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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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Mad River Foundation Stamford, CT $321,000 3
Valleyview Charitable Foundation Asheville, NC $321,000 26
Mildred A Mccomb Crt Wall, NJ $321,000 14
Berkheimer Foundation Pen Argyl, PA $321,000 39
Punxsutawney Area College Trust Punxsutawney, PA $321,000 10
The Timothy Hayden Trust Foundation Hartsdale, NY $321,000 16
Weishoff Sisters Foundation Inc Boca Raton, FL $321,000 44
Fish 153 Foundation Seattle, WA $321,000 49
Haughey Family Foundation Englewood, CO $321,000 79
Rossi Foundation San Luis Obispo, CA $320,934 43
Roberts H Tua Fbo Diocese Of Tucson Las Vegas, NV $320,931 6
Leisering Mary Charitable Trust Cincinnati, OH $320,862 48
The Ghitterman-rose Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $320,850 55
Merchant Foundation Of Iowa West Des Moines, IA $320,850 57
Isola Charities Mercer Island, WA $320,829 34
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Foundations file 990s in the state where they hold legal domicile. Explore where private foundations are most concentrated across the U.S.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,649
Human services 728
Health care 669
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 380
Youth development 340
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 134

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $277.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $181.3M
Las Vegas, NV $156.3M
New York, NY $147.6M
Chicago, IL $141.4M
Wilmington, DE $104.7M
Milwaukee, WI $89.0M
Saint Louis, MO $67.7M
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