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Form 990 Finder: search 27,406 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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
J&h Gross Family Foundation Brooklyn, NY $242,674 7
The Tompkins County Trust Co Ithaca, NY $242,656 13
M-a-s Charitable Foundation Clayton, MO $242,650 28
Jemys Foundation Monsey, NY $242,643 142
Dry River Foundation Inc Tucson, AZ $242,631 72
The Christopher B And Louise Munday Foundation Highland, UT $242,620 81
Geraldine C And Emory M Ford Foundation Bozeman, MT $242,610 51
Hale Family Foundation Charlotte, NC $242,604 25
Offering Hope Foundation Leawood, KS $242,600 48
Thomas Augusta E Ua Dallas, TX $242,584 9
Dorothy Q & David B Arnold Jr Charitable Boston, MA $242,565 1
Africa Assistance Plan Inc Stafford, TX $242,564 4
Jason Clearwater Fund Nfp Minooka, IL $242,550 51
Seymour Stephen Memorial Fund Dallas, TX $242,520 7
Karlin Family Foundation Indian Wells, CA $242,518 14
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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 1,553
Human services 663
Health care 609
Religion-related 443
Arts, culture & humanities 338
Youth development 308
Community improvement 179
Philanthropy & grantmaking 114

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $196.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $137.3M
Las Vegas, NV $123.0M
New York, NY $102.6M
Chicago, IL $98.4M
Wilmington, DE $70.4M
Milwaukee, WI $62.5M
Saint Louis, MO $49.4M
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