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Form 990 Finder: search 27,812 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
Bernadine Tosetti Hines Foundation Inc Hinsdale, IL $254,310 88
S Spencer Scott Fund Inc Old Lyme, CT $254,305 273
Piasecki Foundation Saint Davids, PA $254,300 42
Nindra Foundation Suffolk, VA $254,300 108
Theta Chi Alumni Foundation Inc Hamilton, NY $254,260 14
Max And Jane Krantz Foundation Dover, OH $254,250 100
The Frank And Anna Bravchok Foundat Weirton, WV $254,250 41
Mary E Macmanus Bethlehem, PA $254,224 9
Nannette And Walter A Ramsey Scholarshi Shelbyville, IL $254,200 48
Delta Phi Epsilon Charitable Xxxxx5009 Chicago, IL $254,199 4
Fairview Foundation Roseville, MN $254,192 4
The Labarron And Lori Boone Educational Pike Road, AL $254,180 16
Joseph Desloge Jr Family Charitable Trust St Louis, MO $254,177 12
Kathleen Walsh Husman Foundation Northfield, IL $254,160 38
Richard And Annetta Good Foundation Raleigh, NC $254,137 3
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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 1,554
Human services 684
Health care 652
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 353
Youth development 311
Community improvement 180
Philanthropy & grantmaking 120

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $209.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $143.6M
Las Vegas, NV $129.3M
New York, NY $111.6M
Chicago, IL $105.0M
Wilmington, DE $76.3M
Milwaukee, WI $67.9M
Saint Louis, MO $52.2M
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