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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Melancon Family Foundation Cut Off, LA $82,060 24
Nathan Casselman Foundation Inc Dallas, TX $82,059 191
President's Legacy Scholarship Fund Washington, DC $82,050 7
Sharpe M B-res Tr Pittsburgh, PA $82,049 5
Engle Family Foundation Parker, CO $82,048 31
Pletcher C Fbo St Vincent 4947 Tuw Las Vegas, NV $82,036 5
The Thomas F And Carol M Obrecht Family Owings Mills, MD $82,035 55
Health Care Foundation Inc Antonito, CO $82,034 16
The Lu Family Foundation Monte Sereno, CA $82,034 26
Park Educational Trust Birmingham, AL $82,029 8
Jones Fbo Frontier Orlando, FL $82,021 3
F A Sackett-armstrong Chapel Fund Milwaukee, WI $82,020 7
Moses H Fbo Hki Ta Brooklyn, OH $82,014 4
James Long Q-tip Trust Columbus, OH $82,009 15
Am Rowe Xxxxx3006 Chicago, IL $82,008 6
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,496
Human services 540
Health care 477
Religion-related 339
Arts, culture & humanities 238
Youth development 212
Community improvement 122
Philanthropy & grantmaking 53

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City Total giving
Pittsburgh, PA $34.3M
Dallas, TX $34.2M
Las Vegas, NV $27.4M
New York, NY $21.6M
Chicago, IL $19.3M
Wilmington, DE $13.0M
Milwaukee, WI $11.2M
Saint Louis, MO $11.0M
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