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Form 990 Finder: search 28,273 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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National Notary Foundation Chatsworth, CA $274,468 21
Brown-davis-leclerc Religious Educational Sch Dallas, TX $274,450 14
The Leah Lee Adatto Kayem Foundation Houston, TX $274,441 4
Ballew Charitable Trust Saint Louis, MO $274,435 13
Donald Brian Miselis Foundation Stateline, NV $274,420 61
Kip Kephart Foundation Richmond, VA $274,403 130
Nuffield International Farming Fitchburg, WI $274,366 13
The Annunziata Family Foundation Inc Palm Beach Gardens, FL $274,361 125
Benham Jessie Windsor Bap Ch T W Las Vegas, NV $274,355 3
Potter May Trust Uw For Sbvf Dallas, TX $274,325 8
Ezcorp Foundation Rollingwood, TX $274,306 30
The Edith Berg Charitable New York, NY $274,300 65
Orca Free Inc Arroyo Grande, CA $274,250 21
Glickman Family Foundation Inc Boca Raton, FL $274,237 33
H E Storer Charitable Foundation Shreveport, LA $274,225 106
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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 1,586
Human services 735
Health care 689
Religion-related 459
Arts, culture & humanities 363
Youth development 327
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 142

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $224.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $150.7M
Las Vegas, NV $134.6M
New York, NY $122.1M
Chicago, IL $114.8M
Wilmington, DE $85.0M
Milwaukee, WI $74.1M
Saint Louis, MO $55.9M
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