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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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Aouni Faks Foundation Brooklyn, NY $343,424 13
Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Fort Washington, PA $343,418 7
Birks Jenna Charitable Tuw Decatur, IL $343,403 10
Lions Trust For Winn Center For Blind Rockford, IL $343,376 4
Carl & Elinor Glyn Thom Charitable Troy, MI $343,350 124
Hall R O Tr 2 Bo Hall Fdn Dallas, TX $343,305 8
The Sisung Foundation New Orleans, LA $343,300 118
Hwl Family Foundation Woodland Hills, CA $343,275 45
Wsg Foundation Smyrna, GA $343,259 84
The Ryan Paul Whitaker Memorial Charitable Fdn Rainsville, AL $343,257 10
Saaaks Foundation Inc Southlake, TX $343,245 21
North Star Foundation Los Angeles, CA $343,234 23
Zion Mountain Foundation Upland, CA $343,200 32
Tr Ua William O Burnham Co Bank Of America Dallas, TX $343,192 72
Campbell Institute Incorporated Wellesley, MA $343,154 3
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Category Foundations
Education 1,648
Human services 752
Health care 691
Religion-related 478
Arts, culture & humanities 402
Youth development 350
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 117

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $296.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $191.6M
Las Vegas, NV $165.0M
New York, NY $162.3M
Chicago, IL $155.7M
Wilmington, DE $113.8M
Milwaukee, WI $94.9M
Saint Louis, MO $74.3M
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