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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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Harry J Diffenbaugh For Kansas University Dallas, TX $305,345 6
The Stephan And Renee Rollin Family Derwood, MD $305,336 50
The Sophron Foundation Fairfax, VA $305,327 80
Smith And Davis Foundation Inc Mocksville, NC $305,320 64
Popoff Family Foundation Spokane Valley, WA $305,310 58
Lapidus-oring Foundation Inc Pikesville, MD $305,304 51
Lipton Family Foundation Saint Louis, MO $305,290 73
Camillo Foundation Dallas, TX $305,255 16
Nelson Family Charitable Foundation Osprey, FL $305,229 57
Foundation Bnei Shlomo Monsey, NY $305,218 67
Alexander C Macintyre Charitable Trust Ii Miami, FL $305,203 240
Waddill P M Memorial Trust Dewey, OK $305,164 7
Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $305,150 119
Jay P Okun Foundation Inc South Amboy, NJ $305,128 22
The Cousins Family Foundation Brighton, MI $305,117 378
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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 1,630
Human services 726
Health care 652
Religion-related 474
Arts, culture & humanities 365
Youth development 329
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 143

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $260.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $170.3M
Las Vegas, NV $149.4M
New York, NY $140.7M
Chicago, IL $132.8M
Wilmington, DE $98.0M
Milwaukee, WI $85.0M
Saint Louis, MO $62.1M
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