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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
The Thomson Family Foundation Malvern, PA $254,000 37
Milton & Leonore Schmuhl Tr Fbo Holy Saint Louis, MO $254,000 5
Big Day Foundation Rye, NY $254,000 51
Bonnie Korlick Private Charitable Foundation Las Cruces, NM $254,000 32
Daniel Raymond Nickerson Foundation Portland, ME $254,000 26
The Lawrence And Carol Pollock Lafayette Hill, PA $254,000 87
Boeshore Jay & Minnie Irrev Ta Saint Louis, MO $254,000 6
Mckenzie Memorial Fund Eva L Tua Las Vegas, NV $254,000 30
Armotte Boyer Charitable Trust Cincinnati, OH $254,000 29
Zichron Breindal Foundation Lakewood, NJ $253,992 48
Waddell Foundation Inc Cambridge, MD $253,991 114
The Marge And Randy Becker Foundation Middleburgh, NY $253,955 28
Rcp Foundation Little Neck, NY $253,903 248
Al Hajj Inc Montgomery, AL $253,897 8
Robert F & Valerie Wright Charitable Holmdel, NJ $253,880 211
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Category Foundations
Education 1,553
Human services 683
Health care 653
Religion-related 453
Arts, culture & humanities 354
Youth development 312
Community improvement 180
Philanthropy & grantmaking 121

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $209.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $143.6M
Las Vegas, NV $128.8M
New York, NY $111.7M
Chicago, IL $104.9M
Wilmington, DE $76.3M
Milwaukee, WI $67.9M
Saint Louis, MO $52.2M
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