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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Joan And Keys Curry Foundation C/o Keys Curry Iii Houston, TX $860,220 13
The Arthur L And Lily D Walters Arlington, VA $860,195 246
James And Lynelle Holden Fund Northville, MI $860,100 118
Robert And Susan Sullivan Charitable Norwell, MA $860,084 139
Myra W And Jean Kent Angus Foundation Honolulu, HI $860,000 15
Edmund N Huyck Foundation Tr Xxxxx2008 Chicago, IL $860,000 6
Emile B Norman Charitable Trust Pebble Beach, CA $860,000 10
The Yum-o Organization Inc New York, NY $860,000 17
Marjorie B Graves Charitable Tuw North Manchester, IN $860,000 5
Eschenbach Provan 2019 Woodside, CA $860,000 3
Dallas & Louise Anderson Foundation Delano, MN $860,000 48
Edward W Golden Foundation Hudson, NY $860,000 103
Norman Winer Charitable Trust Chevy Chase, MD $860,000 38
Bravo Family Foundation Miami, FL $859,925 38
Shirley And Billy Weir Scholarship Columbus, GA $859,913 50
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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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Foundations by category and city

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 1,687
Health care 843
Human services 833
Religion-related 533
Arts, culture & humanities 498
Youth development 449
Community improvement 318
Philanthropy & grantmaking 203

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $636.8M
New York, NY $528.0M
Chicago, IL $406.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $381.0M
Wilmington, DE $323.1M
Las Vegas, NV $302.5M
Milwaukee, WI $191.9M
Brooklyn, NY $180.5M
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