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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 Bisconti Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $7,400,981 139
The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165 Atlanta, GA $7,400,018 366
Moss Adams Foundation Seattle, WA $7,399,831 488
George And Wendy David Fund Farmington, CT $7,398,665 69
Wyoming Philanthropic Trust Inc Naples, FL $7,393,667 71
Thomas A And Georgina T Russo Foundation Lancaster, PA $7,393,406 130
The Butler Family Fund Washington, DC $7,393,210 252
The Echo Street Foundation New York, NY $7,393,133 61
Glencairn Foundation Conshohocken, PA $7,392,260 61
Cantwells Bridge Foundation West Chester, PA $7,392,203 2
The Solon And Martha Dixon Fd Andalusia, AL $7,390,769 317
Zelig And Rifky Weiss Family Brooklyn, NY $7,390,035 653
The William & Margaret Fern Holmes Orange, CA $7,390,000 40
The Young Family Charitable Foundation New York, NY $7,389,000 65
Kathleen Cailloux Family Foundation Kerrville, TX $7,385,416 77
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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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Foundations by category and city

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 2,028
Health care 1,302
Human services 1,275
Arts, culture & humanities 978
Youth development 885
Religion-related 616
Community improvement 607
Philanthropy & grantmaking 589

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City Total giving
New York, NY $3.6B
Dallas, TX $1.7B
Wilmington, DE $1.6B
Chicago, IL $1.4B
Pittsburgh, PA $908.0M
Los Angeles, CA $819.6M
Boston, MA $803.8M
Houston, TX $570.8M
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