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Form 990 Finder: search 28,574 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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Bernard And Effie Jo Wade Family Fdn Ltd Tulsa, OK $286,274 7
The Tim And Joni Woofter Family Kinsman, OH $286,250 122
Kenneth J And Marilynn J Friedman Woodland Hills, CA $286,244 146
The Al Clark Family Foundation Colorado Springs, CO $286,240 22
Frieda Perschau Irrevocable Trust Glencoe, MN $286,228 11
Lucius Wade Edwards Private Fdtn Raleigh, NC $286,223 7
Derry Foundation Rockford, IL $286,212 37
Srivastava Foundation Los Altos, CA $286,142 34
Land Economics Foundation Of Lambda Alpha International Phoenix, AZ $286,124 36
The Bucy Foundation Wilmington, DE $286,106 31
First National Bank Of Bemidji Bemidji, MN $286,105 33
Kh Wm & Andrea Manson Krueger Fndn Mill Valley, CA $286,102 9
Jay And Corrine Tuthill Memorial Oneonta, AL $286,062 87
L Patrick & Marsha L Hassey Family Salt Lake City, UT $286,059 52
Horizons Foundation Saint Charles, MO $286,056 24
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Category Foundations
Education 1,605
Human services 734
Health care 664
Religion-related 486
Arts, culture & humanities 378
Youth development 345
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 148

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $239.2M
Pittsburgh, PA $159.2M
Las Vegas, NV $138.9M
New York, NY $130.4M
Chicago, IL $122.2M
Wilmington, DE $89.7M
Milwaukee, WI $78.4M
Saint Louis, MO $58.8M
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