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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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John H Breckjr And Barbara N Breck Po Box Boca Grande, FL $298,000 86
Matthew G Krane Foundation Los Angeles, CA $298,000 4
Lila & Violet Zaranti Fndtn Tr Cincinnati, OH $298,000 43
Alfred J Loser Memorial Lorain, OH $298,000 83
Mccortney Foundation Park Ridge, IL $298,000 71
The Edwards Wyatt Foundation Inc Santa Fe, NM $298,000 11
William Mary And Beatrice Horvath Scholarship Fairfield, CT $298,000 98
Robert L And Sara Lou Cargill Fort Worth, TX $298,000 12
Louis & Kathleen Ventura Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $298,000 70
Joanne Bartholomay Jelke Foundation Cypress, TX $298,000 30
Thomas Perry Dutra Charitable Tr Saint Louis, MO $297,996 36
Surv Tr Hurt Public Sch-grounds Dallas, TX $297,985 8
Robert A Fox Family Charitable Fou Palm Beach Gardens, FL $297,967 11
The John Crosland Iii Charlotte, NC $297,950 123
Lucille Vatthauer Charitable Trust 1045000157 Champaign, IL $297,936 28
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,628
Human services 727
Health care 658
Religion-related 465
Arts, culture & humanities 362
Youth development 316
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 151

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $251.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $166.2M
Las Vegas, NV $146.5M
New York, NY $136.3M
Chicago, IL $129.3M
Wilmington, DE $94.6M
Milwaukee, WI $81.4M
Saint Louis, MO $60.6M
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