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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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Ef Harris Family Foundation Co Robert J Reichner Wilmette, IL $830,692 138
Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation Monmouth Beach, NJ $830,668 76
Dr John Hefferlin And Marian Newport, CA $830,658 175
Beard John A Ud 101145 Pittsburgh, PA $830,523 30
The Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation Jericho, NY $830,500 88
Noble Family Charitable Foundation Lakeview, NY $830,500 44
Marvin L And Norma J Hathaway Waterbury, VT $830,493 142
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation Hastings, MI $830,474 147
Byrne Fund For Wildwood Inc Wildwood, NJ $830,440 3
The James H Napier Foundation Clayton, MO $830,430 126
Ann And Charles Florsheim Fort Worth, TX $830,421 144
George E Crouch Foundation Louisville, GA $830,409 221
William & Ruth Pendleton Memorial Fund Milwaukee, WI $830,250 173
Hern Family Foundation Tulsa, OK $830,228 142
Marshall M & Barbara J Sloane Pvt Found Chestnut Hill, MA $830,213 80
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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 1,671
Human services 811
Health care 801
Religion-related 520
Arts, culture & humanities 487
Youth development 456
Community improvement 292
Philanthropy & grantmaking 196

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $624.1M
New York, NY $512.2M
Chicago, IL $394.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $370.3M
Wilmington, DE $313.8M
Las Vegas, NV $301.0M
Milwaukee, WI $187.1M
Brooklyn, NY $173.9M
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