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Form 990 Finder: search 28,348 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
John Henry White Jr Trust Dallas, TX $276,484 9
Irma F Barsnes Trust Milwaukee, WI $276,483 8
Lippy Foundation Warren, OH $276,473 149
Clarence And Pearl Becker Charitable Milwaukee, WI $276,462 721
Ruth D Strom Trust Xxx-xx-xxxx Spokane, WA $276,460 33
Rafati Foundation Salt Lake City, UT $276,454 127
Tr Uw For Woodstock Assocs Xxxxx9004 Chicago, IL $276,452 6
Bassler Family Foundation Inc Darien, CT $276,450 48
Elizabeth Sprague Stout Foundation Greenwich, CT $276,447 3
Episcopal Church Foundation Char Pittsburgh, PA $276,433 4
Southern Bank Community Foundation For Phelps County Rolla, MO $276,422 48
Zoe's Best Friend Inc Cheshire, CT $276,401 26
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
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Category Foundations
Education 1,598
Human services 737
Health care 699
Religion-related 464
Arts, culture & humanities 373
Youth development 327
Community improvement 210
Philanthropy & grantmaking 147

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $228.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $153.8M
Las Vegas, NV $135.1M
New York, NY $123.4M
Chicago, IL $115.7M
Wilmington, DE $85.3M
Milwaukee, WI $75.2M
Saint Louis, MO $56.7M
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