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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
Richard T Bell Foundation Inc Victor, NY $959,700 73
Carl E & Emily Weller Foundation Allentown, PA $959,666 8
The Work Foundation Inc Wilmington, DE $959,624 15
Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc Brooklyn, NY $959,593 31
The Milton And Ruth Berman Beverly Hills, CA $959,500 403
Cape & Coast Bank Foundation Hyannis, MA $959,500 147
Barfield Family Private Foundation Hurst, TX $959,443 125
Marta Employees Charity Club Atlanta, GA $959,387 26
The Edward And Florence Paley Foundation Ramsey, NJ $959,385 80
The Newman Family Foundation Inc Garden City, NY $959,250 133
Fields Family Foundation Little Rock, AR $959,200 21
The Homestead Foundation Inc Livingston, MT $959,083 284
Edgar A Thronson Foundation Greenville, DE $959,050 74
Norborne F Muir Fd - Tes Tr Orlando, FL $958,981 106
Natysin Family Foundation Leesburg, VA $958,890 224
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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 1,705
Health care 886
Human services 881
Arts, culture & humanities 546
Religion-related 522
Youth development 490
Community improvement 298
Philanthropy & grantmaking 231

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $682.0M
New York, NY $593.2M
Chicago, IL $443.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $411.0M
Wilmington, DE $350.1M
Las Vegas, NV $326.6M
Milwaukee, WI $208.8M
Brooklyn, NY $196.0M
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