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Form 990 Finder: search 28,004 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 28,004 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Estate Plus Foundation Brooklyn, NY $262,463 18
The Bokenkamp Family Foundation Santa Monica, CA $262,430 57
Sara Edna Black Trust Dallas, TX $262,428 8
Joe And Lindy Roth Foundation Inc Islamorada, FL $262,410 60
Barbourtown Foundation West Hartford, CT $262,405 180
John D & K A Johnston Foundation Dallas, TX $262,400 58
Rita Mona Tratner Foundation Xxxxx6007 Chicago, IL $262,383 8
Michelle Odom Foundation Wilmington, DE $262,341 22
Donald H Wrork Md Charitable Tr Ta Rockford, IL $262,300 10
The Hinchman Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $262,285 56
Preisler Elma Trust For Peace Haven Milwaukee, WI $262,283 9
Discover Healing Foundation Saint George, UT $262,274 6
Suzanne Bennett Charitable Quincy, MA $262,244 96
M Bonnie Axthelm Charitable Foundation Westport, CT $262,225 67
The New Hope Foundation Inc Fort Wayne, IN $262,202 4
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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 1,578
Human services 704
Health care 667
Religion-related 451
Arts, culture & humanities 351
Youth development 329
Community improvement 192
Philanthropy & grantmaking 130

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $215.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $145.1M
Las Vegas, NV $131.6M
New York, NY $115.5M
Chicago, IL $109.7M
Wilmington, DE $79.5M
Milwaukee, WI $70.6M
Saint Louis, MO $52.7M
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