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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
The Samra Foundation Inc Tampa, FL $343,701 5
Schaffer Elizabeth Ud Pittsburgh, PA $343,698 4
Kacey Foundation Cedar City, UT $343,695 36
Warren & Evalyn Morgan Ch Tr #116 Rock Port, MO $343,689 4
The Cosse-finney Foundation Wilmington, DE $343,658 29
The Brown Family Foundation Inc Greenville, OH $343,650 107
The Guenter Borg Foundation Philadelphia, PA $343,640 18
Saucony Run For Good Incorporated Rockford, MI $343,611 47
Fst Studioprojects Fund Martien Halvorson-taylor Trustee Charlottesville, VA $343,600 58
Wa & Jt Anthony Memorial Fund Orlando, FL $343,597 6
The Kanaly Foundation Houston, TX $343,575 30
John D And Patricia D Besse Foundation Escanaba, MI $343,569 10
Esther Esh Sternberg Foundation C/o Joel Weissman New York, NY $343,553 96
Dale Samuel S Trs Uw Dallas, TX $343,538 47
Kiwanis Club Of South Bend Inc South Bend, WA $343,533 7
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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 1,648
Human services 752
Health care 693
Religion-related 478
Arts, culture & humanities 402
Youth development 352
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 119

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $297.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $191.9M
Las Vegas, NV $165.4M
New York, NY $162.6M
Chicago, IL $155.7M
Wilmington, DE $114.2M
Milwaukee, WI $94.9M
Saint Louis, MO $74.3M
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