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Form 990 Finder: search 28,504 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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Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundation Inc New York, NY $282,400 168
Jiang Family Foundation Inc Lewes, DE $282,400 23
Whitepath Fabtech Foundation Inc Ellijay, GA $282,392 39
Lawrence And Vivian Hahn Foundation Buena Park, CA $282,392 118
Waterville Woman's Association Waterville, ME $282,375 232
Matthew & Susan K Lyons Family Foundation Inc Summit, NJ $282,374 26
H Watson Scholarship Fund Dallas, TX $282,311 6
Eric Holby Animal Welfare Foundation Elburn, IL $282,307 212
Foster Family Foundation St Clair, MI $282,300 80
Trust Uw Milton L Dodge Fbo Ajh Newburyport, MA $282,279 1
Esther L Soder Patton Fund Pittsburgh, PA $282,265 48
The Oberman Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $282,264 63
Smith & Atcheson Fund For Excellence Inc Washington, DC $282,257 48
Evelyn S Emerson Trust Norwich, NY $282,252 75
Biel Family Foundation Inc Slinger, WI $282,215 19
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Category Foundations
Education 1,597
Human services 728
Health care 670
Religion-related 483
Arts, culture & humanities 369
Youth development 334
Community improvement 203
Philanthropy & grantmaking 146

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $233.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $156.4M
Las Vegas, NV $137.4M
New York, NY $128.8M
Chicago, IL $119.2M
Wilmington, DE $88.5M
Milwaukee, WI $78.0M
Saint Louis, MO $58.1M
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