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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Matthew Daniel Foundation Miami Beach, FL $729,567 48
The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation Bowling Green, KY $729,567 28
Blue Waters Foundation Boca Grande, FL $729,500 82
Dr Om & Ruth A Harper Family Charleston, WV $729,500 28
The Julius E Talton Jr And Ruth J Selma, AL $729,500 7
O Emert Nicholson Charitable Trust Pittsburgh, PA $729,495 41
Jeffrey R Anderson Charitable Foundation Rockford, IL $729,447 276
Jennie Sears Mcshane Trust Dallas, TX $729,433 9
Marion E C Walls Tr Uw Morristown, NJ $729,334 16
Hanson Family Foundation Fresno, CA $729,250 26
The Winthrop Foundation Of Athens G Athens, GA $729,200 226
Leonard P Steuart Foundation Inc Rockville, MD $729,136 121
Q Foundation For Kids Wesley Chapel, FL $729,095 13
The Cottrell Family Foundation Richmond, VA $729,050 7
The Charles A And Lois H Miller Charitable Baltimore, MD $729,017 79
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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 1,717
Human services 809
Health care 804
Religion-related 536
Arts, culture & humanities 491
Youth development 463
Community improvement 291
Philanthropy & grantmaking 188

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $556.3M
New York, NY $442.6M
Chicago, IL $354.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $350.3M
Wilmington, DE $285.1M
Las Vegas, NV $275.5M
Milwaukee, WI $170.3M
Brooklyn, NY $148.7M
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