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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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War Horse Cities Community Development Baltimore, MD $1,334,732 2
Prayer Unlimited Independence, OH $1,334,670 369
The Galter Foundation Niles, IL $1,334,500 101
George Lee Tr Uw Bo World Div Bd Of Missions Elmira, NY $1,334,219 4
The James & Glenys Slavik Newport Beach, CA $1,334,200 82
Hugh Grant Trust Uwo Regis High School Chicago, IL $1,334,138 7
Rc Johnson Jr Foundation Inc Lubbock, TX $1,333,861 76
Rhino Foundation Suffern, NY $1,333,668 126
Robert V Baker Foundation Tekoa, WA $1,333,527 91
Mcleskey Family Foundation Inc Virginia Beach, VA $1,333,500 32
The Hullinger Family Foundation Tooele, UT $1,333,399 190
The Asen Foundation New York, NY $1,333,382 229
Bti Foundation Inc Linden, NJ $1,333,275 72
Jk Mullen Foundation Greenwood Village, CO $1,333,250 202
Charles S Weston Tuw Scranton, PA $1,333,090 7
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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 1,731
Human services 929
Health care 911
Arts, culture & humanities 588
Religion-related 557
Youth development 525
Community improvement 350
Philanthropy & grantmaking 263

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $822.4M
New York, NY $789.8M
Chicago, IL $550.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $526.8M
Wilmington, DE $466.8M
Las Vegas, NV $364.4M
Brooklyn, NY $276.9M
Milwaukee, WI $256.8M
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