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Form 990 Finder: search 27,779 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
Bessie & Godfrey Thompson Charitable Dallas, TX $253,438 56
Now And Tomorrow Yarrow Point, WA $253,430 37
Camden E Greene Foundation Inc Lowell, AR $253,422 39
Healthyworld Foundation Santa Fe, NM $253,421 35
The Carl M Lindberg Family Foundation Inc Radnor, PA $253,400 146
Peter E Sills Family Foundation Kentfield, CA $253,400 35
The Jerry F Murdock Family Miramar Beach, FL $253,389 114
Momo Foundation Tampa, FL $253,381 29
Downtown Optimist Foundation Indianapolis, IN $253,380 5
The Schneider Foundation West Palm Beach, FL $253,348 7
Graphic Packaging Int'l Philanthropic Atlanta, GA $253,333 7
Working Assumptions Foundation Berkeley, CA $253,323 70
Zichron Av Trust Monsey, NY $253,296 135
The Anderson Family Legacy Foundation Brainerd, MN $253,271 64
Andrew Torok Foundation Hobart, IN $253,222 44
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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 1,547
Human services 678
Health care 651
Religion-related 456
Arts, culture & humanities 357
Youth development 310
Community improvement 183
Philanthropy & grantmaking 118

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $208.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $143.4M
Las Vegas, NV $128.1M
New York, NY $111.5M
Chicago, IL $104.7M
Wilmington, DE $75.3M
Milwaukee, WI $67.9M
Saint Louis, MO $51.5M
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