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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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Nancy Graves Foundation Inc Long Island City, NY $404,500 34
Kennedy Foundation Reno, NV $404,500 53
The Amlicke Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $404,500 45
Theodore P Chuffers Foundation Wilmington, DE $404,500 57
The Markos Foundation Inc Madison, WI $404,500 73
Zimmer Family Foundation Fremont, CA $404,500 87
Miklos & Eva Weinberger Charitable New York, NY $404,494 27
The Phyllis Foundation Inc Birmingham, AL $404,490 74
James W Criss Trust Birmingham, AL $404,448 4
The Shepherds Hands Sylva, NC $404,446 28
E Nakamichi Foundation Los Angeles, CA $404,435 83
Marmontor Foundation Petaluma, CA $404,400 48
Kcal Ins Foundation Hacienda Heights, CA $404,380 69
The Gabrielle B Reynolds Foundation Cincinnati, OH $404,300 53
Herbert & Bertha Laird Education Fdn Dublin, CA $404,300 74
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,669
Human services 787
Health care 772
Religion-related 466
Arts, culture & humanities 416
Youth development 371
Community improvement 237
Philanthropy & grantmaking 148

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $349.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $224.0M
New York, NY $204.6M
Las Vegas, NV $185.1M
Chicago, IL $184.5M
Wilmington, DE $140.5M
Milwaukee, WI $110.9M
Saint Louis, MO $88.3M
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