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Form 990 Finder: search 27,810 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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Showing 15 of 27,810 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Kim And Martin Sands Family Greenwich, CT $254,431 131
Christman-horvath Foundation Chicago, IL $254,375 31
Lula H Mcafee Foundation Xxxxx7006 Chicago, IL $254,374 21
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
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,554
Human services 684
Health care 652
Religion-related 455
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 $209.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $143.5M
Las Vegas, NV $129.3M
New York, NY $111.6M
Chicago, IL $105.5M
Wilmington, DE $76.3M
Milwaukee, WI $67.9M
Saint Louis, MO $52.2M
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