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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 Semler Family Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN $485,920 162
Calligaris Family Charitable Irrev Buffalo, NY $485,891 14
The Kangesser Foundation Newton, MA $485,800 29
The Okavango Private Foundation Chapel Hill, NC $485,800 32
R Edwin And Ws Brown Foundation Barnesville, MD $485,795 140
Morris Effingham For Wistar Inst-tr Pittsburgh, PA $485,757 5
The Jan Foundation Inc Parkland, FL $485,600 32
Writer Family Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $485,599 135
Ruffini Charitable Foundation Trust Hanover, MA $485,500 39
Yolanda And Salvatore Gigante Charitable Foundation Trust Philmont, NY $485,500 61
The East Hill Foundation Brookfield, VT $485,500 52
The Hodgson Russ Charitable Buffalo, NY $485,500 67
The Sandridge Foundation Atlanta, GA $485,500 54
Willis And Martha Jane Bonkemeyer Randleman, NC $485,466 54
Lynch Family Foundation Charleston, SC $485,429 62
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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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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 1,616
Human services 758
Health care 694
Religion-related 465
Arts, culture & humanities 422
Youth development 358
Community improvement 222
Philanthropy & grantmaking 162

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $403.7M
New York, NY $278.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $265.5M
Chicago, IL $236.5M
Las Vegas, NV $211.3M
Wilmington, DE $188.0M
Milwaukee, WI $126.7M
Saint Louis, MO $102.9M
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