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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
Katsman Foundation For Jewish Valley Stream, NY $355,600 19
Sweet Peas Foundation Boca Grande, FL $355,600 103
Virginia Pettengill Third Charitable Tr Omaha, NE $355,595 5
Philachange Jenkintown, PA $355,555 12
Abbott B And Joan M Lipsky Fund Cedar Rapids, IA $355,546 161
Ram N And Rashmi Gupta Charitable Trust Fairfax, VA $355,501 40
Eric R Tarmey Memorial Foundation Lighthouse Point, FL $355,500 25
Roger & Roberta Polark Foundation Antioch, IL $355,500 62
John E & Elizabeth Kurtz Charitable Fnd Pittsburgh, PA $355,500 104
The Lilly Family Foundation Superior, CO $355,500 60
Rv Toan Foundation Ouray, CO $355,450 29
William E Clark Trust Xxx-xx-xxxx Manchester, NH $355,444 28
True North Foundation (fka Stertzer Family Charitable Fnd) Hilton Head, SC $355,438 40
Harold & Isabel Feld Foundation New York, NY $355,426 14
Mike And Janie Jarvis Family Madison, MS $355,425 163
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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 1,664
Human services 757
Health care 710
Religion-related 489
Arts, culture & humanities 403
Youth development 371
Community improvement 209
Philanthropy & grantmaking 129

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $305.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $195.9M
New York, NY $171.5M
Las Vegas, NV $170.9M
Chicago, IL $161.6M
Wilmington, DE $118.5M
Milwaukee, WI $97.9M
Saint Louis, MO $75.3M
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