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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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Laura Steinberg Tisch Foundation Inc New York, NY $334,000 21
Muriel L Mccaffrey Education Trust Bath, ME $334,000 4
Rd Mcdonald Charitable Trust Dubuque, IA $334,000 30
The Goldstein Family Foundation Atlanta, GA $334,000 63
Jack And Phyllis Curtis Foundation Pampa, TX $334,000 47
William And Sarah Speck Trust Detroit, MI $333,998 20
Corbett Foundation Ft Thomas, KY $333,990 1
Duffine Family Foundation Inc Fort Washington, PA $333,938 13
George A Pflaum Foundation La Jolla, CA $333,905 8
Friends Of Hamaayan Institution Inc New York, NY $333,900 8
Cbc Charitable Foundation San Diego, CA $333,871 101
The Mclaughlin Foundation Walpole, MA $333,853 41
Elizabeth T Mcnamee Memorial West Islip, NY $333,815 154
Hartmann Family Foundation Saint Louis, MO $333,795 124
Schauer Family Fund Inc Canton, OH $333,770 117
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Category Foundations
Education 1,656
Human services 732
Health care 668
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 390
Youth development 338
Community improvement 196
Philanthropy & grantmaking 131

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 $157.0M
Chicago, IL $149.5M
Wilmington, DE $111.4M
Milwaukee, WI $93.1M
Saint Louis, MO $72.2M
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