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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
Hmt Charitable Foundation Lakewood, NJ $338,880 156
Gerborg Family Foundation Avon, OH $338,853 49
Albert E Hale Tuw-e Thomas Et Al Dallas, TX $338,791 36
Gary Williams Foundation Poole Dorset, Foreign $338,711 7
The Brooks Foundation St Louis, MO $338,711 21
Sanders Tech-ed Foundation Wilmington, DE $338,701 86
Swantz Family Foundation Red Hook, NY $338,688 104
Forsythe Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $338,682 24
Richardson Family Foundation Sioux Falls, SD $338,653 58
J Herman Isner Trust Kerens, WV $338,641 33
Pioneer Manor Foundation Inc Gillette, WY $338,622 9
Tr Uw Pj Pettersen Dallas, TX $338,616 9
Rs Foundation Inc Monsey, NY $338,600 15
Castaing Family Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $338,591 58
Frances Saunders Foundation Merced, CA $338,577 143
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,645
Human services 733
Health care 684
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 391
Youth development 340
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 120

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $290.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $189.4M
Las Vegas, NV $164.8M
New York, NY $159.1M
Chicago, IL $152.9M
Wilmington, DE $112.2M
Milwaukee, WI $94.3M
Saint Louis, MO $73.2M
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