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Form 990 Finder: search 29,113 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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Natalie W & Leo E Wolf Foundation Newbury, NH $310,282 286
Miner-romanoff Foundation Columbus, OH $310,265 5
Trustees Of The Augusta Free Augusta, GA $310,253 48
Robert J And Gloria Wilson Ellis, KS $310,250 4
The Berkman Family Foundation Highland Park, IL $310,240 70
Gardner Foundation Plantation, FL $310,214 4
Williams Childrens Foundation Inc Naples, FL $310,209 78
Aventis Behring Foundation For Research And Advancement Of Patient Health King Of Prussia, PA $310,172 2
South Carolina Ems Foundation West Columbia, SC $310,160 14
Kairos Philanthropy Fund Wilmington, DE $310,131 4
Sheets Blanche Trust Xxxxx2004 Chicago, IL $310,130 12
White Lily Foundation Dallas, TX $310,100 116
W Clarke Swanson Jr Foundation Oakville, CA $310,100 42
Freda B & William H Smith Trust Conrad, IA $310,080 170
Samuel A & Louise K Tucker Family Fnd Miami, FL $310,080 25
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Category Foundations
Education 1,640
Human services 717
Health care 656
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 363
Youth development 322
Community improvement 196
Philanthropy & grantmaking 148

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $265.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $174.3M
Las Vegas, NV $151.2M
New York, NY $143.5M
Chicago, IL $135.5M
Wilmington, DE $101.2M
Milwaukee, WI $87.1M
Saint Louis, MO $63.4M
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