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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 28,639 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Ida Rew Sibley Trust Pittsburgh, PA $288,672 35
Reilly Family Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $288,650 55
Yra Fund Inc Chestnut Ridge, NY $288,631 9
Macricostas Scholarship Trust Inc Brookfield, CT $288,626 195
Financial Literacy Of South Texas San Antonio, TX $288,625 12
Hemanth & Roopa Parasuram Austin, TX $288,619 97
Virginia W Dunn Trust Pittsburgh, PA $288,604 16
Helen E Harris Tua-glenmeadow Dallas, TX $288,596 6
Augusta Schultz Grubbs Charitable Trust Clifton Forge, VA $288,593 99
William Brian Moody Foundation Charleston, SC $288,586 17
Harris Family Charitable Foundation Denver, CO $288,584 38
Alfred H Shoemake Community Foundation Princeton, IL $288,570 11
Ada S Blake Recording For The Blind Dallas, TX $288,569 9
Ted & Fran Friedman Charitable Scottsdale, AZ $288,560 44
Hilmer Educational Trust Inc Baltimore, MD $288,560 9
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Category Foundations
Education 1,609
Human services 727
Health care 663
Religion-related 485
Arts, culture & humanities 370
Youth development 333
Community improvement 197
Philanthropy & grantmaking 156

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $242.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $161.0M
Las Vegas, NV $139.1M
New York, NY $132.2M
Chicago, IL $123.0M
Wilmington, DE $91.5M
Milwaukee, WI $78.6M
Saint Louis, MO $59.0M
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