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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
Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland, ME $351,204 80
The Morse Family Foundation St Petersburg, FL $351,200 473
Cervelli Charitable Trust Malvern, PA $351,188 42
Ethel R Russell Intervivos Trust Xxxxx0002 Chicago, IL $351,186 12
Stires-stark Family Foundation Saratoga Springs, NY $351,180 9
The Justin Gimelstob Children's Fund Roseland, NJ $351,160 53
Self-driving Institute Fort Lauderdale, FL $351,120 3
Ralph E Cades Family Foundation Carversville, PA $351,115 60
The Ddk Foundation Philadelphia, PA $351,110 121
James C Stewart Charitable Foundation Las Vegas, NV $351,100 43
Keen Joseph S Jr Uw Pittsburgh, PA $351,084 6
The Sheedy Foundation Houston, TX $351,080 29
James T Mills And Jean D Mills Charitable Las Vegas, NV $351,070 43
Byron J & Linda A Stigge Foundation Omaha, NE $351,025 72
Helping Osnaburg Prosper Waynesburg, OH $351,025 5
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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 1,651
Human services 753
Health care 702
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 403
Youth development 371
Community improvement 204
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $303.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $193.4M
Las Vegas, NV $169.6M
New York, NY $168.3M
Chicago, IL $158.7M
Wilmington, DE $118.1M
Milwaukee, WI $96.5M
Saint Louis, MO $75.0M
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