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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
Elwyn And Jennifer Berlekamp Foundation Castro Valley, CA $336,273 39
The Quincy Jones Foundation Encino, CA $336,249 16
Kern Family Foundation Denver, CO $336,214 13
The Nine Six Foundation Louisville, KY $336,200 10
Edward G Mayers Charitable Trust Pittsburgh, PA $336,193 5
M Starr Tw Fbo Cooper Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $336,192 6
George & Mary Williams Charitable Tr Orlando, FL $336,166 43
The Laurie & John Hopkins Charitable Atlanta, GA $336,150 102
Schoenauer Family Foundation Inc Delafield, WI $336,130 18
John F Stone Charitable Trust Detroit, MI $336,102 15
Bbla Foundation Inc New Hope, PA $336,095 485
Kreiling Family Foundation Hawthorn Woods, IL $336,089 107
George E Inglett Scholarship Fdn Clayton, MO $336,054 10
Mountjoy Fam Mem Sch Jasper, IN $336,030 132
Lind Flora Uw Pittsburgh, PA $336,020 53
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Category Foundations
Education 1,639
Human services 722
Health care 671
Religion-related 472
Arts, culture & humanities 385
Youth development 335
Community improvement 195
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $283.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $187.4M
Las Vegas, NV $164.7M
New York, NY $158.3M
Chicago, IL $150.7M
Wilmington, DE $111.5M
Milwaukee, WI $93.8M
Saint Louis, MO $73.2M
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