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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
Towne Foundation Bellingham, WA $348,767 60
J Cox Family Foundation Fort Wayne, IN $348,765 54
Alice Ghostley Foundation Encino, CA $348,750 33
James J Buquet Jr Family Foundation Houma, LA $348,742 113
The Hampe Family Foundation Galesville, WI $348,706 36
Fitsen Inc Medford, OR $348,669 41
Dryden Family Foundation Inc Wellington, FL $348,650 87
Orlan Snyder Charitable Trust Independence, IA $348,635 38
Jack & Phyllis Finkelstein Family Towson, MD $348,625 81
Jack R Lobrano Trust St Louis, MO $348,624 5
Higher Education Research And Scholarship Foundation Charles Town, WV $348,600 39
Dendrifund Inc Ima Dated 6162015 Louisville, KY $348,585 6
Nedjat Eshaghoff Foundation Great Neck, NY $348,563 20
The Mufson Family Foundation Washington, DC $348,535 117
George & Louise Brown Memorial Trust Springfield, MO $348,530 74
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Category Foundations
Education 1,650
Human services 749
Health care 695
Religion-related 484
Arts, culture & humanities 399
Youth development 362
Community improvement 202
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $300.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $192.0M
Las Vegas, NV $167.5M
New York, NY $165.2M
Chicago, IL $157.4M
Wilmington, DE $116.7M
Milwaukee, WI $96.6M
Saint Louis, MO $74.8M
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