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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
The British Charitable Society Inc Portsmouth, RI $304,470 12
Jdc Family Foundation The Northern Trust Po Box Chica, IL $304,451 28
Leslie G Ehmann Trust Milwaukee, WI $304,435 88
Gould Family Foundation Inc Del Mar, CA $304,430 109
Robert And Bess Cook Foundation Bingham Farms, MI $304,415 255
Hargrove Family Foundation Edmond, OK $304,412 23
Wandell S L Las Vegas, NV $304,411 25
The Future Hope Foundation Wilmington, DE $304,400 75
The Morris Foundation Inc New York, NY $304,385 97
Howard H Roberts Philadelphia, PA $304,340 8
The Great Adventure Foundation Malvern, PA $304,337 75
Endowment In Memory Of Paul N Myers Milwaukee, WI $304,337 7
Bieberich Foundation Inc Fort Wayne, IN $304,334 23
Grace C Thomas Char Tr Fbo Society The Pittsburgh, PA $304,310 9
Centennial Mission Foundation Inc Durham, NC $304,221 75
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Category Foundations
Education 1,623
Human services 721
Health care 649
Religion-related 471
Arts, culture & humanities 362
Youth development 325
Community improvement 192
Philanthropy & grantmaking 144

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $259.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $170.2M
Las Vegas, NV $149.0M
New York, NY $140.5M
Chicago, IL $132.3M
Wilmington, DE $97.5M
Milwaukee, WI $84.4M
Saint Louis, MO $61.5M
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