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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
Reisler Family Foundation Brookfield, CT $331,550 76
Retinal Vascular Foundation Pepper Pike, OH $331,546 30
Dejaco Foundation The Villages, FL $331,530 111
S T & Mabel I Nuttycomb Charitable Trust Phillipsburg, KS $331,516 94
Tennesen Family Foundation Bremerton, WA $331,505 48
Marie A Carney Tuw Fbo University Of Saint Louis, MO $331,503 5
Cook Family Foundation Marcus Hook, PA $331,500 84
Fields Lillian Tua Saint Louis, MO $331,500 20
The Judith And Edward Ward Foundation Chardon, OH $331,500 143
Carolyn M & Leary E Peterson Family Prairie Du Chien, WI $331,464 95
The Kremer Family Foundation Berkeley, CA $331,450 22
Tr Uw Laura E Moshershriners Hospital New York, NY $331,366 4
The Jack Canine Foundation Corona Del Mar, CA $331,342 14
Catherine & James Mccormick Charita Grapevine, TX $331,328 5
The Henry V And Frances W Christenson Foundation Akron, OH $331,324 189
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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 1,645
Human services 738
Health care 665
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 382
Youth development 339
Community improvement 194
Philanthropy & grantmaking 129

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $282.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $185.9M
Las Vegas, NV $161.7M
New York, NY $154.3M
Chicago, IL $148.0M
Wilmington, DE $109.9M
Milwaukee, WI $91.7M
Saint Louis, MO $71.8M
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