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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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Herbert And Peggy Iffert Trust Milwaukee, WI $240,666 2
Jessie Gordon Sherman Tr Uw Boston, MA $240,649 5
Creative Foundation North Mankato, MN $240,592 8
Us-japan Research Institute Suite 801 Washington, DC $240,588 4
Waldo & Alice Ayer Trust Johnston, RI $240,586 35
Katherine Carr Odwyer Trust Fbo West Morgantown, WV $240,586 8
David And Lucy Chang Foundation Wilmington, DE $240,564 26
Live Long & Prosper Foundation Wilmington, DE $240,562 18
Roy Creasey Trust Mexico, MO $240,549 18
The Phil And Linda Hardberger Foundation San Antonio, TX $240,512 12
The Frances B & William S Todman Foundation Princeton, NJ $240,500 105
The Realreal Community Foundation San Francisco, CA $240,500 11
Foundation For Eye Research Rancho Santa Fe, CA $240,500 24
The Mid-atlantic Securities Traders Foun Baltimore, MD $240,500 31
J Preston Levis Charitable Foundation Middleburg, VA $240,500 75
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Category Foundations
Education 1,554
Human services 653
Health care 603
Religion-related 439
Arts, culture & humanities 325
Youth development 293
Community improvement 173
Philanthropy & grantmaking 112

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $193.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $136.2M
Las Vegas, NV $121.7M
New York, NY $100.6M
Chicago, IL $97.7M
Wilmington, DE $70.0M
Milwaukee, WI $62.3M
Saint Louis, MO $48.6M
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