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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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Reoso Foundation Naples, FL $741,684 10
Cora & Everett Harris Trust Fund Dallas, TX $741,681 87
The Frank & Tracy Collins Charitable Fou Weston, CT $741,650 36
Joan & H Ronald Levin Family Foundation Jacksonville, FL $741,630 55
Lakala Family Foundation Sacramento, CA $741,600 27
Newman W Benson Foundation Towanda, PA $741,582 114
The Jimmie L Dean Scholarship Owasso, OK $741,554 202
Carrie L Winter Trust Under Will Olney, IL $741,553 133
Morgan Family Foundation Conifer, CO $741,542 58
The Eric And Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust Crystal Lake, IL $741,500 183
Malley E M Charitable E Tua Saint Louis, MO $741,450 36
Perrin Foundation Urbandale, IA $741,402 69
Donald F Reiner Educational Trust Springfield, MN $741,400 391
Irwin & Sonia Wysocki Block Scholarship Mem Chicago, IL $741,390 35
Praxis Foundation (The) Charlottesville, VA $741,240 183
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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.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,727
Health care 810
Human services 809
Religion-related 540
Arts, culture & humanities 497
Youth development 458
Community improvement 296
Philanthropy & grantmaking 199

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $568.1M
New York, NY $450.6M
Chicago, IL $356.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $352.9M
Wilmington, DE $291.7M
Las Vegas, NV $279.0M
Milwaukee, WI $172.9M
Brooklyn, NY $149.6M
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