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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 Hale Family Foundation Chicago, IL $318,095 126
Anderson Scholarship Fund Pittsburgh, PA $318,068 7
Elizabeth M Anderson Scholarship Trust East Moline, IL $318,050 9
Schultz Family Foundation Colorado Springs, CO $318,030 51
Ingeborg Foundation Inc Osterville, MA $318,008 33
Willow Creek Foundation Palm City, FL $318,000 9
Richard Penjoyan Educational Trust Huntington Beach, CA $318,000 96
William & Dorothy Meyers Foundation Chicago, IL $318,000 50
The Budres Foundation Grand Rapids, MI $318,000 20
Lucile Kerr Trust Las Vegas, NV $318,000 21
Lois E And R Duke Miller Family Alexandria, ONTARIO $318,000 125
Barbara Cukierski Habig Fdn Jasper, IN $317,960 28
The Fredric E Steck Family Foundation Sausalito, CA $317,950 35
Trust Ua Rosaire J Couillard Xxx-xx-xxxx Manchester, NH $317,862 7
Alan & Susan Binette Charitable Trust Medford, OR $317,855 54
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Category Foundations
Education 1,645
Human services 720
Health care 657
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 377
Youth development 331
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 143

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $275.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $178.5M
Las Vegas, NV $154.7M
New York, NY $147.6M
Chicago, IL $140.6M
Wilmington, DE $104.4M
Milwaukee, WI $88.6M
Saint Louis, MO $67.6M
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