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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 28,943 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
The Doris Tuinstra Foundation Grandville, MI $302,000 33
James J Mcinerney And Gary R Fafard Foun Pennington, NJ $302,000 44
William Reiss Foundation Dallas, TX $302,000 21
Edna L Covalt Charitable Trust Honolulu, HI $302,000 11
Bohnen Family Foundation Colorado Springs, CO $302,000 62
Luethge Irene I Charitable Tuw Las Vegas, NV $302,000 50
Gabriel Homes Foundation Haymarket, VA $302,000 35
Bermel Family Foundation Simsbury, CT $301,984 24
Cooper Family Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $301,966 31
The Stringer Foundation Anderson, SC $301,953 25
Fredericka Slingerland Foundation Dallas, TX $301,950 81
The Principio Foundation Laguna Beach, CA $301,948 30
Dunham Family Foundation Wellsboro, PA $301,936 58
William G Davis Charitable Tr #1564-7 Pittsburgh, PA $301,927 96
Caris Foundation International Irving, TX $301,923 5
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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 1,618
Human services 719
Health care 643
Religion-related 466
Arts, culture & humanities 360
Youth development 316
Community improvement 195
Philanthropy & grantmaking 146

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $256.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $167.9M
Las Vegas, NV $148.1M
New York, NY $139.0M
Chicago, IL $131.6M
Wilmington, DE $95.5M
Milwaukee, WI $82.5M
Saint Louis, MO $61.1M
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