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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
Morrison Charitable Trust Las Vegas, NV $3,765,713 2
Parks Education Foundation Anchorage, AK $3,765,076 39
The Kindness Coalition Lancaster, PA $3,764,533 57
The Marion & Maximilian Hoffman East Norwich, NY $3,764,150 32
The Albert Parvin Foundation Los Angeles, CA $3,763,374 523
G Fred & Sylvia Dibona Family Bryn Mawr, PA $3,763,346 148
The Doctors Company Foundation Napa, CA $3,762,610 47
The Thomas D Klingenstein And Nancy D Cranbury, NJ $3,762,592 78
The Stanley W Metcalf Foundation Inc Auburn, NY $3,762,014 189
Thomas Thompson Trust Boston, MA $3,761,870 174
Engemann Family Foundation Pasadena, CA $3,761,840 40
Rt Charitable Foundation Short Hills, NJ $3,761,450 52
The Cox Foundation San Francisco, CA $3,761,340 26
Keith & Nancy Johnson Family Foundation Brentwood, TN $3,760,986 7
The Kent And Joann Foster Family Dallas, TX $3,760,122 52
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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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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Foundations by category and city

Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,931
Health care 1,134
Human services 1,110
Arts, culture & humanities 804
Youth development 717
Religion-related 611
Community improvement 459
Philanthropy & grantmaking 428

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City Total giving
New York, NY $2.1B
Dallas, TX $1.4B
Wilmington, DE $1.2B
Chicago, IL $1.0B
Pittsburgh, PA $786.0M
Los Angeles, CA $527.3M
Boston, MA $523.0M
Brooklyn, NY $491.0M
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