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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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Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Boston, MA $248,000 26
Edwin R Fredericksen Scholarship Fund Cincinnati, OH $248,000 22
John Garland Plunkett Endowment Fd Las Vegas, NV $248,000 5
The Paideia Foundation Palos Hills, IL $248,000 8
Virginia H Glasson Charitable Trust Xxxxx9009 Chicago, IL $248,000 52
The Kathleen M Doyle Foundation Inc New York, NY $248,000 45
Hogan Family Foundation Inc Boone, NC $248,000 81
The Harry H Hansbrough Charitable Winter Park, FL $248,000 45
Won Foundation Inc Birmingham, AL $248,000 19
Neil & Mary Kosasa Foundation Honolulu, HI $248,000 6
Curtis & Ruby Humphries Charitable Tr Lubbock, TX $248,000 20
Percy Grainger Society White Plains, NY $247,997 5
The Stanley B Tunick Foundation Palm Beach, FL $247,985 91
Home & Building Wyoming, MI $247,980 30
Darleen J And Robert L Walker Chicago, IL $247,950 74
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Category Foundations
Education 1,554
Human services 670
Health care 625
Religion-related 449
Arts, culture & humanities 348
Youth development 311
Community improvement 182
Philanthropy & grantmaking 116

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $203.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $142.0M
Las Vegas, NV $125.5M
New York, NY $106.6M
Chicago, IL $102.1M
Wilmington, DE $72.8M
Milwaukee, WI $64.9M
Saint Louis, MO $50.5M
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