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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
The Goodman Foundation Seattle, WA $978,360 24
Angus C Mcdonald Memorial Tr Pittsburgh, PA $978,318 14
Ct Herring Charitable Foundation Amarillo, TX $978,093 11
Salser Family Foundation Pacific Palisades, CA $978,000 25
The Scott And Tara Roseman Foundation Cheyenne, WY $977,848 64
Bailey-stanford Family Foundation Inc Denver, CO $977,766 52
The Provident Community Charitable Amesbury, MA $977,665 101
Benjamins Foundation Spring Valley, NY $977,592 12
Hulsebosch Hope Foundation Wilmington, DE $977,577 99
Bakerville Foundation Captiva, FL $977,561 8
Storer Goodwin Decatur Foundation Boston, MA $977,500 7
Crum Fbo Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden Milwaukee, WI $977,371 5
Archer M Huntington Charitable Trust B Pittsburgh, PA $977,356 8
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia Pittsburgh, PA $977,316 6
Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation Honolulu, HI $977,206 100
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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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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 1,711
Human services 912
Health care 880
Arts, culture & humanities 553
Religion-related 526
Youth development 497
Community improvement 302
Philanthropy & grantmaking 244

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $686.4M
New York, NY $597.1M
Chicago, IL $453.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $419.0M
Wilmington, DE $351.5M
Las Vegas, NV $324.7M
Milwaukee, WI $213.2M
Brooklyn, NY $198.7M
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