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Form 990 Finder: search 27,244 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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Showing 15 of 27,244 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Gary And Evelyn Trachten Family New Rochelle, NY $235,740 284
In Jesus Name Foundation Yantis, TX $235,730 36
Trippe Fund Inc Vero Beach, FL $235,729 205
Claude & Dela Chilcutt Trust Xxxxx9001 Chicago, IL $235,707 310
Frances E Snyder Trust B Xxxxx2009 Chicago, IL $235,690 12
The George & Josephine Curtis Foundation Camp Springs, MD $235,666 18
The Theresa Mao Charitable Foundati Coconut Creek, FL $235,660 66
Faith Hope Trust Delray Beach, FL $235,660 10
The Mclean Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $235,650 113
Panda Foundation Inc St Louis, MO $235,650 137
Shas Chabura Inc Lakewood, NJ $235,633 8
Mona Private Foundation Tucson, AZ $235,609 20
Bodhisattva Foundation Los Angeles, CA $235,606 110
Warren E Eaton Jr Charitable Trust Norwich, NY $235,589 8
The Williams Legacy Foundation Inc Saratoga Springs, NY $235,585 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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Category Foundations
Education 1,536
Human services 649
Health care 588
Religion-related 439
Arts, culture & humanities 329
Youth development 305
Community improvement 169
Philanthropy & grantmaking 118

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $188.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $132.1M
Las Vegas, NV $117.4M
New York, NY $97.0M
Chicago, IL $95.4M
Wilmington, DE $67.5M
Milwaukee, WI $61.3M
Saint Louis, MO $46.9M
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