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Form 990 Finder: search 28,911 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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Showing 15 of 28,911 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Arlene E Phelps Dallas, TX $301,101 74
Helen Thoele Family Foundation Noblesville, IN $301,081 148
The Jarda Foundation Phoenix, AZ $301,063 27
Map Charitable Foundation Trust Brooklyn, NY $301,056 34
Re Ellegood Memorial Fund Pittsburgh, PA $301,047 14
Triangle Foundation Inc Lafayette, IN $301,045 36
Pitterman Family Foundation Inc New York, NY $301,036 94
David S Cammack Foundation C/o William D Cammack Front Royal, VA $301,031 35
K Deane Groves Charitable Trust Hershey, PA $301,021 8
The Bustraan Family Foundation Inc Orlando, FL $301,014 36
The Hodges Family Foundation Greensboro, NC $301,012 49
The Frank J Mcguire Family Foundation Buffalo, NY $301,000 28
The Newhall Schleuss Family Foundation Maple Grove, MN $301,000 51
Jane S Young Charitable Trust Boston, MA $301,000 85
Harris Foundation Inc Troy, AL $301,000 1
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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 1,627
Human services 732
Health care 648
Religion-related 469
Arts, culture & humanities 359
Youth development 320
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 148

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $255.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $166.6M
Las Vegas, NV $147.4M
New York, NY $138.8M
Chicago, IL $131.3M
Wilmington, DE $94.9M
Milwaukee, WI $82.4M
Saint Louis, MO $60.9M
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