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Form 990 Finder: search 27,603 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
The Walker Family Foundation St Louis, MO $248,750 11
The Dauwalter Family Foundation Chanhassen, MN $248,734 200
Laogai Research Foundation Washington, DC $248,712 33
Mabel W Springfield Trust Sayre, OK $248,671 117
Hanna Foundation Jacksonville, FL $248,665 75
Moses Family Christian Foundation Wausau, WI $248,650 46
Flores Foundation Inc Tampa, FL $248,648 126
Association For Surgical Education Springfield, IL $248,645 16
Eastern Oregon College Foundation Tr Milwaukee, WI $248,615 1
Perfect Light Foundation New Braunfels, TX $248,611 210
The Venuti Family Foundation Syracuse, NY $248,600 75
Samuel A Kleppinger Trust Fbo United Way Of Chicago, IL $248,597 6
Woodstock Associates Inc Woodstock, VT $248,591 8
James & Elsie Priest Irrv Tr Fbo Friedens Jefferson City, MO $248,586 2
Unger-pfeffer Family Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $248,579 64
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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 1,562
Human services 670
Health care 626
Religion-related 453
Arts, culture & humanities 346
Youth development 315
Community improvement 182
Philanthropy & grantmaking 115

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $203.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $142.1M
Las Vegas, NV $125.9M
New York, NY $107.0M
Chicago, IL $102.8M
Wilmington, DE $73.0M
Milwaukee, WI $65.2M
Saint Louis, MO $50.5M
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