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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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The James And Alice Mcgonagle Chari Norwood, MA $290,000 6
Tannenhauser Family Foundation New York, NY $290,000 11
Dalton Foundation Inc Naples, FL $290,000 14
William E & Theresa M Rubert Memorial Malvern, PA $290,000 4
Baldwin Center For Preservation North Garden, VA $290,000 40
Max F And Edith C Gold Charitable Foundation Fall River, MA $290,000 12
Kee Ring Foundation Inc Tucson, AZ $290,000 10
Nelson & Debbie Fox Charitable Fdtn Lubbock, TX $290,000 39
Andrew Spector Special Education Foundat Wallingford, PA $290,000 4
Ronald N Krajian Foundation Newport Beach, CA $290,000 12
The Td & Ab Foundation Menlo Park, CA $290,000 6
Karno Foundation Encino, CA $290,000 16
The Kailash Goyal Foundation Lorton, VA $290,000 6
Mcallister Family Foundation Inc River Forest, IL $290,000 8
Edelson Foundation Inc Chicago, IL $290,000 89
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Category Foundations
Education 1,605
Human services 724
Health care 664
Religion-related 475
Arts, culture & humanities 368
Youth development 323
Community improvement 195
Philanthropy & grantmaking 155

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $244.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $162.7M
Las Vegas, NV $140.4M
New York, NY $133.1M
Chicago, IL $123.9M
Wilmington, DE $92.4M
Milwaukee, WI $79.1M
Saint Louis, MO $59.3M
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