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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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Leroy C And Colleen A Darby Pella, IA $344,083 7
The Madigan Family Foundation Inc Lancaster, MA $344,070 175
Loren Half Robinson Foundation Chicago, IL $344,030 1
Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc Oklahoma City, OK $344,025 28
Mccallum Family Charitable Foundation Chicago, IL $344,005 6
The Mr & Mrs Thomas J Campbell Naples, FL $344,002 133
Henry L Moses Trust Dtd 12-24-58 New York, NY $344,000 3
The Fred B Ellen R And Barbara B Blackman Brooklyn, OH $344,000 3
Hossein Amirsaleh Foundation Trust Palm Beach, FL $344,000 14
Sac Foundation New Orleans, LA $344,000 26
Mooberry Glenn Foundation Las Vegas, NV $344,000 25
William L Saltonstall Foundation Boston, MA $344,000 36
Lt Thom Joseph Hill Memorial Foundation Baltimore, MD $344,000 39
E E Murphy Charitable Foundation Portland, OR $344,000 21
Trust U W Rita Farrant 1215541708 Glens Falls, NY $343,970 55
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Category Foundations
Education 1,647
Human services 752
Health care 691
Religion-related 475
Arts, culture & humanities 401
Youth development 354
Community improvement 197
Philanthropy & grantmaking 120

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $296.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $191.7M
Las Vegas, NV $165.6M
New York, NY $162.9M
Chicago, IL $156.3M
Wilmington, DE $114.0M
Milwaukee, WI $94.8M
Saint Louis, MO $74.2M
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