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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
E & B Sullivan Foundation Ponte Vedra, FL $77,541 34
The Holland Foundation Inc Longboat Key, FL $77,510 41
Mouse King Foundation Petersburgh, NY $77,500 24
Johnson Family Charitable Foundatio Mclean, VA $77,500 11
Henry W Sabin-zeta Psi Scholarship Fund Berkeley, CA $77,500 35
The Thomas M And Shirley A Hill Kalamazoo, MI $77,500 20
Flame Of Love Foundation Boston, MA $77,500 9
Margery Florence Kahn Charitable Trust Co Cincinnati, OH $77,500 5
Charles H And Margaret E Edmondson Charitable Honolulu, HI $77,500 6
Paul Ambrose Charitable Trust Emerald Isle, NC $77,500 4
Netsol Humanitarian Foundation Encino, CA $77,500 4
Ideal Chemical Private Foundation Memphis, TN $77,500 30
The Ypo Smb Charitable Foundation Los Angeles, CA $77,500 8
Lu-wong Foundation Port Orchard, WA $77,500 22
Seed Corn Foundation 009156-000 Wilmington, DE $77,500 9
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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 1,508
Human services 538
Health care 464
Religion-related 346
Arts, culture & humanities 230
Youth development 201
Community improvement 109
Philanthropy & grantmaking 51

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $31.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $31.0M
Las Vegas, NV $24.7M
New York, NY $20.1M
Chicago, IL $17.3M
Wilmington, DE $11.6M
Saint Louis, MO $10.2M
Milwaukee, WI $9.9M
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