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Form 990 Finder: search 28,158 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
Richard L Bready Charitable Foundation Providence, RI $269,525 4
Scs Foundation Brooklyn, NY $269,524 14
Percival Hs & Ma Scholarship Saint Louis, MO $269,520 25
Mendon B Krischer Trust Xxxxx5007 Chicago, IL $269,512 7
Jim Brock Leonard Charitable Trust Lawrenceburg, TN $269,500 34
The Lawrence And Phyllis Sager Fort Myers, FL $269,500 5
One-four-three Foundation #95-651660 Boston, MA $269,499 41
Kayla Mitchell Foundation Sarasota, FL $269,488 49
Zck Foundation Brooklyn, NY $269,462 14
Tuw Rudolph S Dinkel Charitable Dallas, TX $269,458 42
Kirsch Scholarship Fund Milwaukee, WI $269,447 29
Donald N Tweedy Fund Xxxxx5003 Chicago, IL $269,431 7
Wherry Family Foundation Taylors, SC $269,425 82
William And Wilma Dooley Foundation Glencoe, IL $269,385 88
The College Education Milestone New York, NY $269,383 46
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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 1,575
Human services 721
Health care 669
Religion-related 450
Arts, culture & humanities 356
Youth development 320
Community improvement 195
Philanthropy & grantmaking 134

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $220.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $148.2M
Las Vegas, NV $133.4M
New York, NY $120.4M
Chicago, IL $113.7M
Wilmington, DE $82.5M
Milwaukee, WI $71.8M
Saint Louis, MO $54.7M
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