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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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Rayce Rudeen Foundation Liberty Lake, WA $363,250 31
Rosalie & Joiner Cartwright Jr Houston, TX $363,250 51
Emily Harris Memorial Invitational Golf Tournament San Tan, AZ $363,250 3
Herbert And Junia Doan Foundation Midland, MI $363,229 4
Blaser Family Foundation Inc Newberry, FL $363,216 51
Joyce And Tony Singh Family Foundation Leclaire, IA $363,214 110
Corvallis Youth Symphony Foundation Corvallis, OR $363,177 10
William George Family Charitable Trust Kansas City, MO $363,140 28
Isabel Spackman Foundation Co Pnc Bank Na Pittsburgh, PA $363,124 43
Wylie's Day Foundation Ambler, PA $363,100 18
Fred Rosenau Foundation Tivoli, NY $363,100 115
Cloverland Farms Foundation Inc Baltimore, MD $363,100 51
Sahai Family Foundation Inc Webster City, IA $363,073 56
The Kass And Michael Lazerow Family Bethesda, MD $363,061 30
Reding Family Foundation St Louis, MO $363,030 11
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Category Foundations
Education 1,666
Human services 763
Health care 721
Religion-related 466
Arts, culture & humanities 415
Youth development 363
Community improvement 209
Philanthropy & grantmaking 134

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $312.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $203.8M
Las Vegas, NV $175.8M
New York, NY $174.8M
Chicago, IL $164.8M
Wilmington, DE $122.1M
Milwaukee, WI $100.5M
Saint Louis, MO $78.6M
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