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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
Artemis Foundation Ltd Mystic, CT $294,800 40
Newberry Family Charitable Foundati Livingston, MT $294,800 31
Dicroce Family Foundation Jupiter, FL $294,791 23
Tommy C Capper Foundation Aurora, IL $294,774 67
Ahmad Family Foundation Santa Clara, CA $294,750 12
Paul & Regina Meyer Scholarship Tr Springfield, MO $294,725 121
Health Access Connect Inc Dallas, TX $294,724 6
Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation Cleveland, OH $294,704 358
Community Endeavors Inc Cleveland, OH $294,697 11
Lerewd Tw Mtr Amherst, NY $294,695 21
The Dolly Richter Watson Memorial Laredo, TX $294,673 17
Skeen Family Foundation Inc Bellingham, WA $294,670 119
Jonathan Cs Cox Family Foundation Seattle, WA $294,652 196
Mike And Kathy Gross Family Foundation Omaha, NE $294,632 7
Tw Dixson Fdn The Childrens Home St Petersburg, FL $294,614 8
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Category Foundations
Education 1,631
Human services 741
Health care 672
Religion-related 475
Arts, culture & humanities 369
Youth development 329
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 154

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $247.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $163.5M
Las Vegas, NV $143.7M
New York, NY $135.6M
Chicago, IL $126.7M
Wilmington, DE $93.7M
Milwaukee, WI $79.9M
Saint Louis, MO $59.9M
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