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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
Jb Charitable Foundation Ltd Brooklyn, NY $327,925 74
Adolph Beck Tuw Fbo Jewish Fed Dallas, TX $327,918 9
Morris L& Gladys B Lewy Family Foundation Inc Boynton Beach, FL $327,907 5
Dodds Family Charitable Foundation Huntington Beach, CA $327,884 18
Auroveda Operating Foundation Charitable Trust Spring Hill, FL $327,880 8
Society Of New York Hospital Trust Uw Chicago, IL $327,876 6
Vntc Ttee Bower Center For The Arts Charitabl Valley Forge, PA $327,868 6
Gone Fishing Foundation Sheboygan, WI $327,867 7
Ruth Ellis Creighton Trust Uw Milwaukee, WI $327,867 6
Flora Richardson Foundation Inc Chesterton, IN $327,784 19
Robbins Foundation Newbury, OH $327,700 32
Masterson Family Foundation Casper, WY $327,670 41
Press Family Foundation Plymouth, MA $327,642 195
Arthur N & Mary S Lorig Private Foundation Saint Louis, MO $327,626 5
Mitchell Family Charitable Trust Newberg, OR $327,623 44
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Category Foundations
Education 1,652
Human services 740
Health care 669
Religion-related 485
Arts, culture & humanities 375
Youth development 349
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 130

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $280.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $182.9M
Las Vegas, NV $160.4M
New York, NY $151.6M
Chicago, IL $144.3M
Wilmington, DE $109.0M
Milwaukee, WI $90.8M
Saint Louis, MO $69.8M
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