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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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Ims Charitable Trust C/o Sovereign Partner New York, NY $1,098,619 114
The Grammie Jean Foundation Inc Oshkosh, WI $1,098,500 140
Institute Of Current World Affairs Inc Washington, DC $1,098,476 41
Sidney And Lisa Glenner Foundation Lincolnwood, IL $1,098,300 177
J K Barker Foundation Rancho Santa Fe, CA $1,098,292 158
Hickory Hill Foundation Honesdale, PA $1,098,275 201
The George Whitefield Society Okc, OK $1,098,222 8
Dellora A Norris Tr #602 Fbo Cultural Arts St Charles, IL $1,098,137 6
Rodriguez Family Foundation Ringwood, OK $1,097,872 15
J & J Neely Foundation Winston Salem, NC $1,097,786 25
Sagalyn Family Fund Chicago, IL $1,097,765 240
Floyd E Knight Charitable Trust Dallas, TX $1,097,735 10
Bryans Foundation Inc Newborn, GA $1,097,659 423
Peter And Helen Haje Foundation New York, NY $1,097,657 124
Bobbie And John G Ullman Family Corning, NY $1,097,648 41
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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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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.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,733
Human services 922
Health care 884
Arts, culture & humanities 585
Religion-related 550
Youth development 503
Community improvement 329
Philanthropy & grantmaking 267

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $748.2M
New York, NY $644.1M
Chicago, IL $492.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $451.8M
Wilmington, DE $394.3M
Las Vegas, NV $341.8M
Milwaukee, WI $233.6M
Brooklyn, NY $228.6M
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