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The Sanfilippo Foundation Elgin, IL $92,420 20
The Larry & Cathy Lung Cancer Richboro, PA $92,406 5
Betty Jane Stull Memorial Trust Las Vegas, NV $92,400 5
The Platt Foundation Inc Winstonsalem, NC $92,400 15
De Charitable Foundation Brooklyn, NY $92,400 75
Celestine M Carroll Trust #43q027013 Columbus, GA $92,399 28
Rahbar Foundation Trust Hamilton, NJ $92,375 5
Paul Hellman Foundation Bedford Hills, NY $92,362 70
A Frank Orr Charitable Trust Xxx-xx-xxxx Evansville, IN $92,360 36
Jan Chapman Family Foundationinc Philippi, WV $92,358 52
Sgk Foundation St Louis, MO $92,350 53
Ron Webber Education Fund Inc Morton Grove, IL $92,347 11
Louis L Manes Foundation Akron, OH $92,337 5
Natl 4th Ivy Div Assn Sch Fd Pittsburgh, PA $92,334 69
The Lee Family Charitable Foundation Wilmington, DE $92,331 5
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,488
Human services 548
Health care 499
Religion-related 340
Arts, culture & humanities 233
Youth development 231
Community improvement 136
Philanthropy & grantmaking 62

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $42.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $40.4M
Las Vegas, NV $33.8M
New York, NY $25.0M
Chicago, IL $23.0M
Wilmington, DE $16.1M
Milwaukee, WI $13.8M
Saint Louis, MO $12.5M
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