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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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Harriet & Donald Meltzer Foundationinc Boynton Beach, FL $317,336 39
Royal Acranum Scholarship Fund Inc Boston, MA $317,307 254
Zaring Family Foundation Cincinnati, OH $317,302 113
The Ogunsola Foundation Inc Pasadena, MD $317,275 11
Robert L & Mary F Cattoi Family Fnd Rockville, MD $317,258 81
Loudermilk Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $317,246 11
The Twinkling Eyes Foundation Daniel Island, SC $317,187 63
The Andres Memorial Trust Saint Louis, MO $317,131 17
Ross H And Eva J Smith Foundation Bridge City, TX $317,071 61
The Danowsky Reeds Memorial Fd Idt Las Vegas, NV $317,000 80
Charles E Saak Trust Saint Louis, MO $317,000 76
Djd Foundation Sarasota, FL $317,000 55
Kittitas Co Historical Foundation Ellensburg, WA $317,000 2
The Smith Foundation 009090-002 Wilmington, DE $317,000 13
Jonathan Havens Charitable Trust Washington, NC $317,000 43
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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 1,652
Human services 721
Health care 659
Religion-related 483
Arts, culture & humanities 379
Youth development 331
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 142

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $273.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $177.7M
Las Vegas, NV $154.7M
New York, NY $147.3M
Chicago, IL $139.9M
Wilmington, DE $104.2M
Milwaukee, WI $88.6M
Saint Louis, MO $67.4M
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