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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
Heidt Foundation Virginia Beach, VA $307,900 69
Humanities Arts & Social Las Vegas, NV $307,868 20
Hunt Public Sch-salaries Surv Tr Dallas, TX $307,843 5
Bjc Charitable Foundation Cypress, TX $307,839 39
Chiu Family Foundation El Paso, TX $307,816 23
The Butler Family Foundation Inc Fairview, TX $307,800 20
Williams Frances M Charitable Trust Las Vegas, NV $307,788 7
The Jody And Ira Schwartz Charitable New York, NY $307,780 6
Rosamond Thaxter Foundation Portland, ME $307,746 114
Carol E Macpherson Memorial Scholarship St Paul, MN $307,741 87
Gloria And Mark Fine Family Foundation Las Vegas, NV $307,738 108
Ascuaga Charitable Foundation Milwaukee, WI $307,726 10
Chaim Brachah Foundation Monsey, NY $307,722 39
The Eleanor R Gardner Foundation Alliance, NE $307,682 83
Morton J And Bernice W Skirboll Longboat Key, FL $307,676 81
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Category Foundations
Education 1,638
Human services 720
Health care 644
Religion-related 473
Arts, culture & humanities 370
Youth development 325
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 147

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $263.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $171.6M
Las Vegas, NV $151.0M
New York, NY $141.9M
Chicago, IL $133.9M
Wilmington, DE $99.6M
Milwaukee, WI $85.8M
Saint Louis, MO $62.2M
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