,883,249 217
The Todd M Morgan Foundation Los Angeles, CA $2,883,166 185
J-z Greenberg Educational Foundation Seattle, WA $2,883,097 8
William & Mildred J Kurz Char Tr Prospect, KY $2,882,763 3
Thomas W Dower Foundation Kenilworth, IL $2,882,450 581
The Esther And Hyman Rapport Beachwood, OH $2,881,000 151
Jay And Kelly Sugarman Foundation New York, NY $2,880,772 47
Our Lady Of Good Counsel Church Verona, KY $2,880,761 5
The Vivint Giveback Foundation Provo, UT $2,879,996 128
Roberta M Childs Charitable Foundation Plymouth, MA $2,879,988 88
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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

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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,899
Health care 1,105
Human services 1,079
Arts, culture & humanities 756
Youth development 675
Religion-related 609
Community improvement 422
Philanthropy & grantmaking 402

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.6B
Dallas, TX $1.2B
Wilmington, DE $954.9M
Chicago, IL $887.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $709.3M
Las Vegas, NV $447.0M
Brooklyn, NY $446.7M
Boston, MA $419.1M
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