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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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Marinelli Daniel And Rose Char Trust Pittsburgh, PA $319,826 8
P Falk Trust 002738 Iowa City, IA $319,800 169
Humphreys Family Foundation West Linn, OR $319,800 87
Jeremiah Foundation Inc Dublin, GA $319,799 64
William Harold Davis Foundation Inc Elmira, NY $319,760 104
Judy And Nick Kauser Foundation Dallas, TX $319,716 172
The Don And Susana Sbarra Charitable Wichita, KS $319,705 39
Countess Detrampe Home For Unwanted Dogs Media, PA $319,650 10
Johnson Fam Foundation Atlanta, GA $319,600 25
Ulmschneider Educational Foundation Seattle, WA $319,585 100
Elizabeth R Allen Charitable Trust Pine Bluff, AR $319,576 8
Blair E & Anna L Zimmerman Foundation Trust Columbus, OH $319,558 69
New Paradigm Fund Inc Washington, DC $319,539 53
The Herman Karpel Memorial Great Barrington, MA $319,510 123
The Dr Adele V Deckinger Family White Plains, NY $319,500 84
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Category Foundations
Education 1,652
Human services 720
Health care 664
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 377
Youth development 334
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 139

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $276.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $179.2M
Las Vegas, NV $155.8M
New York, NY $147.3M
Chicago, IL $141.4M
Wilmington, DE $104.9M
Milwaukee, WI $89.0M
Saint Louis, MO $68.0M
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