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Form 990 Finder: search 28,675 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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Stanley-higgins Trust Brooklyn, OH $289,927 6
Ttee Sophia P Dawson Char Tr Wilmington, DE $289,901 25
The Claude Bennett Family Foundation Birmingham, AL $289,900 177
Mitchiner-gittinger Family Found New Orleans, LA $289,885 23
Isaac Cooper Trust Dallas, TX $289,874 27
Ml Charitable Foundation Brooklyn, NY $289,851 45
Indus Foundation Of Utah Wilmington, DE $289,839 16
Charitable Share Created Under The San Diego, CA $289,820 15
Lucy E Manix Dawson Charitable Trust 5122080 Boston, MA $289,800 20
The John M Gessell Charitable Trust Sewanee, TN $289,800 14
Sigmond & Marie P Baer Tr Milwaukee, WI $289,800 46
Tr Uw Anna Hughes 4 Itr Xxxxx5008 Chicago, IL $289,730 12
The Benz Family Foundation Atlantic Beach, FL $289,729 67
Corinne R & Henry Bower Memorial Pittsburgh, PA $289,663 44
H S Nice Irr Tr Ct Brooklyn, OH $289,660 20
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Category Foundations
Education 1,607
Human services 723
Health care 664
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 374
Youth development 329
Community improvement 196
Philanthropy & grantmaking 157

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $244.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $162.1M
Las Vegas, NV $139.5M
New York, NY $132.8M
Chicago, IL $123.6M
Wilmington, DE $92.4M
Milwaukee, WI $79.1M
Saint Louis, MO $59.3M
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