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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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Highstead Foundation Inc Redding, CT $1,499,752 22
The Kurtz Foundation Inc Independence, OH $1,499,674 177
Bishop Educational Trust Co Mwo Muscatine, IA $1,499,621 488
The Moskowitz Family Foundation Inc Westfield, NJ $1,499,616 48
Phoenix-monadnock Charitable Foundation Leominster, MA $1,499,516 4
The Tepper Family Foundation Melville, NY $1,499,458 51
The Felucca Fund Mclean, VA $1,499,452 78
Joannides Family Foundation Cheyenne, WY $1,499,330 411
Johnson J G Foundation Las Vegas, NV $1,499,254 4
Lawrence P Frank Foundation Porter Ranch, CA $1,499,200 153
Pd Charitable Trust Katonah, NY $1,499,196 151
The Kcs Pacific Foundation Inc Wilmington, DE $1,499,033 91
Dts Charitable Foundation Inc Waltham, MA $1,499,000 171
1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation Winchester, MA $1,498,696 97
Leo Drey Pioneer Foundation Saint Louis, MO $1,498,650 12
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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 1,794
Human services 979
Health care 965
Arts, culture & humanities 625
Youth development 560
Religion-related 537
Community improvement 339
Philanthropy & grantmaking 300

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $892.0M
Dallas, TX $848.5M
Chicago, IL $601.7M
Wilmington, DE $561.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $540.1M
Las Vegas, NV $369.2M
Brooklyn, NY $309.0M
Los Angeles, CA $277.6M
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