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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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The Pittman Family Foundation New York, NY $4,307,486 137
The Musser Fund Milwaukee, WI $4,306,781 452
Shift Fka Aaron & Martha Schecter Hollywood, FL $4,306,242 40
The Fuller Foundation Inc Rye Beach, NH $4,304,683 48
Bangs-russell Foundation Xxx-xx-xxxx Richmond, VA $4,304,600 150
Mmg Foundation Inc Kimberly, WI $4,304,133 177
Cooper Clark Foundation Liberal, KS $4,302,729 436
William B Orkin Foundation Inc Milton, GA $4,301,280 252
The Gould - Shenfeld Family Foundation Great Neck, NY $4,300,589 25
Global Internet Forum To Counter Terrorism Inc Washington, DC $4,300,501 10
The Salvation Poem Foundation Inc Sparta, WI $4,300,302 43
The Bungie Foundation Bellevue, WA $4,300,258 488
Neil & Amelia Mcdaniel Charitable Trust South Pasadena, CA $4,300,114 529
The O'brien Family Foundation San Mateo, CA $4,298,992 315
The Service Family Foundation Vancouver, WA $4,298,783 45
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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 1,924
Health care 1,173
Human services 1,119
Arts, culture & humanities 832
Youth development 735
Religion-related 590
Community improvement 505
Philanthropy & grantmaking 451

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City Total giving
New York, NY $2.4B
Dallas, TX $1.5B
Wilmington, DE $1.3B
Chicago, IL $1.1B
Pittsburgh, PA $821.4M
Boston, MA $577.7M
Los Angeles, CA $577.5M
Brooklyn, NY $496.7M
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