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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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Elmer H Nolan Trust St Vincents 06661104 Milwaukee, WI $281,238 7
Pbp Foundation Of New York Inc New York, NY $281,225 111
The Vera Howard Simpson Education Foundation Inc Suwanee, GA $281,225 24
Schapero Family Charitable Foundation Westbury, NY $281,185 71
David & Rayzella Spector Trust Fund Xxx-xx-xxxx Manchester, NH $281,179 6
The Hildegard Behrens Foundation New York, NY $281,170 11
The Heath Foundation Sparks, NV $281,164 28
Tr Uw Lila Rinker Rinker Med Fund Chicago, IL $281,159 7
Frank Cassata Family Foundation Sarasota, FL $281,156 69
Seven Miles From Jerusalem Inc Waltham, MA $281,156 75
Heart Of Gold Legacy Foundation El Cajon, CA $281,150 236
The Mr & Mrs Jack K Holland Atlanta, GA $281,141 227
The Herman & Kate Caro Foundation New York, NY $281,100 52
Ernst A Sommer Memorial Lecture Fund Milwaukee, WI $281,068 7
Sterling R Fbo Charities 4947 Tuw Las Vegas, NV $281,058 25
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Category Foundations
Education 1,600
Human services 724
Health care 672
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 370
Youth development 335
Community improvement 203
Philanthropy & grantmaking 143

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $232.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $155.5M
Las Vegas, NV $137.0M
New York, NY $128.4M
Chicago, IL $118.9M
Wilmington, DE $87.4M
Milwaukee, WI $77.1M
Saint Louis, MO $58.1M
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