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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
For The Future Foundation Durango, CO $798,754 93
Merrifield Woodis Irrv Trust Xxx-xx-xxxx New London, NH $798,730 14
Rachel B Williams Foundation Glenview, IL $798,650 268
Klopcic Family Foundation Fort Atkinson, WI $798,613 39
David M Yannucci Charitable Foundation Chicago, IL $798,500 28
Senegoal Foundation Wilmington, DE $798,455 1
The Breeding Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $798,417 17
Townsend Aid For The Aged Dallas, TX $798,350 5
Lintner Scholarship Trust #57727-3 Pittsburgh, PA $798,321 49
The Carter Martinez Charitable Trust Greenwood Village, CO $798,320 18
The Good Samaritan Foundation Mount Gilead, NC $798,300 89
The Bowers-rodgers Home Foundation Greenwood, SC $798,260 20
Dorothy Kopmeier Vallier Foundation Waukesha, WI $798,230 48
Virgil P Warren Fdn Tr Ua Orlando, FL $798,146 141
Charles B Plate Trust Columbus, OH $798,144 21
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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 1,678
Health care 794
Human services 792
Religion-related 526
Arts, culture & humanities 474
Youth development 459
Community improvement 298
Philanthropy & grantmaking 198

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $604.9M
New York, NY $495.2M
Chicago, IL $380.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $365.0M
Wilmington, DE $307.1M
Las Vegas, NV $297.2M
Milwaukee, WI $182.4M
Brooklyn, NY $164.5M
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