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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Conormon Christian Ministries Fayetteville, NC $90,755 49
Asuncion Charitable Foundation San Antonio, TX $90,750 19
Charles Foundation Co Robert Lembkey Rockford, IL $90,750 29
Jonah M Siegellak Family Chicago, IL $90,750 40
Dacotah Foundation Inc Lexington, NC $90,745 16
Hoop Dr Carl Charitable Trust Pittsburgh, PA $90,731 12
Goldstein Family Foundation Edina, MN $90,725 96
Trust Uw Of Elizabeth B Smith Dallas, TX $90,700 18
The Edvancement Foundation Corporation Great Neck, NY $90,700 8
Serving His Servants Sebring, FL $90,683 75
The Katherine Soodek Foundation Chicago, IL $90,680 31
Goldenberg Family Charitable Foundation New Rochelle, NY $90,661 132
Xc Foundation Pleasanton, CA $90,652 39
The Vanden Brul Foundation Inc Rochester, NY $90,650 38
Longwell Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $90,650 64
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,491
Human services 541
Health care 484
Religion-related 341
Arts, culture & humanities 235
Youth development 229
Community improvement 136
Philanthropy & grantmaking 60

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $40.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $39.7M
Las Vegas, NV $32.6M
New York, NY $24.6M
Chicago, IL $22.5M
Wilmington, DE $15.7M
Milwaukee, WI $13.7M
Saint Louis, MO $12.0M
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