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Form 990 Finder: search 29,137 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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Uw Richard A Rendich Fdn Dallas, TX $311,000 20
Roger H And Colleen K Thompson Salt Lake City, UT $311,000 6
Michael And Aimee Kakos Foundation Miami, FL $311,000 10
Bridge Street Foundation Inc Lambertville, NJ $311,000 4
Kaplan-manning Family Foundation Greensboro, NC $311,000 4
Tw Kernersville Mor Ch Rds Saint Louis, MO $311,000 6
Robert L Crowell Charitable Trust Underhill, VT $311,000 8
Making Life Better Foundation Wilmington, DE $311,000 16
Robert C And Deborah K Bridges Chicago, IL $311,000 26
Thomas And Elizabeth Brodhead Foundation Honolulu, HI $311,000 18
Ken And Harriet Mooney Charitable Riviera Beach, FL $311,000 180
Harbourview Foundation League City, TX $311,000 20
The Gardner Family Charitable Hanover, NH $310,967 43
Shashoua Family Foundation Woodcliff Lake, NJ $310,962 28
Ram & Mithlesh Gupta Family Foundation Carlisle, MA $310,961 22
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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 1,640
Human services 714
Health care 655
Religion-related 472
Arts, culture & humanities 369
Youth development 319
Community improvement 194
Philanthropy & grantmaking 145

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $266.3M
Pittsburgh, PA $174.7M
Las Vegas, NV $151.4M
New York, NY $144.1M
Chicago, IL $137.1M
Wilmington, DE $102.0M
Milwaukee, WI $86.9M
Saint Louis, MO $64.0M
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