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Form 990 Finder: search 27,098 private foundation IRS filings, free.

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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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Bourgraf Family Foundation Cincinnati, OH $231,406 127
Charles And Frances Kempler Elk Grove Village, IL $231,405 165
Hewitt M Jane Irr Dundee, IL $231,399 12
Jay Morton-levinthal Foundation Inc Miami Beach, FL $231,377 14
Robert D Klausner Charitable Plantation, FL $231,365 97
The Marilyn And Harry Swimmer Family Foundation Waxhaw, NC $231,314 93
John Allen Jones Family Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA $231,300 52
Maynard Foundation Maitland, FL $231,300 215
Serving Out Smiles Foundation Syracuse, UT $231,284 19
Emilio A & Mary A Difelice Scholarship Boston, MA $231,250 32
Georgy Family Foundation Crystal Lake, IL $231,245 72
The John H And Elenor H Maxheim Charlotte, NC $231,245 12
Berghammer Construction Foundation Inc Butler, WI $231,193 140
Conroy W Amer Univ At Cairo Pittsburgh, PA $231,186 6
Monte L & Lisa R Froehlich Family Lincoln, NE $231,165 19
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,536
Human services 621
Health care 564
Religion-related 448
Arts, culture & humanities 329
Youth development 308
Community improvement 164
Philanthropy & grantmaking 115

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $184.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $130.3M
Las Vegas, NV $114.7M
New York, NY $94.7M
Chicago, IL $93.3M
Wilmington, DE $64.8M
Milwaukee, WI $60.4M
Saint Louis, MO $46.8M
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