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Form 990 Finder: search 28,515 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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Showing 15 of 28,515 foundations

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Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund New York, NY $280,000 10
Bodenwein Pub Ben Fdn Tr Uw Dallas, TX $280,000 6
The Frances And Townsend Burden New York, NY $280,000 44
Acorn Foundation Inc New York, NY $280,000 38
Bloch Family Foundation Inc Narberth, PA $280,000 67
Pax Christi Foundation Prior Lake, MN $280,000 11
Kent Jean E H Charitable Tr Las Vegas, NV $280,000 7
The Gerald & Elaine Schuster Charitable Newton, MA $280,000 4
Betty Huse Md Charitable Foundation Baltimore, MD $280,000 16
Leslie And Bonnie Trawick Family Foundat Chipley, FL $280,000 80
Woolpert Family Foundation Cupertino, CA $280,000 7
Dale D & Tammy A Bresee Family Jenks, OK $280,000 35
The Kyncl Family Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $280,000 7
Thoman Family Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN $280,000 11
Rucoda Foundation Issaquah, WA $280,000 38
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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 1,601
Human services 728
Health care 681
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 372
Youth development 333
Community improvement 207
Philanthropy & grantmaking 147

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $231.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $155.6M
Las Vegas, NV $136.9M
New York, NY $126.8M
Chicago, IL $117.9M
Wilmington, DE $87.1M
Milwaukee, WI $75.0M
Saint Louis, MO $57.9M
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