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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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Richard And Judith Stern Family Foundation Northbrook, IL $362,925 201
Addie Sanders -Tes Tr Orlando, FL $362,896 7
The Hollyfield Foundation Houston, TX $362,895 68
Tch Paul Holbrook Orlando, FL $362,880 74
Chisholm W Fbo Christ Church Etal-tr Pittsburgh, PA $362,841 12
Future Keys Foundation Inc Carmel, IN $362,841 134
Wayne City High School Scholarship Wayne City, IL $362,786 172
Grace Teneyck For St Peters Tw Brooklyn, OH $362,773 6
Stuart Four Square Fund Dallas, TX $362,700 101
Gordon Family Charitable Foundation Waccabuc, NY $362,667 164
Forevergreen Foundation Hobe Sound, FL $362,650 70
Charles W & Sarah Jane Syak Foundation Girard, OH $362,649 27
Laona M Kitchen Foundation Inc Marietta, GA $362,646 6
The Carruth J Wagner Md Foundation Omaha, NE $362,600 13
John V Low For Syracuse Univ Pittsburgh, PA $362,590 31
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Category Foundations
Education 1,674
Human services 765
Health care 719
Religion-related 469
Arts, culture & humanities 417
Youth development 366
Community improvement 209
Philanthropy & grantmaking 135

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $312.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $203.2M
Las Vegas, NV $175.1M
New York, NY $174.8M
Chicago, IL $164.9M
Wilmington, DE $121.7M
Milwaukee, WI $100.6M
Saint Louis, MO $77.9M
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