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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
Zartarian Foundation East Greenwich, RI $318,750 238
The Varflex Educational Foundation Ii Rome, NY $318,750 328
The Seltzer Hertzig Foundationinc Roslyn Heights, NY $318,729 446
Douglas A Mercer Foundation C O Douglas A Mercer Bradford, MA $318,700 6
Hedinger Family Foundation Portland, OR $318,696 42
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
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Category Foundations
Education 1,650
Human services 721
Health care 660
Religion-related 481
Arts, culture & humanities 379
Youth development 331
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 $155.5M
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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