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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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Monar Fred B Helen Char Co-ta Orlando, FL $312,200 32
The Coloni Family Foundation Inc Debary, FL $312,179 107
Ews Family Foundation Queens Village, NY $312,144 20
Mbh Foundation Inc Brightwaters, NY $312,118 74
E Griswold Tr Fbo Fl Atlantic University Dallas, TX $312,115 8
Hon Charles Tremain Memorial Tr Pittsburgh, PA $312,114 4
Rosemary M Front Charitable Trust Wheeling, WV $312,100 53
Mars Hill Foundation Carlsborg, WA $312,080 8
Source Of Hope Ministries Kettering, OH $312,080 5
The Cooper Family Foundation Ponte Vedra Beach, FL $312,070 28
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc Cambridge, MA $312,058 39
The Wilkerson Family Charitable Trust Richmond, VA $312,034 91
The Dave & Kathleen Dicesaris Foundation Park City, UT $312,028 30
Total Safety Charity Foundation Inc Pasadena, TX $312,026 8
Patterson-wesselman-simpson Foundation Bonita Springs, FL $312,007 25
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Category Foundations
Education 1,645
Human services 715
Health care 656
Religion-related 476
Arts, culture & humanities 371
Youth development 314
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 140

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $267.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $175.8M
Las Vegas, NV $152.0M
New York, NY $144.2M
Chicago, IL $138.1M
Wilmington, DE $102.3M
Milwaukee, WI $87.1M
Saint Louis, MO $64.2M
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