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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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The Slater Foundation East Meadow, NY $318,658 48
Walden Charitable Foundation Arnolds Park, IA $318,650 84
Gertrude & Doyle Norris Charitable Trust Kansas City, MO $318,648 4
Edelman Family Foundation Baltimore, MD $318,635 7
The Goldammer Family Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $318,615 74
The Michael And Milagros Contreras Coral Gables, FL $318,589 48
Ch& Helen Sheridan Tuw Milwaukee, WI $318,580 61
Arvind And Sowmya Thvar Foundation Los Altos, CA $318,578 35
M Bookman Peters Charitable Foundation Las Vegas, NV $318,575 65
Spehar Halligan Foundation Pasadena, CA $318,568 20
The Vineyard Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $318,543 100
Najjar Family Foundation Flushing, MI $318,537 52
The John O Mitchell Family Charitable Baltimore, MD $318,530 147
Boulton Foundation Oklahoma City, OK $318,521 36
Lisz Foundation Inc Chicago, IL $318,520 24
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Category Foundations
Education 1,648
Human services 721
Health care 660
Religion-related 481
Arts, culture & humanities 378
Youth development 330
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 140

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $275.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $178.6M
Las Vegas, NV $155.6M
New York, NY $147.4M
Chicago, IL $141.1M
Wilmington, DE $104.6M
Milwaukee, WI $89.1M
Saint Louis, MO $67.6M
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