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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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East Sun Foundation Ketchum, ID $304,031 4
Petcoff Family Foundation Birmingham, MI $304,000 20
Rong Rong Family Foundation San Mateo, CA $304,000 8
Hargis Calmes Charitable Foundation Birmingham, AL $304,000 10
The Albohn Family Foundation Tumwater, WA $304,000 28
Thomas And Donna Whitney Los Altos Hills, CA $304,000 33
The Raphael Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $304,000 4
Ronnie Foundation Inc Rolling Mdws, IL $304,000 4
Williams Family Charitable Foundation Chicago, IL $303,998 100
Dr James M Woodard And Mabel Aurora, NE $303,956 42
Joseph B & Nancy M Tynan Family Foundati Holmes Beach, FL $303,950 165
Claire B Phillips Family Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $303,946 16
Realtor Association Of Greater Fort Lauderdale Charitable Foundation Inc West Palm Beach, FL $303,928 120
The Marbill Foundation San Francisco, CA $303,921 40
Louisiana-mississippi-west Tennessee District Foundation Inc Baton Rouge, LA $303,870 179
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Category Foundations
Education 1,631
Human services 719
Health care 650
Religion-related 469
Arts, culture & humanities 361
Youth development 325
Community improvement 194
Philanthropy & grantmaking 144

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $259.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $169.7M
Las Vegas, NV $148.4M
New York, NY $140.3M
Chicago, IL $132.3M
Wilmington, DE $96.6M
Milwaukee, WI $83.8M
Saint Louis, MO $61.6M
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