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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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The Herman Liebmann Foundation New York, NY $343,000 139
Joseph G Kearns And Agnes K Kearns Foundation Cooperstown, NY $343,000 23
L & S Hayward Foundation Paradise Valley, AZ $343,000 18
The Wyland Foundation Inc Naples, FL $343,000 21
Pickard-studley Foundation Inc Henrico, VA $343,000 38
Boyd Foundation Inc Winter Springs, FL $343,000 56
Cooper Family Foundation Inc Ketchum, ID $343,000 78
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary & Dallas, TX $342,986 14
The Charles T & Helen R Williamson Family Foundation Ponte Vedra Beach, FL $342,977 62
Dorothy Davis Scholarship Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $342,971 56
The Stanley R Wolfe Foundation Mill Valley, CA $342,956 78
The Lamp Foundation Cripple Creek, CO $342,956 34
Richard F Ott Scholarship Foundation Birmingham, AL $342,949 10
Medical Education Scholarship Aid Seattle, WA $342,942 40
Carroll K Steele Tuw Article 6 Dallas, TX $342,937 36
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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 1,648
Human services 752
Health care 691
Religion-related 478
Arts, culture & humanities 403
Youth development 351
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 117

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $295.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $191.6M
Las Vegas, NV $165.1M
New York, NY $162.3M
Chicago, IL $155.7M
Wilmington, DE $114.1M
Milwaukee, WI $95.0M
Saint Louis, MO $74.3M
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