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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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Blaylock Foundation Inc Moundville, AL $333,654 10
Almira N Simons Trust Dallas, TX $333,634 8
Commander And Mrs Robert Krause Foundation Harbor Beach, MI $333,625 324
Mother Dennis Foundation Mercantile Bank Trust Services Quincy, IL $333,615 50
Grace Communications Foundation Inc New York, NY $333,600 20
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
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Category Foundations
Education 1,657
Human services 735
Health care 668
Religion-related 479
Arts, culture & humanities 392
Youth development 338
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 132

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $283.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $186.1M
Las Vegas, NV $164.0M
New York, NY $156.3M
Chicago, IL $149.2M
Wilmington, DE $111.4M
Milwaukee, WI $93.1M
Saint Louis, MO $71.9M
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