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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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Marnier-lapostolle Foundation Co Constantin Associates New York, NY $4,156,205 2
Alcyon Foundation Greenville, DE $4,156,120 344
The Head Family Foundation Minnetonka, MN $4,155,771 854
Bechen Family Foundation Portland, OR $4,155,500 143
Harvest Foundation Seattle, WA $4,155,000 373
Noll Foundation Inc Lincoln, CA $4,154,188 125
Winshape Foundationinc Atlanta, GA $4,153,707 7
Zichron Shlomo Charitable Foundatio Far Rockaway, NY $4,153,648 25
Trust Uw Emma R Travelli Woburn, MA $4,153,414 7
Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation Seattle, WA $4,153,071 145
Albert Haller Foundation Sequim, WA $4,152,642 545
Helen M Harrison Foundation Chicago, IL $4,152,300 31
Johanette Wallerstein Institute 5607-00-43 Philadelphia, PA $4,150,000 82
Michael W Louis Private Foundation Lake Geneva, WI $4,150,000 142
Bt Charitable Foundation Short Hills, NJ $4,150,000 55
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,927
Health care 1,174
Human services 1,118
Arts, culture & humanities 824
Youth development 730
Religion-related 588
Community improvement 505
Philanthropy & grantmaking 442

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City Total giving
New York, NY $2.3B
Dallas, TX $1.4B
Wilmington, DE $1.3B
Chicago, IL $1.1B
Pittsburgh, PA $796.0M
Los Angeles, CA $587.0M
Boston, MA $564.9M
Brooklyn, NY $500.0M
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