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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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Estonian-revelia Academic Fund Inc Derwood, MD $333,578 7
Imperial Order Of Constantine Los Angeles, CA $333,517 42
Romanian Mission Of Mercy Portland, OR $333,516 27
The Mclean Foundation Okemos, MI $333,500 84
Bertschler Bont Benevolences Inc Beverly Hills, FL $333,500 38
Benjamin F Ferguson Chicago, IL $333,492 12
Hutt Family Foundation Flower Mound, TX $333,452 211
Affordable Housing Management Foundation Harbor Springs, MI $333,425 79
Singing Wood Foundation Inc Redmond, WA $333,390 48
Oshkosh Comm Ymca Unrestricted Oshkosh, WI $333,345 8
The Abraham Gottlieb Foundation Jericho, NY $333,322 7
Phillips 5k Foundation Houston, TX $333,290 18
Norman Spero Day School Endowment Fund Beachwood, OH $333,283 78
The Neis Family Foundation Pennington, NJ $333,244 27
Weseley Family Charitable Foundation Wilmington, DE $333,211 125
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Category Foundations
Education 1,656
Human services 735
Health care 670
Religion-related 480
Arts, culture & humanities 392
Youth development 338
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 132

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $283.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $186.1M
Las Vegas, NV $164.0M
New York, NY $156.0M
Chicago, IL $149.2M
Wilmington, DE $111.4M
Milwaukee, WI $93.1M
Saint Louis, MO $71.9M
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