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Form 990 Finder: search 28,342 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
Louis A Roberg Endowment Trust Litchfield, MN $276,400 90
Kirsten And Emily Maki Foundation Racine, WI $276,400 63
Nathalie M Kaplan Foundation New York, NY $276,385 72
The Kelly Family Foundation Inc Daniels, WV $276,376 75
Gustav Klein Trust Pittsburgh, PA $276,358 5
Msb Foundation Co Personal Administrators Inc Austin, TX $276,265 5
Mary L C Biddle Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $276,256 77
Abraham And Rose Ellis Foundation Philadelphia, PA $276,250 112
Richard M Scrushy Charitable Pelham, AL $276,250 86
Co Tua We & Mt Belvin Charitable Trust Glen Allen, VA $276,229 77
Walters Public Education Foundation Walters, OK $276,215 109
Maine Veterinary Education Foundation Augusta, ME $276,200 70
Katz's Refuah Fund Inc Staten Island, NY $276,196 9
Joseph L Carley Foundation Cape May, NJ $276,175 15
Palmer Family Foundation Davenport, IA $276,160 33
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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 1,600
Human services 739
Health care 697
Religion-related 463
Arts, culture & humanities 373
Youth development 328
Community improvement 208
Philanthropy & grantmaking 146

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $227.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $153.5M
Las Vegas, NV $135.1M
New York, NY $123.4M
Chicago, IL $115.4M
Wilmington, DE $85.3M
Milwaukee, WI $74.6M
Saint Louis, MO $56.7M
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