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Form 990 Finder: search 28,533 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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Rex & Christine Bishop Perpetual Marengo, IA $283,838 67
Jay Weisman Family Foundation Chicago, IL $283,822 8
Messer Edward & Anna-ch Tr Pittsburgh, PA $283,818 45
The Georgina Joshi Foundation Inc South Bend, IN $283,780 7
The Krieger Family Foundation Lincoln, NE $283,764 76
The Rockfall Foundation Middletown, CT $283,758 105
Dean W Lambert Charitable Tuw Berea, KY $283,747 7
Family Benevolent Foundation Hastings, NE $283,740 93
Armstrong Family Charitable Foundation Dallas, TX $283,700 48
Austin Ekeler Foundation Quinton, VA $283,676 9
Wells W & E Tua Irrev Charitable Saint Louis, MO $283,670 12
Jerome & Delores Zuckerman Gerwitz Brooklyn, NY $283,660 173
The Stanley Foundation Dba Muscatine, IA $283,658 85
Hemphill Family Foundation Scottsdale, AZ $283,615 107
The William Edmond Booth Fund Dallas, TX $283,611 8
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,599
Human services 739
Health care 673
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 379
Youth development 343
Community improvement 204
Philanthropy & grantmaking 148

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $235.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $157.8M
Las Vegas, NV $137.6M
New York, NY $129.4M
Chicago, IL $120.3M
Wilmington, DE $88.7M
Milwaukee, WI $78.1M
Saint Louis, MO $58.8M
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