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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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S Duvall & Maxine L Bell Agricultural Healdsburg, CA $251,548 8
Mcintyre Foundation Naples, FL $251,543 8
James H Creekmore Sr & Meredith W Creekmore Oxford, MS $251,533 17
S&w Greenbaum Charitable Trust New York, NY $251,522 54
Grace Buchanan Memorial Fund Inc Monmouth, IL $251,510 9
The James R And Catherine M Gaunt Family Cincinnati, OH $251,500 29
North10 Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $251,500 2
Michael Harasimik Trust Las Vegas, NV $251,500 49
The Peter S And Vicki A Helming Family Fdn Inc Boise, ID $251,500 43
Christensen Family Foundation Dallas, TX $251,500 21
The Distinguished Social Ventures Foundation Mamaroneck, NY $251,500 21
Macgillis Family Foundation Minneapolis, MN $251,500 64
Luanne And Dan Chefetz Charitable West Islip, NY $251,490 166
Richard K Thomson Jr Trust Xxxxx3003 Chicago, IL $251,486 5
Kelso John B #3 Ta Brooklyn, OH $251,428 9
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Category Foundations
Education 1,542
Human services 668
Health care 643
Religion-related 453
Arts, culture & humanities 354
Youth development 312
Community improvement 181
Philanthropy & grantmaking 117

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $206.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $142.8M
Las Vegas, NV $127.3M
New York, NY $110.2M
Chicago, IL $104.1M
Wilmington, DE $74.4M
Milwaukee, WI $66.5M
Saint Louis, MO $51.4M
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