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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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Tse Margaret-char Tr Pittsburgh, PA $337,500 30
The Robert And Connie Delaney Foundation Dallas, TX $337,500 6
Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Trust Santa Barbara, CA $337,500 170
W Armstrong & Priscilla B Smith Marietta, GA $337,500 85
Stinson Foundation Midland, TX $337,500 44
Judge John R Brown Scholarship Houston, TX $337,500 71
The Bob & Cathleen Davis Foundation Chappell Hill, TX $337,500 73
The Ruth & Robert Satter Charitable Trust Albuquerque, NM $337,499 140
Edwin J Benson Fund Xxxxx4002 Chicago, IL $337,498 28
The Keith And Rose-lee Reinhard New York, NY $337,497 33
Rfc Foundation Los Angeles, CA $337,491 21
Johnson Nathan Estate Succ Tr Dallas, TX $337,490 8
Castle Family Foundation Stonington, CT $337,476 177
The Klein-kaufman Family Foundation Huntington, NY $337,472 36
Ttee Uw Of Milton E Ellison Dallas, TX $337,467 9
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Category Foundations
Education 1,628
Human services 721
Health care 674
Religion-related 470
Arts, culture & humanities 382
Youth development 333
Community improvement 197
Philanthropy & grantmaking 122

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $288.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $188.4M
Las Vegas, NV $165.0M
New York, NY $159.2M
Chicago, IL $152.4M
Wilmington, DE $111.9M
Milwaukee, WI $94.4M
Saint Louis, MO $73.2M
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