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Form 990 Finder: search 28,271 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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Douglas And Mary Staughton Jones Nerstrand, MN $273,440 98
L Cary Saurage Ii Foundation Baton Rouge, LA $273,409 4
Firestone Raymond C Church Trust Xxxxx9008 Chicago, IL $273,400 6
James Lee And Annanette Harper Family Dallas, TX $273,400 25
Genesis Family Foundation Modesto, CA $273,391 17
Fox Family Foundation Trust Wausau, WI $273,372 10
Dollena K Drane Tua Geneva College 47f077011 Lancaster, PA $273,369 5
Dana Corman Foundation Chicago, IL $273,365 33
Tui Allen T Watson Boston, MA $273,359 12
The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Louisville, KY $273,351 122
The Mueller Family Foundation Inc Springfield, MO $273,340 42
Margie And James Robertson Scholarship Ennis, MT $273,339 7
Samuel Urcis And Marion Zola Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $273,336 133
Pequot Family Foundation Westport, CT $273,300 82
Kusko Family Charitable Trust 12800 Beaufort, SC $273,292 35
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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 1,582
Human services 731
Health care 680
Religion-related 453
Arts, culture & humanities 358
Youth development 323
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 139

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $224.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $150.3M
Las Vegas, NV $134.4M
New York, NY $121.4M
Chicago, IL $114.5M
Wilmington, DE $84.9M
Milwaukee, WI $73.6M
Saint Louis, MO $54.9M
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