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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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Tua M W Simpson Foundation Dallas, TX $291,379 36
James E & Linda L Falck Foundation Inc De Pere, WI $291,375 43
Tr Uw John C Exner Dallas, TX $291,352 9
J Mithun Tr Fbo North Memorial Pennington, NJ $291,346 4
Smith M U Elwyn Institute Las Vegas, NV $291,333 5
Chester F And Laura L Mally Foundation Pontiac, MI $291,329 6
Mestal Foundation Palm Beach, FL $291,320 200
Guild Family Foundation Inc Palm City, FL $291,289 71
Hennessee Floyd Foundation Flushing, MI $291,267 63
The David Simon Foundation New York, NY $291,255 65
Anthony And Jane Mary Luiso Foundation Pompano Beach, FL $291,250 10
J F Kirkpatrick Memorial Fund Chicago, IL $291,233 10
Jeff And Polly Gentry Leawood, KS $291,229 14
Brick Presbyterian Church Uw Holden Wilmington, DE $291,226 4
Gus & Dorothy Gutmueller Fdn Pennington, NJ $291,222 6
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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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Category Foundations
Education 1,611
Human services 721
Health care 655
Religion-related 472
Arts, culture & humanities 366
Youth development 323
Community improvement 192
Philanthropy & grantmaking 156

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $245.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $163.1M
Las Vegas, NV $141.4M
New York, NY $134.0M
Chicago, IL $125.0M
Wilmington, DE $92.9M
Milwaukee, WI $79.4M
Saint Louis, MO $59.2M
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