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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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Thomas William And Dorothy Griffiths Scharf Wheeling, WV $351,341 8
Dr Samuel & Mildred Lawson Ayres Student Dallas, TX $351,328 12
The Teton Springs Foundation Inc Driggs, ID $351,310 90
Marquit-grieser Fund Brooklyn, NY $351,300 23
Harringtoneliel Sheltering Arms Milwaukee, WI $351,288 7
Rochelly Foundation The Brooklyn, NY $351,287 64
Bhagia Foundation Houston, TX $351,256 11
The Emerson And Ruth Mccourt Portsmouth, NH $351,250 10
Peter J Blosser Scholarship Trust Chillicothe, OH $351,250 322
The Eason Foundation Durham, NC $351,250 43
Swift Illges Foundation Inc Columbus, GA $351,245 64
Henry And Ruth Collinsworth Foundation Atlanta, GA $351,241 24
National Jewish Hospital Of Denver Xxxxx4001 Chicago, IL $351,236 7
Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland, ME $351,204 80
The Morse Family Foundation St Petersburg, FL $351,200 473
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Category Foundations
Education 1,650
Human services 750
Health care 700
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 404
Youth development 371
Community improvement 206
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $304.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $193.4M
Las Vegas, NV $169.6M
New York, NY $168.3M
Chicago, IL $159.1M
Wilmington, DE $118.0M
Milwaukee, WI $96.9M
Saint Louis, MO $75.0M
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