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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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Charles & Anna Gault Scholarship Fu Parkersburg, WV $277,250 208
David Ian Stern Foundation Wilmington, DE $277,250 20
Fulton Fund Dallas, TX $277,241 8
Estelle Corry Fbo Holy Family Congregation Marinette, WI $277,234 4
Engels Family Foundation Watertown, SD $277,233 26
Hero Scholarship Fund Of Philadelphia Drexel Hill, PA $277,227 23
David E Puryear Center Inc Jonesboro, AR $277,206 4
Evans-cockerline Foundation Inc Pennington, NJ $277,200 51
Hoskins Eliz & Wm Char Trust Tw Orlando, FL $277,153 48
Silvio B Troianello Trt Dated 3-1-06 Wheaton, IL $277,152 32
Joe And Kim Boswell Foundation Inc Lebanon, MO $277,129 62
The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation San Francisco, CA $277,100 201
T Nash And Gloria M Broaddus Foundation Virginia Beach, VA $277,100 38
The Foundation For Better Health Inc Birmingham, AL $277,097 13
S Luther Savidge Trust Orlando, FL $277,096 35
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Category Foundations
Education 1,597
Human services 728
Health care 698
Religion-related 463
Arts, culture & humanities 370
Youth development 322
Community improvement 208
Philanthropy & grantmaking 145

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $229.4M
Pittsburgh, PA $154.1M
Las Vegas, NV $135.4M
New York, NY $123.6M
Chicago, IL $115.9M
Wilmington, DE $85.9M
Milwaukee, WI $75.2M
Saint Louis, MO $57.4M
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