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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
John P Munson Scholarship Fund Dallas, TX $90,562 9
Dacosta Foundation Plymouth, MN $90,555 24
Samuel S Heffner And Missouri S Heffner Orlando, FL $90,550 10
Jesse P Donnally Resid Tr Uw Dallas, TX $90,543 7
Hawkanson Family Foundation Mercer Island, WA $90,538 22
Menicha Vesimcha Foundation Brooklyn, NY $90,537 49
North Star Philanthropic Salem, SC $90,525 65
Anna L Buckley Trust 1020001630 Hamilton, OH $90,525 10
The Jane Family Foundation Sarasota, FL $90,525 91
Marian L Freeman Foundation Chicago, IL $90,515 45
Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund Fbo Heritage Newtown, PA $90,515 4
Ansom Foundation Mentor, OH $90,511 131
Madaline F Fleming Scholarship Fund Needham, MA $90,500 59
Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation New York, NY $90,500 38
The Herbert Howe Steel Fund Las Vegas, NV $90,500 4
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Foundations by state

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 1,485
Human services 541
Health care 484
Religion-related 340
Arts, culture & humanities 234
Youth development 228
Community improvement 134
Philanthropy & grantmaking 59

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $40.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $39.7M
Las Vegas, NV $32.6M
New York, NY $24.6M
Chicago, IL $22.3M
Wilmington, DE $15.6M
Milwaukee, WI $13.7M
Saint Louis, MO $12.0M
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