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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 Victor And Elise Micati Foundation Darien, CT $338,104 118
Christian Foundation Of Indiana Inc Indianapolis, IN $338,091 35
The Jdj Charitable Trust Greenwich, CT $338,054 43
Mary Nell Griffin Charitable Trust 1045000193 Hamilton, OH $338,048 12
Jean Bedecarrax Scholarship Trust San Rafael, CA $338,009 4
O'brion Frank Trust Uw Brooklyn, OH $338,000 18
Janet E Bowen Foundation Portland, OR $338,000 11
Waka Research Foundation St Louis, MO $338,000 3
The Charles L And Joan M Hirsch Cambridge, MA $338,000 58
Micki Rainey Scholarship Fund Inc Martinez, CA $338,000 70
Vera C Hendry Foundation Sonoma, CA $338,000 47
The Liberal Do-gooder Foundation Dobbs Ferry, NY $337,972 85
Adam Cirillo Scholarship Foundation Brooklyn, NY $337,933 45
Hirt Family Foundation Inc Bloomington, IN $337,913 64
Franklin Library Association Foxboro, MA $337,890 7
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Category Foundations
Education 1,637
Human services 724
Health care 681
Religion-related 475
Arts, culture & humanities 384
Youth development 335
Community improvement 197
Philanthropy & grantmaking 122

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $289.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $189.1M
Las Vegas, NV $164.8M
New York, NY $159.1M
Chicago, IL $152.7M
Wilmington, DE $111.9M
Milwaukee, WI $94.3M
Saint Louis, MO $73.2M
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