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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 Scarbro Family Foundation Carlisle, MA $309,000 328
Spangenberg Family Foundation To Benefit Childrens Education And Healthcare Dallas, TX $309,000 4
David L Gardner Foundation For The Woodlands, TX $309,000 107
The Martin Wong Foundation San Francisco, CA $309,000 36
Richard And Dana Green Pittsburgh, PA $308,982 384
Siebel Family Charitable Foundation Ross, CA $308,935 75
Storrs E B Ua Schl Fd F Trinity Dallas, TX $308,919 6
Atchison Riverfront Development Atchison, KS $308,893 8
Canton Community Health Fund Inc Collinsville, CT $308,887 107
Seekwell Serves Draper, UT $308,880 18
George Walker Milk Fund Andover, MA $308,868 15
R J & Rev T F Mcnulty End Fd Pittsburgh, PA $308,867 7
Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation Of Akron Akron, OH $308,855 130
Higgins-trapnell Family Foundation Solvang, CA $308,850 103
Norway Point Church Irrev Trust Saint Louis, MO $308,847 7
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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 1,649
Human services 719
Health care 649
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 367
Youth development 323
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 144

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $265.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $173.2M
Las Vegas, NV $151.0M
New York, NY $142.6M
Chicago, IL $134.6M
Wilmington, DE $100.7M
Milwaukee, WI $86.5M
Saint Louis, MO $63.1M
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