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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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Showing 15 of 29,229 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Abby Tarr - Glenn C Shaw Foundation Drumright, OK $316,150 60
Mary A & Raymond F Kennedy Family Foundation Chicago, IL $316,138 99
Perry Fund Inc Kohler, WI $316,119 3
M Rixson Uw Fbo Oscar Rixson Fdn Dallas, TX $316,116 4
Louis And Anna Winn Memorial Trust Las Vegas, NV $316,101 5
Charles F Coleman Tr Ud Providence, RI $316,100 4
The Collins Family Foundation Topsfield, MA $316,081 17
Jack & Shirley Dubow Charitable Riverwoods, IL $316,048 85
California Tau Foundation San Francisco, CA $316,045 8
Agan Trust For Selected Charities Wilmington, DE $316,041 9
Heistand-bro Family Foundation Trust Chandler, AZ $316,037 36
Margaret F Williams Scholarship Las Vegas, NV $316,032 6
H F & F H Girvin Trust Uw Fbo St College Of Buffalo, NY $316,026 6
Pleasant Hill Rotary Foundation Pleasant Hill, CA $316,022 103
Snoeyenbos Family Foundation Decatur, IL $316,003 2
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Category Foundations
Education 1,655
Human services 721
Health care 656
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 378
Youth development 325
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 146

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $272.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $176.7M
Las Vegas, NV $154.2M
New York, NY $147.1M
Chicago, IL $140.0M
Wilmington, DE $103.9M
Milwaukee, WI $88.3M
Saint Louis, MO $66.5M
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