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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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Midwest Rett Syndrome Foundation Brooklyn Park, MN $250,000 5
Deregt Family Foundation Co Kenneth M Deregt New York, NY $250,000 1
Nyc Partnership Housing Development Fund Company Inc New York, NY $250,000 1
The Blenheim Foundation New York, NY $250,000 1
Beatrice And Roy Backus Foundation Inc Somers, NY $250,000 5
Kenny Gordon Foundation New York, NY $250,000 10
Nbc Family Charitable Foundation East Aurora, NY $250,000 1
North American Thrombosis Forum Inc Brookline, MA $250,000 4
Guido And Ruth Shumake Charitable Trust Fort Worth, TX $250,000 89
Culbreath Family Foundation Inc Tampa, FL $250,000 41
Swadarshan Foundation Ltd Tampa, FL $250,000 9
Youngshine Media Inc West Caldwell, NJ $250,000 1
The Hill Art Foundation New York, NY $250,000 9
Marsten Alfred L Char Tuw Las Vegas, NV $250,000 5
Palama Scholarship Foundation Inc Honolulu, HI $250,000 18
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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 1,542
Human services 676
Health care 642
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 352
Youth development 318
Community improvement 179
Philanthropy & grantmaking 117

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $204.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $142.2M
Las Vegas, NV $126.6M
New York, NY $109.9M
Chicago, IL $103.1M
Wilmington, DE $73.8M
Milwaukee, WI $65.5M
Saint Louis, MO $50.7M
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