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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Harrison Family Teacher Association Brainerd, MN $85,534 2
Chesed Yakov Yonah Foundation Monsey, NY $85,529 3
The Von Rosenberg Foundation Moneta, VA $85,519 23
Bescek Sophia Pfdn Brooklyn, OH $85,518 12
Rosella Jennewein Charitable Trust Birmingham, AL $85,515 21
The Doherty Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $85,508 15
Gilbert Fund For Indigent Persons Gloucester, MA $85,500 5
Horace Wells Trust Fund West Hartford, CT $85,500 58
Elizabeth Klein Foundation Inc Syracuse, NY $85,500 18
The Bartenbach Foundation Trust Jamaica Estates, NY $85,500 9
The Allan And Cathy Tasman Louisville, KY $85,500 40
Lori Ann Breast Cancer Foundation Jacksonville, FL $85,500 5
Ruth I Gallup And Loren C Gallup Independence, IA $85,500 5
Ruth I Gallup And Loren C Gallup Independence, IA $85,500 5
Business For Isness Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO $85,500 36
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,483
Human services 547
Health care 481
Religion-related 332
Arts, culture & humanities 246
Youth development 221
Community improvement 126
Philanthropy & grantmaking 52

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $36.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $35.8M
Las Vegas, NV $28.9M
New York, NY $23.0M
Chicago, IL $20.1M
Wilmington, DE $14.3M
Milwaukee, WI $12.5M
Saint Louis, MO $11.4M
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