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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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Ezulwini Foundation Inc Wilmington, DE $1,609,500 83
The Leonard And Joan Foundation Chicago, IL $1,609,363 293
Gidwitz Family Foundation Chicago, IL $1,609,347 46
Werwaiss Family Charitable Trust Long Island City, NY $1,609,229 135
Cassner Foundation Hillsboro, OH $1,609,144 215
C N Wodehouse Hawaii Charities Trust Honolulu, HI $1,609,050 40
The Marguerite Petersen Foundation Reno, NV $1,609,000 37
Robert And Patricia Dahl Foundation Danville, CA $1,608,917 117
The Christian P Anschutz Foundation Denver, CO $1,608,825 70
Margaret D Smock Charitable Trust Trust Pittsburgh, PA $1,608,641 6
Cardone Foundation Bryn Mawr, PA $1,608,450 4
The Lewy Family Foundation New York, NY $1,608,366 81
National Center To Encourage Kensington, MD $1,608,120 148
Women's Aid Home Dba Pearl Manor Manchester, NH $1,608,109 7
The Tkbw Private Foundation Holland, OH $1,608,100 361
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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 1,794
Health care 988
Human services 975
Arts, culture & humanities 636
Youth development 570
Religion-related 551
Community improvement 345
Philanthropy & grantmaking 325

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $955.0M
Dallas, TX $865.9M
Chicago, IL $641.2M
Wilmington, DE $611.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $562.9M
Las Vegas, NV $383.7M
Brooklyn, NY $327.9M
Los Angeles, CA $298.2M
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