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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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Elizabeth D Holder Foundation Bloomington, IL $70,515 29
Truw J Sheldon Fbo Wash Ct Home Argyle, NY $70,503 7
Don And Linda Ihde Family Fdn Inc New York, NY $70,503 93
Cleo Lawson Mitchell Scholarship Bluefield, VA $70,500 7
Barker Mary For R&m Barker Fdn2-tr Xxxxx2004 Chicago, IL $70,500 19
The Michael Don Schneberger La Quinta, CA $70,500 10
The Janky Foundation Lakeville, MN $70,500 14
Monseigneur Thomas A Quirk Memorial Weston, WV $70,500 7
H & N Morgan Foundation Greenville, SC $70,500 52
Maurine & Robert D Goodrich Mem Trust Fort Worth, TX $70,500 9
My Lewis Family Foundation Inc Ponte Vedra Beach, FL $70,500 5
Seymour Musical Manu Arch Tua Las Vegas, NV $70,500 4
Ann And Jerome Tork Foundation Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $70,500 13
The Enchanter Foundation Inc Cashiers, NC $70,500 19
Beyond Bobby Foundation Holy Cross, IA $70,500 7
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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 1,485
Human services 508
Health care 461
Religion-related 343
Arts, culture & humanities 213
Youth development 204
Community improvement 112
Philanthropy & grantmaking 54

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City Total giving
Pittsburgh, PA $26.0M
Dallas, TX $25.5M
Las Vegas, NV $20.9M
New York, NY $17.3M
Chicago, IL $14.4M
Wilmington, DE $9.2M
Saint Louis, MO $8.8M
Milwaukee, WI $8.0M
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