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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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Showing 15 of 29,572 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Nahunta, GA $335,381 92
George F & Elah P Evans Foundation Tr Chicago, IL $335,377 23
The Kundu Foundation Inc Weymouth, MA $335,361 59
Wurster I P Tua Fbo Oc Hosp Pittsburgh, PA $335,358 33
Sof Inc Lawrenceville, GA $335,358 15
Mary Howell Charitable Tr Louisville, KY $335,352 8
Shelfer Memorial Trust Tallahassee, FL $335,348 17
The John & Sally Godfrey Family Bryan, TX $335,318 55
Ioanna C Moore Foundation Riviera Island, FL $335,318 39
Alpine Education Foundation Seattle, WA $335,307 29
Stratford Foundation Mason City, IA $335,252 92
The Esther And William Benenson New York, NY $335,240 47
Irma Giddey Charitable Fund Detroit, MI $335,235 12
Pesach And Pearl Feldman Foundation Brooklyn, NY $335,202 20
J D Pulling Tr Fbo Stamford Hosp Saint Louis, MO $335,200 7
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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 1,644
Human services 730
Health care 672
Religion-related 474
Arts, culture & humanities 390
Youth development 339
Community improvement 196
Philanthropy & grantmaking 125

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $284.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $186.7M
Las Vegas, NV $164.6M
New York, NY $157.9M
Chicago, IL $150.3M
Wilmington, DE $111.5M
Milwaukee, WI $93.6M
Saint Louis, MO $72.9M
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