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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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Wright Foundation Pepper Pike, OH $297,200 110
Emma Balsiger Foundation Inc Chapman, KS $297,164 156
Meeleus Charitable Trust Eagan, MN $297,163 74
City Wide Facility Solutions Foundation Inc Lenexa, KS $297,149 25
Dr Jane's Healthypetnet Foundation Jupiter, FL $297,142 117
Ponn Family Foundation Wellesley, MA $297,111 7
The Augellara Foundation Austin, TX $297,100 17
The Finninsula Foundation Inc Co Ted Sandler Greenwich, CT $297,069 172
South Baldwin Health Foundation Foley, AL $297,063 5
Mack & Connie Cooke Memorial Trust Haskell, TX $297,056 24
The Donald And Audrey Anderson Escanaba, MI $297,037 99
Palmer Townsend Fbo Isaac Fund Pfdn Brooklyn, OH $297,000 59
St Sue Foundation Wayne, PA $297,000 30
Marsh Family Foundation Pennington, NJ $297,000 20
Beam Suntory Distributors Foundation Chicago, IL $297,000 198
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Category Foundations
Education 1,626
Human services 717
Health care 654
Religion-related 463
Arts, culture & humanities 358
Youth development 313
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 149

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $250.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $165.3M
Las Vegas, NV $146.2M
New York, NY $136.2M
Chicago, IL $128.1M
Wilmington, DE $94.0M
Milwaukee, WI $81.2M
Saint Louis, MO $60.4M
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