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Form 990 Finder: search 27,903 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
Joseph P Cranston Milwaukee, WI $258,330 2
Elizabeth Wick Charitable Tr Pennington, NJ $258,312 20
Robinson Erdis G Xxxxx4001 Chicago, IL $258,300 12
Harold A Heist Tw Trust B Pittsburgh, PA $258,283 14
The Salmon Foundation Memphis, TN $258,252 62
The Peninsula Foundation Santa Fe, NM $258,250 78
M L Billings Tr Fbo Nh Charities Johnston, RI $258,248 63
The Rackman Foundation Inc Jamaica, NY $258,245 40
Mary B Smoker Charitable Tuw Burlington, IN $258,234 16
Coleys Cause Charitable Trust Foundation Raynham, MA $258,210 38
Hand In Hand Foundation San Antonio, TX $258,207 45
The Foley Foundation Inc Chicago, IL $258,200 32
Essman Family Charitable Foundation St Louis, MO $258,188 186
Pearsall Family Foundation Oak Park, IL $258,175 50
Hubbard W-poor Mer Waterbury, CT $258,149 25
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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 1,571
Human services 705
Health care 675
Religion-related 461
Arts, culture & humanities 364
Youth development 322
Community improvement 185
Philanthropy & grantmaking 120

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $212.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $145.2M
Las Vegas, NV $130.2M
New York, NY $114.1M
Chicago, IL $108.0M
Wilmington, DE $77.2M
Milwaukee, WI $69.7M
Saint Louis, MO $52.9M
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