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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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Mae K Steele Trust Clayton, MO $2,227,194 12
Walter W And Frances M Key Charitable Foundation St Paul, MN $2,227,024 3
Make A Difference Foundation Ridgeland, MS $2,227,000 55
The Haiganoosh Mengushian Ajemian Bloomfield Hills, MI $2,226,500 219
Michael R & Kathleen B Linburn San Francisco, CA $2,226,467 119
Wynne Charitable Foundation Miami, FL $2,225,959 198
Christopher & Constance Li Charitable Palo Alto, CA $2,225,823 52
Harold B Larson Charitable Trust 005178a Salt Lake City, UT $2,225,482 98
Sheridan Garrison Foundation Fayetteville, AR $2,225,267 55
Gospel Evangelism Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $2,225,141 6
Ls Foundation Palo Alto, CA $2,225,050 96
Ruth Paddison Las Vegas, NV $2,225,000 15
Richard A Busemeyer Atheist Foundation Cincinnati, OH $2,225,000 69
Trini And Oc Mendenhall Foundation Houston, TX $2,224,625 115
Rj Clark Family Foundation Littleton, CO $2,224,585 136
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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 1,882
Health care 1,051
Human services 1,019
Arts, culture & humanities 718
Youth development 614
Religion-related 599
Community improvement 401
Philanthropy & grantmaking 350

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $1.3B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Chicago, IL $784.2M
Wilmington, DE $761.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $645.2M
Las Vegas, NV $405.3M
Brooklyn, NY $400.5M
Los Angeles, CA $368.3M
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