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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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Steinbach M Tua Fbo Nw Univ Saint Louis, MO $308,750 6
Hermine Koons Memorial Trust Las Vegas, NV $308,750 5
Miller-daffin Family Foundation Manassas, VA $308,723 35
Whitworth 1989 Charitable Trust A Chicago, IL $308,704 4
Michael C Graham Foundation Inc New York, NY $308,700 42
Thomas A Seeno Foundation Concord, CA $308,658 41
Hoover Scholarship Trust Hermitage, PA $308,636 118
Lawyers Helping Hungry Children Seattle, WA $308,628 29
V E & Betty Phillips Scholarship Fund Pittsburgh, PA $308,612 184
Risdal Family Charitable Foundation Gilbert, IA $308,600 95
Apkarian Foundation Irvine, CA $308,593 33
Michael And Susan Newburger Parkville, MO $308,584 80
Bridenbecker Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $308,563 7
Divine Mercy Messengers Of Mary Delray Beach, FL $308,552 7
Candor Charitable Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY $308,521 17
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Category Foundations
Education 1,643
Human services 716
Health care 647
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 366
Youth development 324
Community improvement 199
Philanthropy & grantmaking 145

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $264.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $172.7M
Las Vegas, NV $151.0M
New York, NY $142.6M
Chicago, IL $134.6M
Wilmington, DE $100.7M
Milwaukee, WI $86.5M
Saint Louis, MO $62.8M
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