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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.
| Foundation | Based in | Total giving | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | $83,212,000 | 258 |
| Steward Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | $83,204,150 | 195 |
| Adobe Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $83,203,743 | 142 |
| John William Pope Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $82,437,351 | 688 |
| Wonderful Life Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $82,402,853 | 199 |
| The Day Foundation | Memphis, TN | $82,003,839 | 241 |
| Bohemian Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $81,994,255 | 4 |
| The Rachael Ray Foundation | New York, NY | $81,861,741 | 558 |
| Soma Foundation Inc | Columbus, GA | $81,849,653 | 378 |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | $81,799,690 | 1,974 |
| The Cummins Foundation Inc | Columbus, IN | $81,754,392 | 4 |
| The Volgenau Foundation | Mclean, VA | $81,737,274 | 464 |
| The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | $81,683,493 | 103 |
| Yawkey Foundation Ii | Dedham, MA | $81,522,486 | 690 |
| Charles Koch Charitable Fund | Arlington, VA | $81,500,000 | 7 |
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| Category | Foundations |
|---|---|
| Education | 1,347 |
| Health care | 1,029 |
| Human services | 951 |
| Arts, culture & humanities | 844 |
| Youth development | 776 |
| Philanthropy & grantmaking | 703 |
| Community improvement | 677 |
| Religion-related | 468 |
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| City | Total giving |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | $10.4B |
| Chicago, IL | $3.5B |
| San Francisco, CA | $2.0B |
| Dallas, TX | $2.0B |
| Boston, MA | $2.0B |
| Houston, TX | $2.0B |
| Wilmington, DE | $1.7B |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1.5B |
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