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Form 990 Finder: search 28,256 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 28,256 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Ralph And Barbara Edwards Family Los Angeles, CA $273,250 38
Rhema Foundation San Antonio, TX $273,213 16
The Muskin Family Foundation Boston, MA $273,212 65
The Torgovnik Foundation Inc Miami, FL $273,203 5
The John Noffo Kahn And Mark Addison Barnard, VT $273,200 21
The Fountain Charitable Foundation Kalona, IA $273,154 130
The Weldon Family Foundation Inc New York, NY $273,150 30
The Bryan C Cary Statutory Trust Foundat Old Greenwich, CT $273,131 44
The Stroh Family Fund Inc Lakewood, NJ $273,105 3
James R Hammond 1995 Charitable Tr Boston, MA $273,100 32
Sanford M And Nancy E Epstein Foundation Juno Beach, FL $273,100 5
Blue Coats Of Louisville Inc Louisville, KY $273,098 46
Stephen W Baylis Charitable Lakeland, FL $273,059 6
Ruby Ed And Skipper Neenan Charitable Trust Wilmington, DE $273,058 4
E & G Mckie Charitable Tr Fbo Shrine Milwaukee, WI $273,052 7
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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 1,581
Human services 731
Health care 681
Religion-related 455
Arts, culture & humanities 360
Youth development 324
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 139

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $223.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $150.3M
Las Vegas, NV $134.4M
New York, NY $121.4M
Chicago, IL $113.9M
Wilmington, DE $84.9M
Milwaukee, WI $73.6M
Saint Louis, MO $54.9M
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