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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
Trust Uw James Abbott Schol Trust Gloucester, MA $293,500 85
French Family Charitable Foundation Farmville, VA $293,500 82
The Twomey Family Foundation San Francisco, CA $293,500 21
Gallagher Family Fund Gill, MA $293,500 51
Donald R Gilmore Trust Dtd 3112003 Johnson City, TN $293,497 8
M R Finley Family Foundation San Anselmo, CA $293,486 49
Jean C Schroeder Foundation Willoughby, OH $293,440 52
Dodge Industrial Foundation Inc Simpsonville, SC $293,435 22
Donald L Barnes Foundation Chesterfield, MO $293,395 201
Chapman Foundation Inc Greenville, SC $293,380 229
The Klug Family Foundation Rubicon, WI $293,375 134
Kruse Family Foundation Burlington, VT $293,371 3
Sameer Ishwar Murarka San Jose, CA $293,355 43
Ann Lavon Foundation Skokie, IL $293,350 61
Van Castricum Josefa E Tuw Las Vegas, NV $293,350 12
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Category Foundations
Education 1,621
Human services 737
Health care 667
Religion-related 478
Arts, culture & humanities 371
Youth development 327
Community improvement 194
Philanthropy & grantmaking 154

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $246.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $163.8M
Las Vegas, NV $143.4M
New York, NY $134.9M
Chicago, IL $126.2M
Wilmington, DE $93.1M
Milwaukee, WI $79.7M
Saint Louis, MO $59.9M
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