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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Greensburg Christian's Fund Ligonier, PA $30,913 2
Kywa Foundation Irvine, CA $30,900 4
Sephardic Culture Enrichment Foundation Brooklyn, NY $30,893 18
H Wuthrich Tr Uw Fbo Mansfield Pub Lib Chicago, IL $30,889 6
H Wuthrich Tr Uw Fbo St Johns Evangel Chicago, IL $30,889 6
Ridgely Sarah B Fbo Sbr Tr Fd-tr Pittsburgh, PA $30,888 1
Albert M Larson Pittsburgh, PA $30,875 7
Helen Vandenbark Scholarship Fund Columbus, OH $30,860 67
The Ely Foundation Inc Woodbridge, VA $30,850 4
Angel Tree Inc Clinton, MO $30,850 2
James F Mccormick Jr Tuw Westerly, RI $30,848 6
Sur Tw Virginia P Hunton Dallas, TX $30,847 5
Aog Foundation Rancho Cordova, CA $30,840 15
Cross Three Foundation Albany, OR $30,838 29
International Foundation For The Conservation Of Natural Resources Richmond, VA $30,828 3
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,517
Human services 470
Health care 403
Religion-related 275
Arts, culture & humanities 199
Youth development 169
Community improvement 96
Philanthropy & grantmaking 53

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City Total giving
Pittsburgh, PA $5.3M
New York, NY $4.8M
Las Vegas, NV $4.6M
Dallas, TX $4.5M
Chicago, IL $2.8M
Wilmington, DE $2.3M
Brooklyn, OH $2.1M
Brooklyn, NY $1.9M
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