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Form 990 Finder: search 28,118 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
The Steven & Carole Weinberg Founda Dana Point, CA $267,484 65
Grace H Kleckner Charitable Trust Pittsburgh, PA $267,474 10
Hobbs Foundation Waco, TX $267,474 98
Wiechers Foundation Palo Alto, CA $267,470 20
Marie Roper Foundation Houston, TX $267,451 89
Joseph J Sinek Scholarship Algona, IA $267,450 35
Johnson Charles H Trust 1045000852 Hamilton, OH $267,427 27
Donald M Anderson Foundation Madison, WI $267,421 7
Shepherd Charitable Trust Milwaukee, WI $267,413 7
Terlato Family Foundation Lake Bluff, IL $267,410 36
Ruth B Crumley Fbo Columbus Home Birmingham, AL $267,385 7
Teddie Kerling Scholarship Fund Pittsburgh, PA $267,382 1
Emil & Ruth Green Fdn-djg Pennington, NJ $267,353 24
Nutis Foundation Inc Columbus, OH $267,350 23
Tw Chester Cawood Trust B Pittsburgh, PA $267,310 10
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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 1,572
Human services 712
Health care 667
Religion-related 447
Arts, culture & humanities 357
Youth development 323
Community improvement 197
Philanthropy & grantmaking 128

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $219.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $147.4M
Las Vegas, NV $132.1M
New York, NY $119.4M
Chicago, IL $112.1M
Wilmington, DE $82.0M
Milwaukee, WI $71.0M
Saint Louis, MO $53.9M
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