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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
The Patton Foundation Hastings, MN $331,000 32
Primrose Foundation Chicago, IL $331,000 31
Lazarz Family Foundation Inc Middleton, WI $331,000 57
Butler Family Foundation Inc Fresno, CA $331,000 114
Adams Family Foundation Honolulu, HI $331,000 96
Lois Schenck Irrev Tr Dtd 01162009 Bedminster, NJ $331,000 8
John And Cree Marshall Foundation Naples, FL $331,000 96
Gravitate Foundation Menlo Park, CA $331,000 5
Joyce M Englund Charitable Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $331,000 55
The Berning Family Foundation Covington, KY $331,000 102
E R Keig & Alice Keig Scholarship Fund Mason City, IA $331,000 72
The Rubin Charitable Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL $331,000 121
Efa Foundation Los Altos, CA $331,000 11
The Gordon Foundation Tucson, AZ $331,000 72
L & Z Charitable Tua Las Vegas, NV $331,000 12
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Category Foundations
Education 1,647
Human services 736
Health care 660
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 379
Youth development 343
Community improvement 194
Philanthropy & grantmaking 127

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $282.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $185.3M
Las Vegas, NV $161.7M
New York, NY $153.7M
Chicago, IL $147.1M
Wilmington, DE $109.6M
Milwaukee, WI $91.7M
Saint Louis, MO $70.8M
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