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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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Frances A Melrose Foundation Co Michael J Kleinman Esq Denver, CO $1,359,204 44
The Karp Family Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $1,359,062 73
The Natori Foundation New York, NY $1,359,000 44
Liz Whitney Tippett Foundation Inc Palm Coast, FL $1,358,500 8
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati Northfield, NJ $1,358,380 150
Wuhan University Alumni Association Of Greater New York Inc Garden City, NY $1,358,296 26
Lostritto Family Foundation Bethpage, NY $1,358,150 294
Craig And Wendy Spoelhof Foundation Holland, MI $1,358,137 155
The George & Marie Chabot Siasconset, MA $1,358,054 152
The Margaret Finkel Foundation Fort Walton Beach, FL $1,357,937 111
Ruth & Samuel Salzberg Family Foundation Rockville, MD $1,357,933 101
The Cedar Spray Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,357,500 80
Carol A Stuhr Family Foundation Harrison, MI $1,357,500 145
Tara & Jim Knicos Foundation Bethlehem, PA $1,357,000 65
Osborne Family Foundation Redmond, WA $1,356,821 11
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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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Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,732
Human services 932
Health care 916
Arts, culture & humanities 590
Religion-related 557
Youth development 542
Community improvement 342
Philanthropy & grantmaking 263

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $818.7M
New York, NY $803.3M
Chicago, IL $557.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $531.5M
Wilmington, DE $485.0M
Las Vegas, NV $365.7M
Brooklyn, NY $278.0M
Milwaukee, WI $259.2M
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