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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 Brooklyn Home For Aged Men Staten Island, NY $350,242 46
The Pelican Charitable Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $350,241 18
Leonard & Zelpha Mckinnon Trust Xxxxx5007 Chicago, IL $350,232 14
C Kempkau Mid-tenn Bsa Tch Orlando, FL $350,216 7
Parker Davidson Family Foundation Inc New York, NY $350,210 144
Brooke's Foundation Sanibel, FL $350,200 20
The Nancy And Paul Ross Foundation Inc Mount Kisco, NY $350,175 214
Mmg 2652 Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY $350,146 52
The Thomas Hodge Foundation Oakland, CA $350,124 492
Albert And Juanita Richardson Leawood, KS $350,092 9
Margaret Trew Cline Foundation Gettysburg, PA $350,050 28
Barbara L Kuhlman Foundation Inc Turnersville, NJ $350,040 7
The Dwight And Vicki Hanger Foundation Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $350,040 163
The Bobby & Gloria Martin Foundation Raleigh, NC $350,024 91
Virginia L Jones Foundation San Francisco, CA $350,000 26
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Category Foundations
Education 1,640
Human services 745
Health care 691
Religion-related 480
Arts, culture & humanities 397
Youth development 361
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $302.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $192.4M
Las Vegas, NV $168.3M
New York, NY $167.6M
Chicago, IL $158.4M
Wilmington, DE $117.7M
Milwaukee, WI $96.7M
Saint Louis, MO $75.1M
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