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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Third Avenue Management Private Foundation Wilmington, DE $85,230 20
Manning Foundation Tr Xxx-xx-xxxx St Louis, MO $85,230 2
Capital Community Partners Washington, DC $85,221 42
Sambold Foundation Wilmington, DE $85,208 29
Nhcf Elwin L Cilley Trust Schlr Johnston, RI $85,193 3
Eddy Foundation Essex, NY $85,175 45
Michael E Speltz Charitable Foundation Rollingstone, MN $85,169 16
Real Angels Foundation Dominican Republic, FL $85,162 6
Keim Family Foundation Voorhees, NJ $85,152 10
Adam F Gall Testamentary Tr(1453 Orlando, FL $85,141 8
Ruth Boring Home For The Aged Fd Xxxxx8006 Chicago, IL $85,128 48
The Moody Charitable Trust Gulf Shores, AL $85,125 16
The Infield Foundation Joaquin, TX $85,113 13
Fitzgibbon Dermidoff Foundation Birmingham, MI $85,101 17
For Miss Soc Of The Mor Ch Et Al Las Vegas, NV $85,090 16
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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.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,479
Human services 547
Health care 483
Religion-related 335
Arts, culture & humanities 244
Youth development 220
Community improvement 127
Philanthropy & grantmaking 51

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $36.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $35.8M
Las Vegas, NV $28.8M
New York, NY $22.8M
Chicago, IL $20.0M
Wilmington, DE $14.1M
Milwaukee, WI $12.3M
Saint Louis, MO $11.3M
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