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Form 990 Finder: search 28,915 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 28,915 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
The John And L A Spears Foundation Lawrenceville, GA $301,332 106
Coles Family Foundation Co Peter Coles Chevy Chase, MD $301,300 86
Robert R Scott Charitable Remainder Orlando, FL $301,291 30
The Sternbergh Foundation Ltd Stuart, FL $301,260 100
Cc Foundation Laramie, WY $301,250 19
The Don & Carol Schmidgall Longmont, CO $301,231 98
Mary G Roebling Musical Princeton, NJ $301,200 12
The Ranger Family Charitable Trust Pittsburgh, PA $301,167 8
Victor E Perley Fund White Plains, NY $301,165 17
Suzanne Leydecker Family Foundation Aspen, CO $301,161 11
Huffman Harold Charitable Trust Wilmington, DE $301,153 15
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
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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 1,625
Human services 728
Health care 647
Religion-related 469
Arts, culture & humanities 359
Youth development 319
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 147

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $255.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $166.8M
Las Vegas, NV $147.4M
New York, NY $138.8M
Chicago, IL $131.3M
Wilmington, DE $95.2M
Milwaukee, WI $82.3M
Saint Louis, MO $60.8M
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