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Form 990 Finder: search 28,341 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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Routh Nash Coffman Charitable Trust Charlottesville, VA $275,805 8
Bernard W Doyle Scholarship Trust 40a003017 Manchester, NH $275,800 250
Er Roberts Family Foundation Palm Beach Gardens, FL $275,800 32
Eleanor Anne Bustanoby-keane Foundation Bellingham, WA $275,800 33
Dearborn Foundation Co Jane Pigott Park City, UT $275,790 7
Ruth A Leatherman Dallas, TX $275,788 7
Emma L Schroppel Trust Uw Winterset, IA $275,774 10
John & Gail Ueberroth Family Foundation Newport Beach, CA $275,766 31
William H Baden Pittsburgh, PA $275,757 36
Energy Partnerships Innovation Center San Antonio, TX $275,754 1
Lorol Roden Bowron Rediker Rucker Birmingham, AL $275,750 70
Joseph P Roberson Foundation Sacramento, CA $275,750 9
Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund Holland, MI $275,700 72
For The Gregory Trust Fund Dallas, TX $275,697 24
Brooke And Inge Lessig T W Amer Cncr Saint Louis, MO $275,638 6
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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 1,597
Human services 736
Health care 694
Religion-related 462
Arts, culture & humanities 367
Youth development 323
Community improvement 203
Philanthropy & grantmaking 145

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $226.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $152.4M
Las Vegas, NV $134.7M
New York, NY $122.5M
Chicago, IL $115.4M
Wilmington, DE $85.3M
Milwaukee, WI $74.6M
Saint Louis, MO $56.7M
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