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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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Otter Cares Foundation Fort Collins, CO $3,404,993 2,175
The Pacific View Foundation San Diego, CA $3,404,497 69
Heart Institute Of Southern New Jersey Moorestown, NJ $3,404,350 24
Ruth U Fertel Foundation New Orleans, LA $3,404,008 201
Agnese Nelms Haury Charitable Trust Burlington, WA $3,403,785 11
John F And Mary A Geisse Foundation Chagrin Falls, OH $3,403,507 122
Seth Bonder Foundation Independence, OH $3,402,921 95
Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400 Kansas City, MO $3,402,700 321
Every Good Gift Foundation Alpine, UT $3,402,667 2
Three Guineas Fund San Francisco, CA $3,402,636 33
Institute For Children's Mental Aurora, CO $3,402,560 12
The Jose M Garcia Foundation Hilton Head Island, SC $3,402,375 108
Abel & Sophia Sheng Charitable Foun Alpine, NJ $3,401,877 11
Majic Vermont Foundation Wilmington, DE $3,401,500 88
The Merrick Foundation Oklahoma City, OK $3,401,488 487
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,937
Health care 1,112
Human services 1,076
Arts, culture & humanities 780
Youth development 703
Religion-related 620
Community improvement 436
Philanthropy & grantmaking 418

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.9B
Dallas, TX $1.3B
Wilmington, DE $1.1B
Chicago, IL $994.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $772.3M
Los Angeles, CA $478.7M
Boston, MA $474.7M
Brooklyn, NY $463.3M
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