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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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Starkey Hearing Foundation Minneapolis, MN $280,920 6
John A & Evelyn Monahan Memorial Trust Chicago, IL $280,913 40
Ryan P Gootee Family Foundation Metairie, LA $280,904 32
E&m Family Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY $280,897 30
The Robert C & Teddy Taylor Dallas, TX $280,891 14
George S Troupe Foundation Hingham, MA $280,888 141
John & Juanita Lambert Charitable Fd Milwaukee, WI $280,872 48
Citizens & Southern Natl Bk - Ga St M B Lane Dallas, TX $280,868 7
Ida M Crawford Student Aid Fund Trust Milwaukee, WI $280,865 7
Otto Storer Charitable Foundation Inc Middletown, OH $280,863 1
Sutton Schools Education Foundation Sutton, NE $280,799 244
Eleanor And Menachem Cohen Family Miami, FL $280,777 3
Swaim-gause Rucker Foundation Waco, TX $280,768 43
The Richard And Regina Meilman Open Mount Kisco, NY $280,765 28
Tr Ua Grace S Agee Fort Worth, TX $280,755 7
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Category Foundations
Education 1,602
Human services 724
Health care 671
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 374
Youth development 333
Community improvement 203
Philanthropy & grantmaking 144

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $232.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $155.4M
Las Vegas, NV $136.7M
New York, NY $127.7M
Chicago, IL $118.6M
Wilmington, DE $87.4M
Milwaukee, WI $76.3M
Saint Louis, MO $58.1M
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