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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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The Zammer Foundation Of Cape Cod Osterville, MA $1,361,200 96
Henrietta Countess De Hoernle Foundation Co Marjorie A Horwin Cpa Boca Raton, FL $1,361,187 2
William & Lr Gale Community Foundation Wellsboro, PA $1,361,060 61
J J Medveckis Foundation Philadelphia, PA $1,361,052 112
John G Symons Trust Charities Fund Chicago, IL $1,361,000 30
Maiden Lake Charitable Trust Gibson Island, MD $1,361,000 15
Merrick Bette M Med Equip Tuw Main Las Vegas, NV $1,360,880 5
Five C Foundation Inc Beachwood, OH $1,360,829 7
Brad Sethness Foundation Chicago, IL $1,360,800 105
The General And Mrs Curtis E Lemay Riverside, CA $1,360,753 4
The Herr Foundation Chicago, IL $1,360,605 54
Kinman-oldfield Fam Fdn Tr Milwaukee, WI $1,360,484 205
Makava Foundation Inc Monroe, NY $1,360,456 18
The John And Phyllis Groot Foundation Wilmington, DE $1,360,256 209
Matthew B Ridgway Mary Aridgway And Matthew Pittsburgh, PA $1,360,204 45
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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 1,730
Human services 933
Health care 916
Arts, culture & humanities 588
Religion-related 555
Youth development 542
Community improvement 339
Philanthropy & grantmaking 263

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $817.0M
New York, NY $804.0M
Chicago, IL $560.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $533.9M
Wilmington, DE $486.0M
Las Vegas, NV $367.1M
Brooklyn, NY $277.6M
Milwaukee, WI $260.5M
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